M2.3 earthquake 30 km WSW of Avalon, California

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 1:09 PM PDT

UTC

2021-04-26 20:09:09 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.260° N, 118.643° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

224°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

19

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast31 kmWSW
• Rancho Palos Verdes, CaliforniaPopulation 42,732. Forecast59 kmSSW
• Torrance, CaliforniaPopulation 143,592. Forecast70 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast96 kmSSW

After

1. 2.31km N of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 9:38 AM PDT · 1986 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.10km N of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 11:17 AM PDT · 1986 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.83km WNW of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 11:21 AM PDT · 1986 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.71km ENE of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 11:21 AM PDT · 1986 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.21km N of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 11:27 AM PDT · 1986 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
6. 1.90km SW of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 12:36 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.63km ESE of Garden Grove, CAThu, Apr 29, 8:52 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
8. 1.919km S of Malibu, CASat, May 1, 3:44 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.446km SSW of Dana Point, CAMon, May 3, 4:21 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
10. 2.67km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CATue, May 4, 12:23 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 115
11. 3.013km S of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CAThu, May 6, 2:39 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.76km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASat, May 8, 1:46 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
13. 3.55km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CASat, May 8, 6:55 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2,359
14. 2.55km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CASun, May 9, 2:37 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 156
15. 1.714km SSW of Seal Beach, CASun, May 9, 9:22 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
16. 2.63km E of Anaheim, CAThu, May 27, 5:07 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 419
17. 2.14km E of Anaheim, CAThu, May 27, 10:05 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 52
18. 1.54km E of Anaheim, CAThu, May 27, 11:44 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.54km E of Anaheim, CAFri, May 28, 1:13 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.73km E of Anaheim, CAMon, May 31, 12:41 AM PDT · 1952 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 384
21. 1.73km E of Anaheim, CAMon, May 31, 4:22 AM PDT · 1952 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
22. 2.04km NW of Villa Park, CAMon, May 31, 4:31 AM PDT · 1952 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 12
23. 2.911km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, May 31, 7:03 AM PDT · 1952 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 109
24. 1.94km ESE of Gardena, CAWed, Jun 2, 3:52 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
25. 1.63km E of Gardena, CAWed, Jun 2, 5:07 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
26. 1.73km E of Anaheim, CAMon, Jun 7, 3:21 AM PDT · 1945 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.83km E of Anaheim, CAMon, Jun 7, 9:53 AM PDT · 1945 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 9
28. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CAWed, Jun 9, 3:45 AM PDT · 1943 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 110
29. 1.95km NW of Huntington Beach, CAThu, Jun 10, 9:59 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
30. 1.94km NW of Villa Park, CAFri, Jun 11, 2:28 AM PDT · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
31. 1.62km WNW of Lennox, CASat, Jun 12, 8:09 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
32. 1.84km NW of Villa Park, CASat, Jun 12, 6:32 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
33. 2.84km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAThu, Jun 17, 8:27 PM PDT · 1934 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 589
34. 2.05km SW of Sherman Oaks, CASat, Jun 19, 7:22 AM PDT · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 12
35. 1.920km SW of Huntington Beach, CASun, Jun 20, 10:36 PM PDT · 1931 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
36. 2.410km SSW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Jun 21, 9:02 PM PDT · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
37. 1.814km W of Malibu, CAWed, Jun 23, 3:32 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
38. 3.24km NNE of El Segundo, CAWed, Jun 23, 5:08 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2,309
39. 1.52km E of El Segundo, CAWed, Jun 23, 5:12 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
40. 2.33km NNE of El Segundo, CAThu, Jun 24, 9:31 AM PDT · 1928 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 25

Before

1. 1.96km WSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Apr 23, 5:14 AM PDT · 1990 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
2. 2.42km E of Commerce, CATue, Apr 20, 11:55 AM PDT · 1993 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.51km SE of Marina del Rey, CATue, Apr 20, 9:11 AM PDT · 1993 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.831km E of Avalon, CAMon, Apr 19, 4:07 PM PDT · 1993 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.518km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Apr 18, 10:54 PM PDT · 1994 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
6. 2.01km NNE of Laguna Beach, CAFri, Apr 16, 8:01 AM PDT · 1997 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.322km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Apr 12, 2:46 AM PDT · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.716km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Apr 9, 1:24 PM PDT · 2003 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.919km S of Camarillo, CAThu, Apr 8, 11:45 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.93km WNW of Lennox, CATue, Apr 6, 1:05 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.21km NNW of Lennox, CATue, Apr 6, 1:05 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
12. 1.88km NW of Malibu, CATue, Apr 6, 4:28 AM PDT · 2007 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
13. 1.61km SE of Lennox, CAMon, Apr 5, 9:16 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.11km SSW of Inglewood, CAMon, Apr 5, 6:12 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
15. 2.31km NE of Lennox, CAMon, Apr 5, 6:10 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
16. 1.62km NW of Lennox, CAMon, Apr 5, 5:46 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
17. 1.62km WSW of Inglewood, CAMon, Apr 5, 3:54 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.30km ENE of Lennox, CAMon, Apr 5, 2:37 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.70km W of Lennox, CAMon, Apr 5, 12:18 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
20. 1.61km S of Inglewood, CAMon, Apr 5, 11:33 AM PDT · 2008 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dxl8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.