California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 46km SSW of Dana Point, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 46km SSW of Dana Point, CA on Mon, May 3, 2021, 4:21 AM PDT (11:21 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-03 11:21:42 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.098° N, 117.913° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 1979 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 115
  2. 1.611km ENE of North Tustin, CA · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.013km S of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.76km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 1975 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.55km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 1975 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2,359
  6. 2.55km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 1974 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 156
  7. 1.714km SSW of Seal Beach, CA · 1974 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.64km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 1972 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.511km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.111km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.63km E of Anaheim, CA · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 419
  12. 2.14km E of Anaheim, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 52
  13. 1.54km E of Anaheim, CA · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.54km E of Anaheim, CA · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.73km E of Anaheim, CA · 1952 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 384
  16. 1.73km E of Anaheim, CA · 1952 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.04km NW of Villa Park, CA · 1952 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 12
  18. 1.711km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.94km ESE of Gardena, CA · 1950 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.63km E of Gardena, CA · 1950 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.77km ENE of Yorba Linda, CA · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.73km E of Anaheim, CA · 1945 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.83km E of Anaheim, CA · 1945 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
  24. 1.82km WNW of Murrieta, CA · 1944 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.63km WSW of Yorba Linda, CA · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.95km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 1942 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.811km W of Corona, CA · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.94km NW of Villa Park, CA · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  29. 1.84km NW of Villa Park, CA · 1940 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.84km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 1935 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 589
  31. 1.920km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 1931 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.73km NE of Placentia, CA · 1928 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.746km WSW of Coronado, CA · 1928 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.75km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1926 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.518km NW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  36. 1.714km W of Coronado, CA · 1922 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.22km ENE of Gardena, CA · 1921 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 12

Before

  1. 1.63km ESE of Garden Grove, CA · 1984 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.014km SW of Coronado, CA · 1986 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.330 km WSW of Avalon, California · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.61km N of Wildomar, CA · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.811km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.831km E of Avalon, CA · 1994 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.69km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1995 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.69km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.110km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.01km NNE of Laguna Beach, CA · 1997 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39639031. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.