M2.0 earthquake 30km SW of Dana Point, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 6:09 AM PDT

UTC

2021-09-04 13:09:51 UTC

Depth

12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.311° N, 117.961° W

Region

California

Felt reports

2

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

152°

Stations used

44

• Dana Point, CaliforniaPopulation 34,181. Forecast30 kmSW
• Costa Mesa, CaliforniaPopulation 113,204. Forecast37 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast86 kmSSE

After

1. 1.64km NE of Whittier, CASun, Sep 5, 7:45 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
2. 2.85km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:37 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 17
3. 2.63km NNW of La Verne, CAFri, Sep 10, 6:17 PM PDT · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 50
4. 1.85km NE of Wildomar, CATue, Sep 14, 3:40 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
5. 1.629km WSW of Camp Pendleton South, CAWed, Sep 15, 11:10 AM PDT · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.35km NE of Wildomar, CAFri, Sep 17, 1:09 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
7. 4.32km E of Carson, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:58 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 10,301 · tsunami flag
8. 2.82km ESE of Carson, CAFri, Sep 17, 11:06 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 411
9. 2.02km SE of Carson, CASat, Sep 18, 10:33 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 70
10. 2.50km ESE of Carson, CASun, Sep 19, 6:30 AM PDT · 1841 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 160
11. 1.62km E of Carson, CAMon, Sep 20, 11:36 PM PDT · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 14
12. 1.64km SE of Rancho Cucamonga, CATue, Sep 21, 6:24 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.61km ESE of Carson, CAThu, Sep 23, 7:58 PM PDT · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 762
14. 1.97km ESE of San Pedro, CAFri, Sep 24, 2:57 PM PDT · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.85km NNW of Glen Avon, CAMon, Sep 27, 11:11 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
16. 1.52km E of Carson, CAMon, Sep 27, 12:46 PM PDT · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 9
17. 1.90km S of Carson, CATue, Sep 28, 12:12 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 85
18. 1.82km E of Carson, CASat, Oct 2, 4:12 AM PDT · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 10
19. 1.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Oct 5, 4:48 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.93km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CAWed, Oct 6, 4:19 PM PDT · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.60km E of Carson, CAThu, Oct 7, 8:52 PM PDT · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
22. 1.78km ESE of San Pedro, CAMon, Oct 11, 12:41 AM PDT · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
23. 2.010km W of Palomar Observatory, CAThu, Oct 14, 7:04 PM PDT · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
24. 2.010km E of Pala, CAThu, Oct 14, 8:00 PM PDT · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
25. 1.81km S of Commerce, CASun, Oct 17, 3:39 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
26. 2.25km N of Moreno Valley, CAMon, Oct 18, 10:45 AM PDT · 1812 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
27. 1.93km WNW of Fontana, CAWed, Oct 20, 6:34 AM PDT · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
28. 2.41km NW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CAThu, Oct 21, 6:58 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 250
29. 3.63km WSW of East Los Angeles, CASun, Oct 24, 7:01 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3,679
30. 2.03km WSW of East Los Angeles, CASun, Oct 24, 7:11 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 90
31. 2.733km WSW of La Jolla, CASun, Oct 24, 7:20 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
32. 1.77km NW of Lakeland Village, CATue, Oct 26, 2:10 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
33. 1.62km ESE of Lawndale, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:36 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
34. 1.62km ESE of Anaheim, CASat, Oct 30, 8:08 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
35. 1.62km ESE of Anaheim, CASat, Oct 30, 12:14 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
36. 2.652km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Nov 1, 12:19 PM PDT · 1798 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
37. 2.111km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CATue, Nov 2, 3:17 AM PDT · 1797 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 1.72km NNW of Inglewood, CAFri, Sep 3, 9:59 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
2. 1.730km SW of Dana Point, CAFri, Sep 3, 6:52 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.84km NW of Silver Lake, CAMon, Aug 30, 1:47 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
4. 1.83km SSE of Garden Grove, CASat, Aug 28, 1:30 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
5. 2.139km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Aug 28, 7:21 AM PDT · 1863 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
6. 1.94km NE of Temecula, CASun, Aug 22, 9:39 PM PDT · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
7. 1.916km NNE of Avalon, CASun, Aug 22, 12:44 PM PDT · 1869 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.81km NNW of La Puente, CAMon, Aug 16, 7:50 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.53km WSW of Fontana, CAThu, Aug 12, 8:15 PM PDT · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 83
10. 2.013km SSE of Malibu Beach, CATue, Aug 10, 5:44 PM PDT · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40032520. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.