California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5km WSW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5km WSW of Devore, CA on Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 11:37 AM PDT (18:37 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7km S of Lytle Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-10-23 18:37:06 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.213° N, 117.454° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
17°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 85.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39840863. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC.