California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3km NNW of Fontana, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3km NNW of Fontana, CA on Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 6:48 PM PDT (01:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-04-30 01:48:09 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.120° N, 117.475° W
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
23°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 152.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39635871. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.