California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 26 km ESE of Avalon, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Avalon, CA on Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 4:11 AM PDT (11:11 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km ESE of Avalon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-12 11:11:59 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.254° N, 118.067° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 since this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.326 km ESE of Avalon, CA · 10 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  2. 2.64 km E of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 23
  3. 2.027 km ESE of Avalon, CA · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.027 km ESE of Avalon, CA · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.83 km E of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.73 km E of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.63 km SE of Inglewood, CA · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.63 km E of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.74 km ENE of Hawthorne, CA · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.627 km SSE of Malibu, CA · 9 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.127 km ESE of Avalon, CA · 9 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.61 km NE of La Habra, CA · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.94 km SSE of Compton, CA · 5 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 516
  14. 1.828 km ESE of Avalon, CA · 3 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.64 km SW of Paramount, CA · 3 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.632 km SW of Dana Point, CA · 5 hr ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.526 km ESE of Avalon, CA · 10 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.74 km E of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.74 km ESE of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.64 km E of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.74 km ESE of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.95 km N of Gardena, CA · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.64 km ESE of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.64 km ESE of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.64 km E of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.25 km E of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.64 km ESE of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.63 km ENE of Hawthorne, CA · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.64 km ENE of Hawthorne, CA · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.64 km E of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.04 km N of Gardena, CA · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.74 km E of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.41 km ENE of Hawthorne, CA · 10 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.65 km WNW of Willowbrook, CA · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 24
  20. 1.73 km ESE of Lennox, CA · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci41545872 (also filed as us7000tgyu). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.