M2.0 earthquake 27 km ESE of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 5:26 AM PDT

UTC

2026-09-12 12:26:53 UTC

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.253° N, 118.061° W

Region

California

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

117°

Stations used

41

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast27 kmESE
• Laguna Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 23,365. Forecast41 kmSW
• Costa Mesa, CaliforniaPopulation 113,204. Forecast45 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast90 kmS

After

1. 2.027 km ESE of Avalon, CASat, Sep 12, 5:45 AM PDT · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.83 km E of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 6:09 AM PDT · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.73 km E of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 6:12 AM PDT · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.63 km SE of Inglewood, CASat, Sep 12, 6:17 AM PDT · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
5. 1.63 km E of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 2:25 PM PDT · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.74 km ENE of Hawthorne, CASat, Sep 12, 2:29 PM PDT · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.627 km SSE of Malibu, CASat, Sep 12, 8:47 PM PDT · 10 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
8. 2.127 km ESE of Avalon, CASun, Sep 13, 3:56 PM PDT · 9 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.61 km NE of La Habra, CAMon, Sep 14, 1:27 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
10. 2.94 km SSE of Compton, CAThu, Sep 17, 1:32 PM PDT · 5 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 516
11. 1.828 km ESE of Avalon, CAFri, Sep 18, 6:52 PM PDT · 4 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.64 km SW of Paramount, CASat, Sep 19, 12:36 PM PDT · 3 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

1. 2.64 km E of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 4:32 AM PDT · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 23
2. 3.326 km ESE of Avalon, CASat, Sep 12, 4:13 AM PDT · 10 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
3. 3.026 km ESE of Avalon, CASat, Sep 12, 4:11 AM PDT · 10 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.526 km ESE of Avalon, CASat, Sep 12, 4:03 AM PDT · 10 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.74 km E of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 3:27 AM PDT · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.64 km ESE of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 3:07 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.74 km ESE of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 2:52 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.64 km E of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 2:51 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.74 km ESE of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 2:46 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.95 km N of Gardena, CASat, Sep 12, 2:43 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.64 km ESE of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 2:41 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.64 km ESE of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 2:40 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.64 km E of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 2:40 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.25 km E of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 2:04 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.64 km ESE of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 2:04 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.63 km ENE of Hawthorne, CASat, Sep 12, 1:31 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.64 km ENE of Hawthorne, CASat, Sep 12, 1:06 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.64 km E of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 12:39 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.04 km N of Gardena, CASat, Sep 12, 12:38 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.74 km E of Lennox, CASat, Sep 12, 12:36 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci41545984. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.