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M2.2 Earthquake near 32 km SW of Dana Point, CA

UTC time: 2026-10-09 07:12:13 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
14.8 km
Source
USGS

32 km SW of Dana Point, CA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.2 earthquake was recorded near 32 km SW of Dana Point, CA on October 9, 2026 at 07:12 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 15 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
6596224981ab258faa3c7bc42083ee0f496833b2
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
14.8 km
UTC time
2026-10-09 07:12:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
33.25817, -117.93767
Temperature
22.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14.8 km
Shallow
14.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Salton Buttes
    Distance: 216 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: -40 m ·Last eruption: 210 ·United States
  • Ubehebe Craters
    Distance: 421 km ·Maar(s) ·Elevation: 752 m ·Last eruption: -150 ·United States
  • Pinacate
    Distance: 444 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Mexico
  • San Luis, Isla
    Distance: 495 km ·Tuff cone ·Elevation: 183 m ·Last eruption: -1141 ·Mexico
  • Mammoth Mountain
    Distance: 496 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 3'369 m ·Last eruption: 1260 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • John Wayne Orange County International AirportUnited States · SNA · KSNA
    46.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nuclear power plants

  • San Onofre nuclear power plantUnited StatesPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 3
    37.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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