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M1.5 Earthquake near 31 km SW of Dana Point, CA

UTC time: 2026-10-18 08:04:11 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
9.0 km
Source
USGS

31 km SW of Dana Point, CA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.5 earthquake was recorded near 31 km SW of Dana Point, CA on October 18, 2026 at 08:04 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 9 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
b6c55fea9d9c9741b7c339ed4408092481ebe9cf
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
9.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-18 08:04:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
33.26900, -117.93250
Temperature
22.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9 km
Shallow
9 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: 419 km ·Maar(s) ·Elevation: 752 m ·Last eruption: -150 ·United States
  • Pinacate
    Distance: 444 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Mexico
  • Mammoth Mountain
    Distance: 495 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 3'369 m ·Last eruption: 1260 ·United States
  • San Luis, Isla
    Distance: 496 km ·Tuff cone ·Elevation: 183 m ·Last eruption: -1141 ·Mexico

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • John Wayne Orange County International AirportUnited States · SNA · KSNA
    45.5 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
    36.8 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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