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M1.2 Earthquake near Monterey Park, California (United States)

UTC time: 2026-10-19 22:01:41 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 19, 2026 at 22:01 UTC, a magnitude M1.2 earthquake occurred near Monterey Park, California (United States). With a focal depth of about 11 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 138 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.5.

Details

ID
fee7636014516ae6e5667c5a984645c9d12dccdb
Magnitude
M1.2
Depth
11.2 km
UTC time
2026-10-19 22:01:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
State
California
City
Monterey Park
County
Los Angeles County
Source
usgs
Coordinates
34.06467, -118.13283
Temperature
28.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.2 km
Shallow
11.2 km
11.2 km — shallower than the regional average (15.3 km)
Regional average: 15.3 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: 252 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: -40 m ·Last eruption: 210 ·United States
  • Ubehebe Craters
    Distance: 334 km ·Maar(s) ·Elevation: 752 m ·Last eruption: -150 ·United States
  • Mammoth Mountain
    Distance: 405 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 3'369 m ·Last eruption: 1260 ·United States
  • Mono-Inyo Craters
    Distance: 424 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'796 m ·Last eruption: 1380 ·United States
  • Mono Lake Volcanic Field
    Distance: 445 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 2'121 m ·Last eruption: 1790 ·United States
  • Pinacate
    Distance: 497 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Mexico

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal AirportUnited States · HHR · KHHR
    24.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportUnited States · BUR · KBUR
    25.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Long Beach International AirportUnited States · LGB · KLGB
    27.6 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

California

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 2,447 Catalogue entries

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