Earthquake Details: 9 km from San Pedro, California, United States

8/18/2026, 1:15:52 AM

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake occurred near 9 km from San Pedro, California, United States on 8/18/2026 at 1:15:52 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -7.8 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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United States California San Pedro (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-7.8 km

Significance

Latitude33.6813

Longitude-118.2245

Event IDemsc:20260818_0000034

Magnitude2.3

Updated:8/18/2026, 2:47:32 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 6:15:52 PM PDT
UTC: 8/18/2026, 1:15:52 AM UTC

-7.8 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M3.4Offshore Baja California, MexicoBefore8/16/2026, 10:38:09 AM M3.8Gulf Of CaliforniaBefore8/16/2026, 9:36:59 PM M3.6Gulf Of CaliforniaBefore8/16/2026, 9:47:38 PM M3.6Gulf Of CaliforniaBefore8/16/2026, 9:49:21 PM M3.4Gulf Of CaliforniaBefore8/16/2026, 10:19:43 PM M4.1Gulf Of CaliforniaBefore8/16/2026, 10:30:38 PM M3.0Baja California, MexicoBefore8/17/2026, 9:38:45 AM M2.87 km ESE of Palomar Observatory, California, United StatesBefore8/17/2026, 10:16:08 PM M3.5Gulf Of CaliforniaAfter8/18/2026, 10:20:32 PM M3.1Offshore Baja California, MexicoAfter8/18/2026, 10:55:43 PM M3.614 km N of Warner Springs, California, United StatesAfter8/19/2026, 7:31:35 AM M3.0Baja California, MexicoAfter8/19/2026, 10:39:19 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 18, 2026, 02:47 PM UTC.

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