DisasterAtlasUSA

This is a record of past federal disaster declarations, not a forecast. Federal assistance figures are aid obligated under specific programs, not total damages. For current threats, check the National Weather Service and FEMA.

Home / Earthquakes / California

M 4.7 earthquake — The 1941 Torrance-Gardena, California Earthquakes (First Event)

October 22, 1941 · USGS event ci3365787

Magnitude
4.69 (ml)
Depth
0.19 km
Location
The 1941 Torrance-Gardena, California Earthquakes (First Event)
Coordinates
33.811, -118.301

Full USGS event page →

Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 3 km SE of Willows, CaliforniaOctober 25, 1941M 5.0 · 65 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 6, 1941M 6.5 · 68 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 3, 1941M 5.1 · The 1941 Torrance-Gardena, California Earthquakes (Second Event)November 14, 1941M 5.1 · 2km NNE of Frazier Park, CASeptember 21, 1941M 4.5 · 15km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASeptember 14, 1941

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

M 4.7 earthquake — The 1941 Torrance-Gardena, California Earthquakes (First Event) | DisasterAtlasUSA