California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2km ENE of Carson, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2km ENE of Carson, CA on Sun, Apr 30, 1933, 11:08 AM GMT-8 (19:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1km SSE of Rossmoor, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1933-04-30 19:08:57 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.836° N, 118.267° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
297°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94km SE of Rossmoor, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.91km SSE of Rossmoor, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.01km WSW of Los Alamitos, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.60km ESE of Lakewood, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.55km W of Irvine, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.91km ESE of Lakewood, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.46km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.02km SW of Westminster, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.34km ENE of Long Beach, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.73km N of Santa Ana, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.64km N of Santa Ana, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.09km SE of San Pedro, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.84km SE of Long Beach, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.62km N of Villa Park, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.43km NW of Orange, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.516km E of Avalon, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.523km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.915km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.63km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.130km N of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.44km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 3.23km NW of Newport Beach, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.514km SSE of Avalon, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.94km E of Fountain Valley, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.920km S of Avalon, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.82km SSW of Lakewood, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.02km W of Westminster, CA · 34105 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.72km W of Newport Beach, CA · 34105 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.86km W of Santa Monica, CA · 34105 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.93km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.32km NW of Westminster, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.24km W of Westminster, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.72km SSE of Los Alamitos, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.012km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.03km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.52km NE of Long Beach, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.53km SSE of Lakewood, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.73km WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.33km SE of Westminster, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.23km SSW of Rossmoor, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.72km SSW of Lawndale, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.93km N of Long Beach, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.83km ENE of Ontario, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.02km NNE of Carson, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.83km N of Long Beach, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.82km WSW of Downey, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.55km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.05km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.65km E of San Pedro, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.92km SE of Los Alamitos, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.634km ESE of Avalon, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.132km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.79km WSW of Mead Valley, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.62km NE of Carson, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.92km NNE of Carson, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.118km ENE of Avalon, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.316km SW of Dana Point, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.15km W of Dana Point, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.529km ESE of Avalon, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.212km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360404. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.