California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2km NNE of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2km NNE of Carson, CA on Thu, Jun 8, 1933, 3:46 AM GMT-8 (11:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3km ENE of Long Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1933-06-08 11:46:26 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.849° N, 118.269° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
351°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53km ENE of Long Beach, CA · 34074 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.83km NW of Rossmoor, CA · 34074 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.81km ENE of Maywood, CA · 34073 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.21km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.92km NNE of Carson, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.12km NNE of Long Beach, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.32km N of Long Beach, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.92km WSW of Rossmoor, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.74km NW of Rossmoor, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.64km NNW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.13km WNW of Santa Ana, CA · 34070 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.88km E of San Pedro, CA · 34070 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.53km S of Fountain Valley, CA · 34070 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.63km NE of Cypress, CA · 34070 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.512km SE of San Pedro, CA · 34069 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.50km WSW of Lakewood, CA · 34069 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.94km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 34069 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.60km NNE of Santa Ana, CA · 34069 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.312km SW of Malibu, CA · 34068 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.21km WSW of Bellflower, CA · 34068 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.85km WSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34068 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.83km S of Seal Beach, CA · 34065 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 3.52km WSW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34064 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 3.04km W of Santa Ana, CA · 34063 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 3.01km SSW of Westminster, CA · 34062 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.212km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 34062 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.93km N of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 34062 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 3.06km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 34062 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 3.04km WNW of Westminster, CA · 34062 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.47km NE of San Clemente, CA · 34062 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.83km SW of Santa Ana, CA · 34060 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.15km SE of Newport Beach, CA · 34059 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.57km SW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 34059 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.54km NNW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 34059 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.57km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34059 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.39km W of Newport Beach, CA · 34059 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.42km WSW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 34059 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.07km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34059 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.16km ESE of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 34058 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.13km ESE of Newport Beach, CA · 34058 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.21km E of San Clemente, CA · 34057 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.82km NW of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 34055 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.81km E of Newport Beach, CA · 34055 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.12km ENE of Dana Point, CA · 34055 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.35km N of Fillmore, CA · 34054 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.93km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 34054 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.14km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34054 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.14km SSE of Laguna Beach, CA · 34053 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.314km NW of Camp Pendleton North, CA · 34053 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.214km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34053 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 3.45km ESE of Seal Beach, CA · 34052 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.85km S of Seal Beach, CA · 34052 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.02km S of Westminster, CA · 34052 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.411km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 34052 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.47km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 34051 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.85km E of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 34050 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.42km NNE of Dana Point, CA · 34049 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.52km WNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 34049 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.013km SSE of Las Flores, CA · 34047 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.96km S of San Pedro, CA · 34046 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 3.31km NNW of Newport Beach, CA · 34075 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.512km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34076 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.48km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 34076 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.33km NE of Long Beach, CA · 34077 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.11km SSW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34077 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.01km SW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34077 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.66km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34077 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.34km W of Westminster, CA · 34078 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.44km SE of Long Beach, CA · 34078 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.85km S of Compton, CA · 34078 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.04km W of Huntington Beach, CA · 34079 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.82km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 34079 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.14km SSW of Westminster, CA · 34079 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.15km W of Santa Monica, CA · 34080 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.12km NW of Carson, CA · 34080 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.71km SSE of San Clemente, CA · 34082 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.912km N of Pinon Hills, CA · 34082 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.62km N of Long Beach, CA · 34082 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.34km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34083 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.94km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34084 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360743. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.