M2.0 earthquake 5km ESE of Carson, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5km ESE of Carson, CA on Sat, Sep 2, 1933, 4:36 PM GMT-8 (00:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 2km N of Signal Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1933-09-03 00:36:12 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.816° N, 118.234° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 360°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.81km SE of Torrance, CA · 33992 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.03km ESE of Hollywood, CA · 33990 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.96km E of San Pedro, CA · 33988 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.61km NW of Lynwood, CA · 33986 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.218km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33986 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.14km NNW of Murrieta, CA · 33986 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.08km W of Laguna Beach, CA · 33985 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.63km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33984 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.92km SSW of Montclair, CA · 33983 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.78km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33982 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.75km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 33981 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.711km W of Corona, CA · 33980 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.15km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 33979 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.98km SE of Avalon, CA · 33978 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.14km SE of Rossmoor, CA · 33978 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.815km S of San Pedro, CA · 33976 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.123km NNE of Avalon, CA · 33976 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.74km SW of Westminster, CA · 33976 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.92km SSE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33976 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.62km NW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33972 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.62km W of Costa Mesa, CA · 33970 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.74km SSE of Rolling Hills, CA · 33970 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.24km S of Redlands, CA · 33969 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.316km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33969 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.12km W of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 33968 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.21km SSE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33967 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.84km NW of Wildomar, CA · 33967 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.810km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.08km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.62km SW of Lakewood, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.35km SSW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.82km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.75km E of Carson, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.03km W of Seal Beach, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.83km NW of San Pedro, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.43km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.81km SE of Lakewood, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.62km NE of Long Beach, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.02km NNE of Signal Hill, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.94km S of Compton, CA · 33963 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.02km SSE of Bell Gardens, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.71km N of Paramount, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.12km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.55km SW of Paramount, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.92km ESE of Lynwood, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.52km SSW of Lawndale, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.54km SW of Paramount, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.02km NE of Paramount, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.61km NNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.45km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.22km SE of Redondo Beach, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.62km WNW of Bellflower, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.33km WSW of Downey, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.12km NE of Hermosa Beach, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.93km SW of Paramount, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.16km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.93km NNW of Paramount, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.61km W of Signal Hill, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.91km SW of Westminster, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.82km E of Downey, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
The first 60 of 156.
Before
- 2.46km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 33992 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.84km ESE of Seal Beach, CA · 33993 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.89km NE of Avalon, CA · 33993 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.69km S of Home Gardens, CA · 33994 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.76km S of San Clemente, CA · 33995 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.84km S of Dana Point, CA · 33995 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.89km W of Dana Point, CA · 33996 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.911km ESE of San Clemente, CA · 33996 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.214km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 33996 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.426km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33996 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.61km W of Los Alamitos, CA · 33997 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.03km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33997 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.113km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 33998 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.34km SSE of Huntington Beach, CA · 33999 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.34km S of Fountain Valley, CA · 33999 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.711km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33999 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.56km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 34000 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.06km NW of Oak Park, CA · 34000 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.515km NW of Camp Pendleton North, CA · 34000 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.14km SE of Garden Grove, CA · 34001 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3361239. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC.