M2.0 earthquake 5km E of Carson, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5km E of Carson, CA on Thu, Oct 5, 1933, 5:59 PM GMT-8 (01:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 7km SSW of Avalon, 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
- 1933-10-06 01:59:41 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.831° N, 118.227° 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
- ±0.15
- 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: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.82km SE of Carson, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.67km SSW of Avalon, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.73km NNE of Carson, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.72km SSE of Lawndale, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.95km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.25km SW of Signal Hill, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.21km NNW of Long Beach, CA · 33953 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.03km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33953 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.92km NE of Rialto, CA · 33953 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.61km SE of Rolling Hills, CA · 33953 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.710km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 33952 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.85km W of Good Hope, CA · 33952 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.44km ESE of Lomita, CA · 33952 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.12km S of Lakewood, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.73km W of Signal Hill, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.52km SE of Carson, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.63km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.96km E of Topanga, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.93km E of Carson, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.09km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.66km ESE of Topanga, CA · 33949 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.93km NE of Pico Rivera, CA · 33949 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.81km S of La Puente, CA · 33949 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.32km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33947 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.99km W of Corona, CA · 33947 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.72km SSW of Carson, CA · 33947 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.81km SSW of Gardena, CA · 33947 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.91km W of Charter Oak, CA · 33947 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.02km N of Cerritos, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.13km NNE of Carson, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.816km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.95km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.63km E of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.23km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.72km NNW of Long Beach, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.72km NNW of Lomita, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.21km NNW of Newport Beach, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.86km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33940 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.73km W of San Pedro, CA · 33938 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.82km NW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 33937 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.122km NE of Avalon, CA · 33937 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.524km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33937 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.01km SSE of Bell Gardens, CA · 33936 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.15km W of Marina del Rey, CA · 33936 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.55km W of MacArthur Park, CA · 33936 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.411km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 33935 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.41km ESE of Cudahy, CA · 33935 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.715km ESE of San Clemente, CA · 33934 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.71km N of Lakewood, CA · 33934 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.14km SSW of Willowbrook, CA · 33933 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.41km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33933 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.51km SE of Downey, CA · 33933 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.011km S of Seal Beach, CA · 33933 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.914km SE of Avalon, CA · 33933 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.03km SE of Tustin, CA · 33932 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.63km WNW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33932 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.511km SW of Corona, CA · 33932 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.16km ESE of Chino, CA · 33932 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.91km WSW of Buena Park, CA · 33931 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
The first 60 of 103.
Before
- 2.92km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.73km NE of Torrance, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.91km S of Arcadia, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.01km NE of Carson, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.52km E of Lomita, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.21km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.94km SSW of Redlands, CA · 33955 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.02km SW of Carson, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.93km E of Long Beach, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.81km W of Paramount, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.53km SE of Gardena, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.34km SE of Woodland Hills, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.21km SSW of Culver City, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.73km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.20km NNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.52km S of Redondo Beach, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.52km S of Lakewood, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.02km SE of Long Beach, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.63km SSE of Lomita, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.13km E of Long Beach, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3361492. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.