M1.9 earthquake 3km E of Carson, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3km E of Carson, CA on Mon, Oct 9, 1933, 10:07 PM GMT-8 (06:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 1km SSE of Bell Gardens, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1933-10-10 06:07:31 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.826° N, 118.247° 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
- ±0.03
- 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: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.09km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.66km ESE of Topanga, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.93km NE of Pico Rivera, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.81km S of La Puente, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.32km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.99km W of Corona, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.72km SSW of Carson, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.81km SSW of Gardena, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.91km W of Charter Oak, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.02km N of Cerritos, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.13km NNE of Carson, CA · 33952 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.816km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.95km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.63km E of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.23km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.72km NNW of Long Beach, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.72km NNW of Lomita, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.21km NNW of Newport Beach, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.86km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33948 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.73km W of San Pedro, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.82km NW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.122km NE of Avalon, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.524km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33945 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.01km SSE of Bell Gardens, CA · 33944 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.15km W of Marina del Rey, CA · 33944 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.55km W of MacArthur Park, CA · 33944 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.411km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 33944 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.41km ESE of Cudahy, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.715km ESE of San Clemente, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.71km N of Lakewood, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.14km SSW of Willowbrook, CA · 33941 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.41km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33941 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.51km SE of Downey, CA · 33941 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.011km S of Seal Beach, CA · 33941 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.914km SE of Avalon, CA · 33941 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.03km SE of Tustin, CA · 33940 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.63km WNW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33940 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.511km SW of Corona, CA · 33940 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.16km ESE of Chino, CA · 33940 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.91km WSW of Buena Park, CA · 33939 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.73km NNE of Signal Hill, CA · 33937 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.31km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33935 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.12km ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA · 33931 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.29km NNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 33930 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.04km S of Fontana, CA · 33930 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.72km NE of San Clemente, CA · 33930 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.811km WSW of Pinon Hills, CA · 33929 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.52km WNW of Westminster, CA · 33925 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.33km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33925 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.52km WSW of Seal Beach, CA · 33925 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.58km E of San Pedro, CA · 33925 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.64km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33924 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.46km SW of Mead Valley, CA · 33923 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.04km NW of Norco, CA · 33923 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.02km NNE of Corona, CA · 33923 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.03km SW of Mira Loma, CA · 33922 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.12km S of Mira Loma, CA · 33922 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.61km SSW of Norco, CA · 33922 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.67km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 33922 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
The first 60 of 84.
Before
- 1.96km E of Topanga, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.63km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.52km SE of Carson, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.73km W of Signal Hill, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.12km S of Lakewood, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.44km ESE of Lomita, CA · 33960 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.85km W of Good Hope, CA · 33960 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.710km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 33960 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.61km SE of Rolling Hills, CA · 33961 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.92km NE of Rialto, CA · 33961 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.03km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33961 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.21km NNW of Long Beach, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.25km SW of Signal Hill, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.95km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.72km SSE of Lawndale, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.73km NNE of Carson, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.67km SSW of Avalon, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.82km SE of Carson, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.05km E of Carson, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.92km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3361524. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.