California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2km SSW of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2km SSW of Carson, CA on Fri, Oct 13, 1933, 1:30 PM GMT-8 (21:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2km NW of Manhattan Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1933-10-13 21:30:21 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.819° N, 118.292° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
300°, 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: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81km SSW of Gardena, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.91km W of Charter Oak, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.02km N of Cerritos, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.18km SSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.13km NNE of Carson, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.816km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.95km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.63km E of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.23km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.72km NNW of Long Beach, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.72km NNW of Lomita, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.21km NNW of Newport Beach, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.86km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33940 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.73km W of San Pedro, CA · 33938 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.82km NW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 33937 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.122km NE of Avalon, CA · 33937 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.524km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33937 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.01km SSE of Bell Gardens, CA · 33935 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.15km W of Marina del Rey, CA · 33935 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.55km W of MacArthur Park, CA · 33935 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.411km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 33935 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.41km ESE of Cudahy, CA · 33935 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.715km ESE of San Clemente, CA · 33934 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.71km N of Lakewood, CA · 33934 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.14km SSW of Willowbrook, CA · 33933 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.41km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33933 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.51km SE of Downey, CA · 33933 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.011km S of Seal Beach, CA · 33933 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.914km SE of Avalon, CA · 33933 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.03km SE of Tustin, CA · 33932 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.63km WNW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33932 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.511km SW of Corona, CA · 33932 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.16km ESE of Chino, CA · 33932 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.91km WSW of Buena Park, CA · 33931 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.73km NNE of Signal Hill, CA · 33929 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.31km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33927 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.12km ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA · 33922 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.29km NNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 33922 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.04km S of Fontana, CA · 33922 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.72km NE of San Clemente, CA · 33922 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.811km WSW of Pinon Hills, CA · 33921 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.52km WNW of Westminster, CA · 33917 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.33km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33917 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.52km WSW of Seal Beach, CA · 33917 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.58km E of San Pedro, CA · 33917 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 3.64km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33916 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.46km SW of Mead Valley, CA · 33915 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.04km NW of Norco, CA · 33914 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.02km NNE of Corona, CA · 33914 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.03km SW of Mira Loma, CA · 33914 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.12km S of Mira Loma, CA · 33914 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.61km SSW of Norco, CA · 33914 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.67km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 33913 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.03km SE of Norco, CA · 33913 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.55km SW of Westminster, CA · 33912 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.321km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33912 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.711km ESE of Avalon, CA · 33911 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.37km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 33910 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.36km ENE of San Pedro, CA · 33910 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 3.53km S of Rossmoor, CA · 33909 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.99km W of Corona, CA · 33947 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.32km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33947 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.81km S of La Puente, CA · 33949 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.93km NE of Pico Rivera, CA · 33949 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.66km ESE of Topanga, CA · 33949 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.09km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.93km E of Carson, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.96km E of Topanga, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.63km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.52km SE of Carson, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.73km W of Signal Hill, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.12km S of Lakewood, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.44km ESE of Lomita, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.85km W of Good Hope, CA · 33952 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.710km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 33952 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.61km SE of Rolling Hills, CA · 33952 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.92km NE of Rialto, CA · 33953 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.03km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33953 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.21km NNW of Long Beach, CA · 33953 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.25km SW of Signal Hill, CA · 33953 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3361537. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.