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M5.0 earthquake 2 km NE of Carson, California

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Carson, California on Sat, Mar 11, 1933, 6:25 AM GMT-8 (14:25 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (ml), moderate
Local time
UTC
1933-03-11 14:25:00 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.850° N, 118.266° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.53km ENE of Long Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.73km N of Huntington Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.31km SSE of Westminster, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.90 km SW of Gardena, California · 34168 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.31km SSE of Paramount, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.32km SSW of Westminster, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.62km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.72km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.54km S of Westminster, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.62km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.52km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.54km NNW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.03km S of Lakewood, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.02km N of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.02km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.02km SSE of Bellflower, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.00km SSE of Los Alamitos, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.92km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.95km SSE of Santa Ana, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.33km S of Lakewood, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 4.02km SSW of Westminster, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 4.22km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 3.52km SSE of Westminster, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 3.34km SW of Westminster, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 3.42km W of Rossmoor, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 3.53km NW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 3.90km NE of Long Beach, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 4.01km WSW of Rossmoor, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 4.62 km ENE of Seal Beach, California · 34167 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 4.13km ENE of Long Beach, CA · 34167 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 3.31km NNW of Signal Hill, CA · 34167 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 3.33km WSW of Santa Ana, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 3.93km SSW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 3.31km SW of Lakewood, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 3.41km SE of La Palma, CA · 34167 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 4.00km NE of Fountain Valley, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 3.32km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 3.62km S of Westminster, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 4.52 km ENE of Seal Beach, California · 34167 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 4.19km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 3.81km SSW of Westminster, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 3.94km E of Seal Beach, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 4.16km S of Signal Hill, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 3.53km SSW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 3.89km S of Newport Beach, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 3.61km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 4.03km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34167 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 4.52 km ENE of Seal Beach, California · 34167 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 4.32km W of Fountain Valley, CA · 34167 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 3.71km SE of Cypress, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 4.72 km ENE of Seal Beach, California · 34167 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 4.42km NNW of Signal Hill, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 3.43km NW of Torrance, CA · 34167 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 3.42km SSW of Lakewood, CA · 34166 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 3.83km SE of Westminster, CA · 34166 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 4.82km SSE of Westminster, CA · 34166 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.92km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34166 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 4.16km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 34166 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 3.324km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34166 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 4.16km SSE of Seal Beach, CA · 34166 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 3.42km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.42km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.74km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.23km SSE of Westminster, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.42km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.62km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.52km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.23km S of Fountain Valley, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.62km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.23km WSW of Westminster, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.04km SSE of Long Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.72km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.83km WSW of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.41km WNW of Westminster, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.62 km WNW of Seal Beach, California · 34168 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.91km NE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.72km SSE of Westminster, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 3.64km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.52km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.42km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34168 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

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