California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4km S of Compton, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4km S of Compton, CA on Mon, Oct 2, 1933, 1:37 AM GMT-8 (09:37 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5km NW of Signal Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1933-10-02 09:37:22 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.864° N, 118.216° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02km SSE of Bell Gardens, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.71km N of Paramount, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.12km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.55km SW of Paramount, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.92km ESE of Lynwood, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.52km SSW of Lawndale, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.54km SW of Paramount, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.02km NE of Paramount, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.61km NNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.45km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.22km SE of Redondo Beach, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.62km WNW of Bellflower, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.33km WSW of Downey, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.12km NE of Hermosa Beach, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.93km SW of Paramount, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.16km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.93km NNW of Paramount, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.61km W of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.91km SW of Westminster, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.82km E of Downey, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.33km SW of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.14km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.54km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.310km S of Avalon, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 3.45km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.55km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.41km NNW of Rolling Hills, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 3.01km ENE of Torrance, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.22km ENE of Lomita, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 3.03km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.80km ESE of Pico Rivera, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.83km W of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.46km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.81km S of Long Beach, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.13km E of Long Beach, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.63km SSE of Lomita, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 3.02km SE of Long Beach, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.52km S of Lakewood, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.52km S of Redondo Beach, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 3.20km NNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.73km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.21km SSW of Culver City, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.34km SE of Woodland Hills, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.53km SE of Gardena, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.81km W of Paramount, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.93km E of Long Beach, CA · 33956 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.02km SW of Carson, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 3.94km SSW of Redlands, CA · 33955 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.21km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 3.52km E of Lomita, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.01km NE of Carson, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.91km S of Arcadia, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.73km NE of Torrance, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.92km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.05km E of Carson, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.82km SE of Carson, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.67km SSW of Avalon, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.73km NNE of Carson, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.72km SSE of Lawndale, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.95km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 2.02km NNE of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.62km NE of Long Beach, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.81km SE of Lakewood, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.43km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.83km NW of San Pedro, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.03km W of Seal Beach, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.75km E of Carson, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.82km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.35km SSW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 33961 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.62km SW of Lakewood, CA · 33961 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.08km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.810km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.84km NW of Wildomar, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.21km SSE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.12km W of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 33964 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.316km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.24km S of Redlands, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.74km SSE of Rolling Hills, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.62km W of Costa Mesa, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.62km NW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33967 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3361386. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.