California earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 3km ENE of Long Beach, CA

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 3km ENE of Long Beach, CA on Sat, Mar 11, 1933, 6:26 AM GMT-8 (14:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 0 km SW of Gardena, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1933-03-11 14:26:19 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.820° N, 118.127° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.73km N of Huntington Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.31km SSE of Westminster, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.90 km SW of Gardena, California · 34175 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.31km SSE of Paramount, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.32km SSW of Westminster, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.62km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.72km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.54km S of Westminster, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.62km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.52km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.54km NNW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.03km S of Lakewood, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 4.02km N of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.02km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.02km SSE of Bellflower, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 4.00km SSE of Los Alamitos, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.92km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.95km SSE of Santa Ana, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.33km S of Lakewood, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 4.02km SSW of Westminster, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 4.22km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.52km SSE of Westminster, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.34km SW of Westminster, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 3.42km W of Rossmoor, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 3.53km NW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.90km NE of Long Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 4.01km WSW of Rossmoor, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 4.62 km ENE of Seal Beach, California · 34175 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 4.13km ENE of Long Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 3.31km NNW of Signal Hill, CA · 34175 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 3.33km WSW of Santa Ana, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 3.93km SSW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.31km SW of Lakewood, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 3.41km SE of La Palma, CA · 34174 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 4.00km NE of Fountain Valley, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 3.32km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 3.62km S of Westminster, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 4.52 km ENE of Seal Beach, California · 34174 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 4.19km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 3.81km SSW of Westminster, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 3.94km E of Seal Beach, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 4.16km S of Signal Hill, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 3.53km SSW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.89km S of Newport Beach, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 3.61km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 4.03km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34174 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 4.52 km ENE of Seal Beach, California · 34174 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 4.32km W of Fountain Valley, CA · 34174 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 3.71km SE of Cypress, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 4.72 km ENE of Seal Beach, California · 34174 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 4.42km NNW of Signal Hill, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 3.43km NW of Torrance, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 3.42km SSW of Lakewood, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 3.83km SE of Westminster, CA · 34174 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 4.82km SSE of Westminster, CA · 34173 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.92km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34173 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 4.16km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 34173 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 3.324km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34173 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 4.16km SSE of Seal Beach, CA · 34173 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 4.52 km ENE of Seal Beach, California · 34172 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 5.02 km NE of Carson, California · 34175 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.42km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.42km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.74km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.23km SSE of Westminster, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.42km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.62km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.52km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.23km S of Fountain Valley, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.62km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.23km WSW of Westminster, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.04km SSE of Long Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.72km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.83km WSW of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.41km WNW of Westminster, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.62 km WNW of Seal Beach, California · 34175 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.91km NE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.72km SSE of Westminster, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.64km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.52km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359862. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.