California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1km W of Paramount, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1km W of Paramount, CA on Wed, Oct 4, 1933, 6:08 PM GMT-8 (02:08 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1933-10-05 02:08:48 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.890° N, 118.174° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
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: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93km E of Long Beach, CA · 33964 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.02km SW of Carson, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.94km SSW of Redlands, CA · 33963 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.21km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.52km E of Lomita, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.01km NE of Carson, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.91km S of Arcadia, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.73km NE of Torrance, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.92km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.05km E of Carson, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.82km SE of Carson, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.67km SSW of Avalon, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.73km NNE of Carson, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.72km SSE of Lawndale, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.95km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33962 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.25km SW of Signal Hill, CA · 33961 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.21km NNW of Long Beach, CA · 33961 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.03km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33961 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.92km NE of Rialto, CA · 33960 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.61km SE of Rolling Hills, CA · 33960 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.710km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 33960 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.85km W of Good Hope, CA · 33960 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.44km ESE of Lomita, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.12km S of Lakewood, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.73km W of Signal Hill, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.52km SE of Carson, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.63km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.96km E of Topanga, CA · 33959 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.910km NE of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.93km E of Carson, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.09km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33958 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.66km ESE of Topanga, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.93km NE of Pico Rivera, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.81km S of La Puente, CA · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.32km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.99km W of Corona, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.72km SSW of Carson, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.81km SSW of Gardena, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.91km W of Charter Oak, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.02km N of Cerritos, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.18km SSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.13km NNE of Carson, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.816km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33951 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.95km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.63km E of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.23km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.72km NNW of Long Beach, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.72km NNW of Lomita, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.21km NNW of Newport Beach, CA · 33949 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.86km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33948 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.73km W of San Pedro, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.82km NW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 33945 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.122km NE of Avalon, CA · 33945 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.524km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33944 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 4.01km SSE of Bell Gardens, CA · 33943 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 3.15km W of Marina del Rey, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.55km W of MacArthur Park, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.411km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.41km ESE of Cudahy, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.715km ESE of San Clemente, CA · 33942 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.53km SE of Gardena, CA · 33964 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.34km SE of Woodland Hills, CA · 33964 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.21km SSW of Culver City, CA · 33964 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.73km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 33964 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.20km NNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 33964 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.52km S of Redondo Beach, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.52km S of Lakewood, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.02km SE of Long Beach, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.63km SSE of Lomita, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.716km SSW of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.13km E of Long Beach, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.81km S of Long Beach, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.46km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.83km W of Signal Hill, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.80km ESE of Pico Rivera, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.03km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.22km ENE of Lomita, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.01km ENE of Torrance, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.41km NNW of Rolling Hills, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.55km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3361470. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.