California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2km W of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2km W of Carson, CA on Wed, May 9, 1934, 7:28 PM GMT-8 (03:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1934-05-10 03:28:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.828° N, 118.303° 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
±0.08
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33746 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.75km NE of San Pedro, CA · 33746 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.74km E of Garden Grove, CA · 33745 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.11km SSE of Los Angeles, CA · 33744 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.53km S of Lakewood, CA · 33743 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.39km N of Claremont, CA · 33741 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.82km NW of Buena Park, CA · 33739 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.08km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 33739 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.93km WNW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 33738 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.98km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 33737 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.13km WSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33733 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.71km ENE of Lawndale, CA · 33733 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.22km NNW of San Bernardino, CA · 33732 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.72km NE of Carson, CA · 33731 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.14km SSW of Paramount, CA · 33731 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.33km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33731 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.223km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 33731 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.714km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 33730 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.214km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33725 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.626km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 33718 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.83km SSE of Carson, CA · 33717 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.119km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33713 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.924km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 33713 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.92km WNW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33707 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.78km W of Dana Point, CA · 33705 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.98km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33704 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.74km S of Laguna Beach, CA · 33704 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.71km NW of Marina del Rey, CA · 33701 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.16km WNW of Corona, CA · 33701 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.52km NNE of Fontana, CA · 33698 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 3.07km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33698 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.41km SSE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33698 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.41km NW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33695 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.37km WSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33694 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.113km S of Newport Beach, CA · 33692 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.11km NNW of San Pedro, CA · 33690 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.320km ENE of Avalon, CA · 33689 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.94km NW of Seal Beach, CA · 33747 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.24km NNE of San Pedro, CA · 33748 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.32km N of Westwood, CA · 33750 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.84km NNE of Fountain Valley, CA · 33752 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.323km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33753 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.33km S of Rolling Hills, CA · 33753 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.64km WNW of Santa Ana, CA · 33754 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.84km E of Garden Grove, CA · 33755 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.844km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 33763 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.323km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33764 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.11km N of Costa Mesa, CA · 33765 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.52km WNW of Mead Valley, CA · 33765 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.418km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33766 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.94km NNE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 33766 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.94km NE of Garden Grove, CA · 33767 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.04km NNE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33769 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.310km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33769 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.54km NNE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33769 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.72km ESE of Fountain Valley, CA · 33769 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.15km ENE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33769 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362156. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.