California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2km NE of Carson, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2km NE of Carson, CA on Wed, Jul 18, 1934, 1:29 AM GMT-8 (09:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 6km ENE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1934-07-18 09:29:04 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.844° N, 118.264° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
296°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32km S of Laguna Beach, CA · 33674 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.524km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33670 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.87km E of Topanga, CA · 33667 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.82km NW of Encino, CA · 33666 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.21km SSE of Westlake Village, CA · 33666 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.423km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33662 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.411km WSW of Malibu, CA · 33659 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.55km WSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 33659 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.214km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 33659 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.35km ESE of Agoura Hills, CA · 33659 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.35km ENE of Thousand Oaks, CA · 33658 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.012km WSW of Corona, CA · 33653 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.81km SE of El Segundo, CA · 33648 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.812km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 33645 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.65km WNW of Palmdale, CA · 33645 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.711km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 33645 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.114km S of Newport Beach, CA · 33643 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.97km SSE of Seal Beach, CA · 33642 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.113km NNW of Castaic, CA · 33641 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.226km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33640 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.713km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33640 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.91km NNE of Huntington Beach, CA · 33639 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.90km WSW of Carson, CA · 33638 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.64km NW of Santa Ana, CA · 33638 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.932km S of Malibu, CA · 33638 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.112km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33638 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 3.04km WSW of Crestline, CA · 33638 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.85km NNE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · 33637 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.29km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 33635 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.128km S of Malibu, CA · 33635 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.32km E of Culver City, CA · 33635 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 3.76km ENE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 33635 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.96km W of Fontana, CA · 33635 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.85km S of Laguna Beach, CA · 33634 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.620km W of Avalon, CA · 33634 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 3.04km NNW of Woodcrest, CA · 33634 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.04km SW of Westminster, CA · 33632 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.02km W of Costa Mesa, CA · 33628 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.813km WNW of Avalon, CA · 33627 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.97km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33625 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.09km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33623 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.510km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33621 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.93km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33621 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 3.24km WNW of Newport Beach, CA · 33621 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.13km E of Lomita, CA · 33686 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.320km ENE of Avalon, CA · 33689 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.11km NNW of San Pedro, CA · 33690 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.113km S of Newport Beach, CA · 33692 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.37km WSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33694 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.41km NW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33695 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.41km SSE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33698 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.44km NW of Redlands, CA · 33698 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.07km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33698 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.52km NNE of Fontana, CA · 33698 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.16km WNW of Corona, CA · 33701 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.71km NW of Marina del Rey, CA · 33701 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.74km S of Laguna Beach, CA · 33704 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.98km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33704 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.78km W of Dana Point, CA · 33705 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.92km WNW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33707 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362297. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.