M2.2 earthquake 2km ENE of Carson, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 16, 1935, 3:08 PM GMT-8

UTC

1935-01-16 23:08:50 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.839° N, 118.260° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

296°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Carson, CaliforniaPopulation 93,281. Forecast2 kmENE
• Torrance, CaliforniaPopulation 143,592. Forecast7 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast24 kmS

After

1. 2.017km WSW of Laguna Beach, CAMon, Jan 21, 5:45 PM GMT-8 · 33482 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
2. 3.32km NNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CATue, Jan 22, 1:28 AM GMT-8 · 33481 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
3. 3.23km W of Fontana, CATue, Jan 22, 7:06 PM GMT-8 · 33481 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.08km SSW of Newport Beach, CAThu, Jan 24, 12:23 AM GMT-8 · 33479 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.49km E of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Jan 24, 10:12 PM GMT-8 · 33478 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.811km SSW of Laguna Beach, CASun, Jan 27, 1:47 AM GMT-8 · 33476 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.52km S of Santa Monica, CASun, Jan 27, 2:56 AM GMT-8 · 33476 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
8. 3.06km SE of San Pedro, CASun, Jan 27, 9:33 PM GMT-8 · 33475 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.92km WSW of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Jan 31, 9:42 PM GMT-8 · 33471 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.13km W of Costa Mesa, CAFri, Feb 1, 6:21 AM GMT-8 · 33471 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
11. 2.026km SW of Dana Point, CASat, Feb 2, 4:53 AM GMT-8 · 33470 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.03km W of Lakewood, CAMon, Feb 4, 7:12 PM GMT-8 · 33468 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.11km SE of Home Gardens, CAFri, Feb 8, 12:54 PM GMT-8 · 33464 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
14. 1.86km W of Mira Loma, CASun, Feb 10, 5:35 PM GMT-8 · 33462 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
15. 1.96km NNW of Fontana, CAMon, Feb 11, 11:41 PM GMT-8 · 33460 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
16. 3.55km ESE of Seal Beach, CAThu, Feb 14, 2:30 PM GMT-8 · 33458 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
17. 1.62km E of Buena Park, CAFri, Feb 22, 9:53 AM GMT-8 · 33450 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.217km S of Newport Beach, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:15 PM GMT-8 · 33449 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.98km SSW of Laguna Beach, CAFri, Feb 22, 10:35 PM GMT-8 · 33449 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
20. 1.87km SE of Ladera Ranch, CASat, Feb 23, 4:49 AM GMT-8 · 33449 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.28km WNW of Fallbrook, CASat, Feb 23, 10:11 PM GMT-8 · 33448 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.50km NW of Hawaiian Gardens, CASun, Feb 24, 6:15 AM GMT-8 · 33448 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
23. 2.65km NNE of Loma Linda, CATue, Feb 26, 7:14 AM GMT-8 · 33446 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
24. 2.28km S of Avalon, CAWed, Feb 27, 5:14 PM GMT-8 · 33445 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
25. 2.72km WNW of Upland, CAFri, Mar 1, 12:26 PM GMT-8 · 33443 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.84km SSW of San Joaquin Hills, CAThu, Mar 7, 3:25 AM GMT-8 · 33437 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
27. 3.43km WNW of Rossmoor, CAThu, Mar 7, 12:17 PM GMT-8 · 33437 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
28. 2.513km SW of Wrightwood, CAThu, Mar 7, 7:18 PM GMT-8 · 33437 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
29. 2.54km WSW of Seal Beach, CASat, Mar 9, 2:42 AM GMT-8 · 33435 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
30. 2.15km ESE of Seal Beach, CASun, Mar 10, 9:10 AM GMT-8 · 33434 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
31. 1.93km WSW of San Joaquin Hills, CAMon, Mar 11, 7:10 AM GMT-8 · 33433 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
32. 3.23km NE of Lake Elsinore, CAThu, Mar 14, 6:25 PM GMT-8 · 33430 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
33. 2.15km SSE of Huntington Beach, CASat, Mar 16, 5:44 AM GMT-8 · 33428 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
34. 1.57km NE of North Tustin, CASun, Mar 17, 3:34 AM GMT-8 · 33427 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

Before

1. 1.812km NNE of Pinon Hills, CAWed, Jan 16, 6:04 AM GMT-8 · 33487 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.212km NNE of Pinon Hills, CATue, Jan 15, 12:53 AM GMT-8 · 33488 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.46km S of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jan 11, 5:48 AM GMT-8 · 33492 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.64km SSW of Devore, CAWed, Jan 9, 11:39 PM GMT-8 · 33493 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.32km WNW of San Clemente, CASat, Jan 5, 7:31 PM GMT-8 · 33498 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.64km WSW of Dana Point, CASat, Jan 5, 10:29 AM GMT-8 · 33498 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.820km WSW of Dana Point, CAWed, Jan 2, 11:22 PM GMT-8 · 33500 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.014km SW of Newport Beach, CATue, Jan 1, 5:48 AM GMT-8 · 33502 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
9. 3.53km SSW of Huntington Beach, CAMon, Dec 31, 5:58 PM GMT-8 · 33503 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.43km NE of Yorba Linda, CASun, Dec 30, 9:46 AM GMT-8 · 33504 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
11. 2.14km ENE of Mead Valley, CAThu, Dec 27, 5:41 AM GMT-8 · 33507 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.55km W of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Dec 26, 11:58 PM GMT-8 · 33507 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.816km ENE of Avalon, CAWed, Dec 26, 8:43 PM GMT-8 · 33507 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.914km SSE of Avalon, CAMon, Dec 24, 5:29 PM GMT-8 · 33510 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.12km WSW of Monterey Park, CASun, Dec 23, 11:49 PM GMT-8 · 33510 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
16. 2.128km E of Avalon, CAFri, Dec 21, 3:35 PM GMT-8 · 33513 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.422km SE of Avalon, CAWed, Dec 19, 9:53 PM GMT-8 · 33514 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.219km SSW of Dana Point, CAMon, Dec 17, 10:02 PM GMT-8 · 33516 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362708. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.