California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3km NNE of Carson, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3km NNE of Carson, CA on Mon, Aug 16, 1937, 11:19 PM GMT-8 (07:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8km SSW of Signal Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1937-08-17 07:19:30 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.853° N, 118.265° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
295°, 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.28km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 32544 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.03km SSE of Chatsworth, CA · 32543 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.14km N of Chatsworth, CA · 32542 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.52km SSW of Lomita, CA · 32542 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.12km NW of Costa Mesa, CA · 32539 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.83km NW of Carson, CA · 32531 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.36km ESE of March Air Reserve Base, CA · 32529 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.121km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 32529 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.47km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 32528 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.21km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 32528 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.48km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 32528 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.12km E of Los Angeles, CA · 32523 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.04km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 32523 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.34km NE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 32522 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.91km WNW of Ontario, CA · 32518 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.122km W of Avalon, CA · 32516 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.612km S of Acton, CA · 32515 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.921km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 32506 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.323km ESE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 32506 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.110km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 32503 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.59km NNE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · 32501 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.74km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 32499 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.82km WNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 32498 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.919km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 32485 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.216km SE of Avalon, CA · 32485 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.01km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 32544 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.514km N of Avalon, CA · 32547 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.64km NE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · 32549 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.34km ENE of Los Angeles, CA · 32556 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.82km SE of Burbank, CA · 32556 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.68km WSW of Malibu, CA · 32559 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.91km NW of Huntington Park, CA · 32559 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.414km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 32560 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364356. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.