California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3km NW of Carson, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3km NW of Carson, CA on Sun, Aug 29, 1937, 4:49 AM GMT-8 (12:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 21km SSE of San Pedro, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1937-08-29 12:49:30 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.853° N, 118.300° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
300°, 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.121km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 32528 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.47km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 32528 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.21km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 32528 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.48km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 32528 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.12km E of Los Angeles, CA · 32523 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.04km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 32522 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.34km NE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 32521 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.91km WNW of Ontario, CA · 32518 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.122km W of Avalon, CA · 32516 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.612km S of Acton, CA · 32515 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.921km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 32506 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.323km ESE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 32506 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.110km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 32503 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.59km NNE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · 32501 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.74km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 32499 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.82km WNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 32498 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.919km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 32485 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.216km SE of Avalon, CA · 32485 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.25km SSE of Good Hope, CA · 32482 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.119km NE of Avalon, CA · 32480 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.96km S of Chino Hills, CA · 32479 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.44km WNW of Mead Valley, CA · 32475 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.12km NW of Costa Mesa, CA · 32539 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.52km SSW of Lomita, CA · 32541 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.14km N of Chatsworth, CA · 32542 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.03km SSE of Chatsworth, CA · 32542 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.28km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 32543 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.63km NNE of Carson, CA · 32543 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.01km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 32543 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.514km N of Avalon, CA · 32547 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.64km NE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · 32549 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.34km ENE of Los Angeles, CA · 32555 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.82km SE of Burbank, CA · 32555 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.68km WSW of Malibu, CA · 32558 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.91km NW of Huntington Park, CA · 32558 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.414km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 32560 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364370. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.