M2.9 earthquake 30km WSW of Lompoc, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 30km WSW of Lompoc, CA on Wed, Jun 2, 1937, 1:20 PM GMT-8 (21:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1937-06-02 21:20:32 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.524° N, 120.760° W
- Region
- California
- 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 99.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 357°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 2
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364268. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.