M4.1 earthquake 50km SW of Lompoc, CA
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 50km SW of Lompoc, CA on Fri, Dec 24, 1937, 3:57 AM GMT-8 (11:57 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
- 4.1 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1937-12-24 11:57:11 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.350° N, 120.881° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.29
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 303°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.446km W of San Miguel Is., CA · 32406 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.816km W of Guadalupe, CA · 32391 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.431km W of San Miguel Is., CA · 32389 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.424km SW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 32383 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.341km W of San Miguel Is., CA · 32382 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.647km WNW of San Miguel Is., CA · 32375 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.343km W of San Miguel Is., CA · 32356 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364497. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.