California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3km SE of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3km SE of Carson, CA on Fri, May 22, 1942, 11:21 PM GMT-7 (06:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2km WSW of Lomita, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1942-05-23 06:21:34 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.815° N, 118.257° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
261°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82km WSW of Lomita, CA · 30797 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.519km S of Las Flores, CA · 30796 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.425km E of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 30795 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.015km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 30791 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.011km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 30791 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.314km S of Malibu, CA · 30791 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.218km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 30791 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.423km S of Malibu, CA · 30791 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.02km NW of Marina del Rey, CA · 30790 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.010km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 30790 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.316km SSE of Malibu, CA · 30790 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.918km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 30774 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.52km S of Lakewood, CA · 30773 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.020km NNE of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 30764 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.84km ENE of Inglewood, CA · 30761 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.62km E of Long Beach, CA · 30803 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.56km NE of Avalon, CA · 30803 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.236km SE of Avalon, CA · 30814 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.52km ESE of Fontana, CA · 30823 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.42km S of Seal Beach, CA · 30825 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365988. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.