California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5km ESE of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5km ESE of Carson, CA on Mon, Dec 11, 1944, 7:26 PM GMT-7 (02:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2km ESE of Placentia, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1944-12-12 02:26:42 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.820° N, 118.229° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
292°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.32km ESE of Placentia, CA · 29868 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.68km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 29861 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.010km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 29860 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.51km E of Rossmoor, CA · 29858 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.743km WSW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 29851 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.65km NNW of Highland, CA · 29839 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.92km W of Echo Park, CA · 29832 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.54km E of Inglewood, CA · 29832 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.02km WNW of MacArthur Park, CA · 29832 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.820km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 29824 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.64km NNW of Whittier, CA · 29819 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.55km NE of Woodcrest, CA · 29818 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.22km SSE of Beverly Hills, CA · 29814 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.41km NNW of Marina del Rey, CA · 29813 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.53km SSW of MacArthur Park, CA · 29812 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 2.61km SW of Bellflower, CA · 29871 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.53km W of Riverside, CA · 29890 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.42km NNE of Bell Gardens, CA · 29897 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360986. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.