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M4.4 earthquake 3km WSW of Compton, CA

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 3km WSW of Compton, CA on Sun, Jun 18, 1944, 5:03 PM GMT-7 (00:03 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1944-06-19 00:03:34 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.882° N, 118.249° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.32km SE of Gardena, CA · 30045 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.02km E of Redondo Beach, CA · 30045 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.71km WSW of Gardena, CA · 30045 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.84km NE of Rubidoux, CA · 30045 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.92km NNE of Rialto, CA · 30044 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.010km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 30041 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.92km SSE of Century City, CA · 30038 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.82km SE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 30030 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.94km WNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 30025 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.815km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 30012 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.89km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 30009 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.75km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 30007 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.23km WSW of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 29987 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.42km WNW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 30046 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.548km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 30056 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.43km E of Ontario, CA · 30057 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.011km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 30069 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.51km SW of Fontana, CA · 30073 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.715km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 30074 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.76km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 30075 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3366571 (also filed as ushis1472). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.