M2.6 earthquake 2km NE of Commerce, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 11, 1950, 11:37 PM GMT-8

UTC

1950-01-12 07:37:48 UTC

Depth

13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.017° N, 118.146° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

260°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Commerce, CaliforniaPopulation 13,081. Forecast2 kmNE
• East Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 126,496. Forecast3 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast10 kmESE

After

1. 2.216km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASun, Jan 15, 5:28 PM GMT-8 · 28008 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
2. 3.018km SW of Malibu, CAMon, Jan 16, 11:55 AM GMT-8 · 28008 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
3. 3.510km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CAThu, Jan 19, 1:33 AM GMT-8 · 28005 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.612km SSW of San Pedro, CAFri, Jan 20, 11:29 AM GMT-8 · 28004 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.411km N of Foothill Ranch, CASat, Jan 21, 6:47 AM GMT-8 · 28003 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.17km SSE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAMon, Jan 23, 5:59 PM GMT-8 · 28000 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
7. 3.92km SSE of Fillmore, CATue, Jan 24, 1:57 PM GMT-8 · 27999 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
8. 3.22km SE of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 25, 2:34 AM GMT-8 · 27999 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.49km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Jan 27, 7:01 AM GMT-8 · 27997 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.55km W of Mira Loma, CASat, Jan 28, 9:21 PM GMT-8 · 27995 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.45km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CASun, Jan 29, 5:34 PM GMT-8 · 27994 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
12. 1.64km NE of Baldwin Hills, CAThu, Feb 2, 2:02 PM GMT-8 · 27990 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
13. 2.12km N of Altadena, CASat, Feb 4, 9:16 PM GMT-8 · 27988 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.512km SW of Marina del Rey, CASun, Feb 19, 5:22 PM GMT-8 · 27973 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
15. 3.30km SE of Vincent, CASun, Feb 19, 10:36 PM GMT-8 · 27973 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.51km NNW of Fontana, CAThu, Feb 23, 11:13 PM GMT-8 · 27969 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
17. 3.16km SSW of Port Hueneme, CASat, Feb 25, 4:32 PM GMT-8 · 27967 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.24km N of La Crescenta-Montrose, CAMon, Mar 6, 9:19 PM GMT-8 · 27958 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
19. 2.713km SSW of Neenach, CASun, Mar 12, 10:13 AM GMT-8 · 27953 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

Before

1. 3.92km SSE of Cudahy, CAWed, Jan 11, 1:41 PM GMT-8 · 28012 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.618km W of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Jan 10, 6:38 PM GMT-8 · 28013 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.12km N of Pomona, CAWed, Jan 4, 8:38 AM GMT-8 · 28020 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.78km W of Woodcrest, CATue, Jan 3, 9:26 AM GMT-8 · 28021 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.68km SSW of Lytle Creek, CASat, Dec 31, 2:30 PM GMT-8 · 28023 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.81km SSW of Artesia, CAFri, Dec 30, 12:27 PM GMT-8 · 28025 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.81km SW of Westwood, CAThu, Dec 29, 3:35 AM GMT-8 · 28026 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
8. 2.83km SE of Marina del Rey, CAMon, Dec 26, 6:27 AM GMT-8 · 28029 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.83km ESE of Reseda, CATue, Dec 20, 3:30 PM GMT-8 · 28034 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.92km NW of Lawndale, CATue, Dec 13, 6:23 AM GMT-8 · 28042 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.54km W of Santa Monica, CATue, Dec 13, 1:46 AM GMT-8 · 28042 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362062. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.