California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4km NE of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4km NE of Carson, CA on Fri, Sep 3, 1954, 9:14 AM GMT-7 (16:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 10km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1954-09-03 16:14:17 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.852° N, 118.246° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.02km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 26319 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.86km SE of San Pedro, CA · 26311 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.43km NNW of Florence-Graham, CA · 26308 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.939km ESE of Avalon, CA · 26305 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.52km E of Torrance, CA · 26302 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.18km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 26273 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.312km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 26273 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.010km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 26273 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.912km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 26273 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.32km ESE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 26326 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.12km NNE of Chino Hills, CA · 26331 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.59km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 26340 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3298447. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.