M3.7 earthquake 37km SW of Lompoc, CA
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 37km SW of Lompoc, CA on Sat, Feb 2, 1957, 11:57 PM GMT-8 (07:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1957-02-03 07:57:16 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.414° N, 120.760° W
- Region
- California
- 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 4.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 295°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295809. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.