California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6km SE of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6km SE of Carson, CA on Mon, May 7, 1962, 9:12 AM GMT-7 (16:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10km W of Avalon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1962-05-07 16:12:01 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.795° N, 118.238° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.010km W of Avalon, CA · 23494 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.07km SSW of Leona Valley, CA · 23483 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.45km SW of Devore, CA · 23476 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.85km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 23523 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.53km SSW of Grand Terrace, CA · 23524 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.82km WNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 23526 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.55km W of Signal Hill, CA · 23536 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.56km WNW of Acton, CA · 23538 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.41km ENE of Fontana, CA · 23539 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.34km SSE of Ontario, CA · 23539 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.07km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 23544 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344377. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.