M2.0 earthquake 1km NW of Compton, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1km NW of Compton, CA on Thu, Dec 16, 1965, 11:43 PM GMT-8 (07:43 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 9km NE of North Tustin, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-12-17 07:43:39 UTC
- Depth
- 13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.900° N, 118.226° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 255°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.926km SW of Malibu, CA · 22190 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.03km SSW of La Habra, CA · 22178 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.19km NE of North Tustin, CA · 22172 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.81km SE of Valencia, CA · 22143 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330315. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.