California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3km NNW of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3km NNW of Carson, CA on Tue, Nov 10, 1970, 11:07 PM PST (07:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2km WNW of West Puente Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1970-11-11 07:07:22 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.859° N, 118.296° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.92km NNW of San Bernardino, CA · 20403 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.22km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 20401 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.45km N of San Bernardino, CA · 20400 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.811km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 20399 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.87km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 20380 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.46km WSW of Santa Paula, CA · 20376 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.917km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 20367 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.53km WNW of Lawndale, CA · 20357 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.62km WNW of West Puente Valley, CA · 20350 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.82km NW of Carson, CA · 20405 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.54km N of San Bernardino, CA · 20405 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.56km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 20406 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.45km SSW of Devore, CA · 20406 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.83km N of San Bernardino, CA · 20407 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.94km S of San Dimas, CA · 20408 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.04km NNE of Diamond Bar, CA · 20408 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.74km W of Pomona, CA · 20408 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.82km S of Westwood, CA · 20416 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.117km SW of Neenach, CA · 20416 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.58km SSE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 20416 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.34km WNW of Crestline, CA · 20423 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.92km SW of Mira Loma, CA · 20430 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3323484. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.