California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2km NW of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2km NW of Carson, CA on Tue, Nov 10, 1970, 10:08 PM PST (06:08 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3km NNW of Carson, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1970-11-11 06:08:02 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.846° N, 118.300° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.93km NNW of Carson, CA · 20404 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.92km NNW of San Bernardino, CA · 20402 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.22km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 20401 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.45km N of San Bernardino, CA · 20400 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.811km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 20398 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.87km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 20379 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.46km WSW of Santa Paula, CA · 20376 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.917km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 20367 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.53km WNW of Lawndale, CA · 20356 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.62km WNW of West Puente Valley, CA · 20349 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.54km N of San Bernardino, CA · 20405 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.56km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 20405 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.45km SSW of Devore, CA · 20405 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.83km N of San Bernardino, CA · 20407 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.94km S of San Dimas, CA · 20408 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.04km NNE of Diamond Bar, CA · 20408 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.74km W of Pomona, CA · 20408 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.82km S of Westwood, CA · 20415 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.117km SW of Neenach, CA · 20415 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.58km SSE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 20416 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.92km SW of Mira Loma, CA · 20429 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3323643. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC.