M2.2 earthquake 4km E of Carson, CA
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4km E of Carson, CA on Thu, May 5, 1977, 9:53 PM PDT (04:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 9km SSW of Valencia, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-05-06 04:53:41 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.828° N, 118.239° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.67km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 18048 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.62km ESE of Castaic, CA · 18042 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.11km SSE of Castaic, CA · 18042 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.98km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 18039 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.89km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 18039 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.18km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 18038 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.92km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 18036 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.66km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 18035 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.513km W of Malibu, CA · 18033 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.42km N of Colton, CA · 18032 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.22km N of Colton, CA · 18032 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.610km N of Fillmore, CA · 18031 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.416km SSW of Neenach, CA · 18030 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.913km SSW of Wrightwood, CA · 18030 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.33km SE of Oxnard, CA · 18029 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.34km WNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 18029 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.61km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 18028 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.07km ENE of Ventura, CA · 18027 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.67km S of Redlands, CA · 18025 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.73km N of Placentia, CA · 18024 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.73km N of Placentia, CA · 18023 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.04km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 18023 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 18023 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.25km N of Yorba Linda, CA · 18022 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.56km S of Malibu, CA · 18021 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.54km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 18021 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.93km WSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 18020 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.72km ESE of Colton, CA · 18019 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.12km NW of Lakewood, CA · 18019 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.311km S of Chino, CA · 18016 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.711km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 18016 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.315km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 18015 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.212km S of Wrightwood, CA · 18015 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 18014 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.04km NNW of Diamond Bar, CA · 18013 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.84km S of San Dimas, CA · 18013 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.83km NNW of Diamond Bar, CA · 18013 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.29km SSW of Valencia, CA · 18012 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.24km NNW of Diamond Bar, CA · 18012 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.73km NNW of Diamond Bar, CA · 18012 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.84km NNW of Diamond Bar, CA · 18012 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.69km SSW of Valencia, CA · 18012 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.75km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 18011 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.55km SE of Ontario, CA · 18011 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.16km S of Loma Linda, CA · 18011 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.718km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 18010 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.49km NNE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · 18010 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.63km SSW of Murrieta, CA · 18009 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.93km E of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 18009 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.54km S of Crestline, CA · 18009 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.78km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 18009 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.84km N of Diamond Bar, CA · 18009 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.814km WNW of Camp Pendleton North, CA · 18008 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.76km SSW of Redlands, CA · 18008 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.513km WNW of Castaic, CA · 18008 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.222km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 18008 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.610km W of Malibu, CA · 18007 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.416km N of Avalon, CA · 18005 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.721km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 18003 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.722km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 18003 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
The first 60 of 80.
Before
- 1.86km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 18049 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.93km S of Littlerock, CA · 18049 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.23km NNE of Long Beach, CA · 18050 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.13km SW of Yorba Linda, CA · 18051 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.64km E of Rialto, CA · 18051 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.82km ESE of Rowland Heights, CA · 18052 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.00km E of Muscoy, CA · 18052 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.53km WSW of Fontana, CA · 18053 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.56km NE of San Pedro, CA · 18053 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.114km WNW of Malibu, CA · 18054 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.63km SW of Fontana, CA · 18054 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 18056 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.82km WSW of Malibu, CA · 18060 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.511km ESE of Piru, CA · 18060 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.813km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 18060 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.30km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 18062 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.76km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 18064 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.321km SW of Dana Point, CA · 18064 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.29km SW of Malibu, CA · 18065 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.27km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 18066 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3333315. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.