M2.8 earthquake 2km E of Compton, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Jan 24, 1977, 3:35 AM PST

UTC

1977-01-24 11:35:16 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.896° N, 118.192° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

52

• East Rancho Dominguez, CaliforniaPopulation 15,135. Forecast0 kmSE
• Downey, CaliforniaPopulation 114,219. Forecast7 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast18 kmSSE

After

1. 1.68km SSW of Pearblossum, CAMon, Jan 24, 1:59 PM PST · 18144 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
2. 2.26km N of Fontana, CAMon, Jan 24, 5:35 PM PST · 18144 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.09km SSW of Pearblossum, CATue, Jan 25, 11:43 PM PST · 18143 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jan 27, 11:17 AM PST · 18141 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.510km N of Sunland, CAThu, Jan 27, 1:30 PM PST · 18141 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.512km ESE of Piru, CAThu, Jan 27, 5:11 PM PST · 18141 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.59km SE of Piru, CASat, Jan 29, 9:29 AM PST · 18139 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
8. 1.58km SSE of Piru, CASun, Jan 30, 9:49 PM PST · 18138 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.53km NNW of Fontana, CAMon, Jan 31, 7:09 AM PST · 18137 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.16km NW of Pacoima, CAMon, Jan 31, 11:36 AM PST · 18137 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.23km NW of San Clemente, CATue, Feb 1, 11:58 AM PST · 18136 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.229km SSE of Avalon, CATue, Feb 1, 3:13 PM PST · 18136 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
13. 1.62km WSW of Fontana, CATue, Feb 1, 8:09 PM PST · 18136 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
14. 1.86km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Feb 1, 11:57 PM PST · 18136 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.62km E of Loma Linda, CAWed, Feb 2, 7:22 AM PST · 18135 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.94km N of Fontana, CAWed, Feb 2, 3:59 PM PST · 18135 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.92km SW of Loma Linda, CAFri, Feb 4, 3:15 AM PST · 18134 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.87km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Feb 4, 10:45 AM PST · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.24km SSE of Lytle Creek, CASat, Feb 5, 5:08 AM PST · 18133 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.82km SW of Loma Linda, CASat, Feb 5, 11:31 PM PST · 18132 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
21. 2.26km SSE of Loma Linda, CATue, Feb 8, 8:11 AM PST · 18129 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
22. 1.72km SSE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Feb 10, 6:47 AM PST · 18127 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.012km ESE of Piru, CAThu, Feb 10, 7:16 PM PST · 18127 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
24. 1.715km SW of Malibu, CASat, Feb 12, 12:50 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, CASat, Feb 12, 1:39 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
26. 2.06km SSE of Littlerock, CASun, Feb 13, 1:06 PM PST · 18124 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.51km NE of Redlands, CASun, Feb 13, 11:03 PM PST · 18124 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.04km ESE of Pearblossum, CAMon, Feb 14, 1:16 AM PST · 18124 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
29. 2.616km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Feb 15, 7:31 AM PST · 18122 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
30. 2.15km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAThu, Feb 17, 7:36 PM PST · 18120 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
31. 2.127km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Feb 17, 7:58 PM PST · 18120 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
32. 1.910km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Feb 17, 11:19 PM PST · 18120 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
33. 1.714km SW of Thousand Oaks, CASat, Feb 19, 1:55 AM PST · 18119 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
34. 1.84km SW of Redlands, CASat, Feb 19, 3:39 AM PST · 18119 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
35. 2.04km SW of Redlands, CASat, Feb 19, 1:40 PM PST · 18118 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
36. 1.63km SW of San Bernardino, CASat, Feb 19, 9:24 PM PST · 18118 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
37. 1.94km WNW of Wrightwood, CAMon, Feb 21, 6:18 AM PST · 18116 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
38. 1.710km SW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Feb 24, 3:36 AM PST · 18114 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
39. 2.33km W of Fontana, CAThu, Feb 24, 9:06 AM PST · 18113 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
40. 1.614km S of Las Flores, CAFri, Feb 25, 5:31 AM PST · 18112 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
41. 1.62km S of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 26, 5:50 AM PST · 18111 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
42. 2.54km SSE of Rossmoor, CASat, Feb 26, 12:25 PM PST · 18111 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
43. 3.22km N of Silver Lake, CASat, Feb 26, 2:09 PM PST · 18111 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
44. 2.19km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 26, 2:27 PM PST · 18111 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
45. 1.76km SSE of Littlerock, CASun, Feb 27, 2:41 AM PST · 18111 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
46. 2.36km SW of Pearblossum, CASun, Feb 27, 6:48 AM PST · 18110 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
47. 2.66km NE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 28, 10:04 PM PST · 18109 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
48. 1.82km ENE of Garden Grove, CAWed, Mar 2, 1:32 AM PST · 18108 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
49. 1.66km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Mar 4, 6:59 AM PST · 18105 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
50. 1.83km WSW of Costa Mesa, CAFri, Mar 4, 10:00 PM PST · 18105 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
51. 2.24km ENE of Rancho Cucamonga, CASat, Mar 5, 2:11 AM PST · 18105 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
52. 2.06km SW of Pearblossum, CASat, Mar 5, 6:43 AM PST · 18104 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
53. 2.233km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Mar 5, 9:16 PM PST · 18104 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
54. 1.57km SSE of Malibu, CASun, Mar 6, 10:39 AM PST · 18103 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
55. 1.72km E of Muscoy, CASun, Mar 6, 3:57 PM PST · 18103 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
56. 1.910km NE of Sunland, CASun, Mar 6, 10:08 PM PST · 18103 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
57. 2.27km SW of Pearblossum, CAMon, Mar 7, 1:36 AM PST · 18103 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
58. 3.08km SW of Pearblossum, CAMon, Mar 7, 3:04 AM PST · 18103 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
59. 2.47km N of Fontana, CAMon, Mar 7, 4:49 PM PST · 18102 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
60. 1.75km SSE of Littlerock, CAMon, Mar 7, 8:14 PM PST · 18102 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

1. 2.04km SSW of Ladera Ranch, CAMon, Jan 24, 1:47 AM PST · 18145 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.93km NNE of San Juan Capistrano, CAMon, Jan 24, 1:40 AM PST · 18145 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.14km NW of Pacoima, CASun, Jan 23, 12:17 PM PST · 18145 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.010km WSW of Malibu, CASun, Jan 23, 5:01 AM PST · 18146 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.312km SW of Valencia, CASat, Jan 22, 12:53 PM PST · 18146 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.610km ESE of Piru, CASat, Jan 22, 11:55 AM PST · 18146 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.612km ESE of Piru, CASat, Jan 22, 7:10 AM PST · 18146 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Jan 20, 12:31 AM PST · 18149 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.15km E of Malibu, CATue, Jan 18, 11:48 PM PST · 18150 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
10. 1.82km SSW of Malibu, CAMon, Jan 17, 9:42 PM PST · 18151 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
11. 1.712km ESE of Piru, CAMon, Jan 17, 7:17 AM PST · 18151 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.111km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Jan 16, 6:58 PM PST · 18152 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
13. 2.312km ESE of Piru, CASun, Jan 16, 6:16 PM PST · 18152 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
14. 1.511km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Jan 16, 5:53 PM PST · 18152 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.211km ESE of Piru, CASun, Jan 16, 4:43 PM PST · 18152 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
16. 3.411km ESE of Piru, CASun, Jan 16, 4:39 PM PST · 18152 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
17. 1.712km S of Las Flores, CASat, Jan 15, 10:18 PM PST · 18153 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
18. 1.84km W of Devore, CASat, Jan 15, 9:04 PM PST · 18153 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
19. 2.05km NE of Yorba Linda, CAFri, Jan 14, 9:23 PM PST · 18154 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
20. 1.85km SW of Pearblossum, CAThu, Jan 13, 5:01 PM PST · 18155 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3332593 (also filed as usp0000mb3). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.