California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3km E of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3km E of Carson, CA on Thu, Jan 17, 1980, 1:31 AM PST (09:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8km SSE of Chino Hills, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-17 09:31:21 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.830° N, 118.253° 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, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76km W of Signal Hill, CA · 17050 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.08km SSE of Chino Hills, CA · 17049 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.511km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17049 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.312km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 17047 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.12km NNE of Huntington Beach, CA · 17046 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.74km SE of Westminster, CA · 17046 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.63km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17045 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.03km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 17044 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.23km SSW of Anaheim, CA · 17044 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.76km SSE of Agua Dulce, CA · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.62km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 17042 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.65km SSW of Redlands, CA · 17041 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.32km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 17041 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.91km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 17041 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.23km SW of Los Angeles, CA · 17041 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.62km E of Inglewood, CA · 17040 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.16km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17037 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.36km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 17036 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.06km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 17036 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.98km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 17033 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.68km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.69km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17031 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.33km NE of Hollywood, CA · 17030 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.67km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17030 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.62km NNE of Las Flores, CA · 17030 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.011km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 17030 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.53km NW of West Puente Valley, CA · 17029 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.212km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 17029 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.62km SW of Rossmoor, CA · 17027 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.69km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17027 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.39km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17023 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.07km ENE of Avalon, CA · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.88km E of Avalon, CA · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.87km ENE of Avalon, CA · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.112km NNE of Avalon, CA · 17018 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.79km NE of Avalon, CA · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.911km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 17017 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.915km W of Malibu, CA · 17016 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.23km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 17016 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.67km NW of Malibu, CA · 17015 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.24km N of Fontana, CA · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.03km SSE of Carson, CA · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.62km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17013 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.26km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 17013 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.28km SE of San Pedro, CA · 17012 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.13km E of Rialto, CA · 17012 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.24km E of Rialto, CA · 17012 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.73km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17011 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.510km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17006 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.15km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17006 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.510km SE of Piru, CA · 17004 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.53km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17003 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.98km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17002 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.728km NW of Avalon, CA · 16998 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.85km SSW of MacArthur Park, CA · 16996 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.62km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 16996 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.53km WSW of MacArthur Park, CA · 16995 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.01km S of Westminster, CA · 16995 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.03km WNW of Fontana, CA · 16991 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.45km WSW of Malibu, CA · 16991 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.94km SSE of Malibu, CA · 17051 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.06km NE of Villa Park, CA · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.627km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 17054 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.13km NE of Lytle Creek, CA · 17055 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.618km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17056 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.06km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 17059 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.26km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 17059 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.31km ENE of Santa Monica, CA · 17059 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.115km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 17059 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.78km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17061 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.61km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 17062 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.05km NNW of Sunland, CA · 17064 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.04km WSW of Florence-Graham, CA · 17065 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.87km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17066 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.712km N of Sunland, CA · 17066 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.431km S of Malibu, CA · 17067 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.832km S of Malibu, CA · 17067 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.94km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 17070 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.17km ENE of Oxnard, CA · 17071 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.36km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 17073 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3354971 (also filed as usp000151r). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.