M2.0 earthquake 2km WNW of Compton, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Mar 9, 1981, 7:24 PM PST

UTC

1981-03-10 03:24:11 UTC

Depth

14.4 km (9.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.902° N, 118.236° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

101°

Stations used

26

• Compton, CaliforniaPopulation 98,462. Forecast2 kmWNW
• Downey, CaliforniaPopulation 114,219. Forecast10 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast17 kmS

After

1. 1.64km SSW of Culver City, CATue, Mar 10, 12:20 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
2. 1.815km S of Camarillo, CATue, Mar 10, 6:57 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.83km WSW of Pomona, CATue, Mar 10, 6:16 PM PST · 16635 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
4. 1.815km SSE of Avalon, CAThu, Mar 12, 10:59 PM PST · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.04km SE of Wrightwood, CAFri, Mar 13, 2:34 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.74km E of Vincent, CASat, Mar 14, 10:29 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
7. 1.822km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAMon, Mar 16, 11:15 PM PST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
8. 1.74km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Mar 18, 2:16 AM PST · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
9. 2.02km NE of Loma Linda, CAWed, Mar 18, 10:50 AM PST · 16627 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.64km NNE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Mar 18, 4:09 PM PST · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.75km NE of Oxnard, CAWed, Mar 18, 6:06 PM PST · 16627 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.05km NW of Castaic, CAFri, Mar 20, 6:38 AM PST · 16625 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CASun, Mar 22, 10:45 AM PST · 16623 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.42km ESE of Loma Linda, CASun, Mar 22, 8:54 PM PST · 16623 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.14km NNW of Vincent, CAMon, Mar 23, 8:06 AM PST · 16622 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
16. 1.62km NW of Loma Linda, CAWed, Mar 25, 6:43 AM PST · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.61km SSW of San Bernardino, CAFri, Mar 27, 12:15 AM PST · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.83km SSE of San Bernardino, CAFri, Mar 27, 9:40 AM PST · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.08km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Mar 27, 4:57 PM PST · 16618 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
20. 1.92km W of Huntington Beach, CASat, Mar 28, 3:11 AM PST · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
21. 1.61km NW of Los Alamitos, CASat, Mar 28, 4:55 AM PST · 16617 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.17km NNW of Fontana, CAMon, Mar 30, 9:37 AM PST · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
23. 2.316km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Mar 31, 3:36 AM PST · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
24. 1.77km E of San Pedro, CAWed, Apr 1, 4:52 AM PST · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
25. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 1, 8:06 AM PST · 16613 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
26. 2.012km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAThu, Apr 2, 9:00 AM PST · 16612 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
27. 1.72km W of Huntington Beach, CAFri, Apr 3, 11:47 AM PST · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
28. 1.54km NE of Thousand Oaks, CASat, Apr 4, 2:05 PM PST · 16610 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
29. 2.12km NE of Thousand Oaks, CASat, Apr 4, 2:05 PM PST · 16610 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
30. 2.018km N of Avalon, CASat, Apr 4, 10:50 PM PST · 16609 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
31. 1.97km SW of Pearblossum, CAWed, Apr 8, 4:56 AM PST · 16606 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
32. 1.710km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:10 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.945km SSW of San Clemente, CAWed, Apr 8, 7:58 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
34. 1.844km SSW of San Clemente, CAWed, Apr 8, 8:20 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
35. 1.52km S of San Bernardino, CASat, Apr 11, 10:18 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
36. 1.82km S of San Bernardino, CASat, Apr 11, 10:25 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
37. 1.712km SW of Port Hueneme, CASun, Apr 12, 8:33 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
38. 2.36km WSW of Newport Beach, CATue, Apr 14, 4:34 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
39. 1.512km NW of Fillmore, CATue, Apr 14, 5:23 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.25km N of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Apr 15, 12:24 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
41. 2.52km NNW of Colton, CAThu, Apr 16, 12:53 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
42. 1.53km NNW of Loma Linda, CAMon, Apr 20, 11:16 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
43. 1.88km W of El Segundo, CATue, Apr 21, 4:44 AM PST · 16593 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
44. 2.32km NW of Costa Mesa, CATue, Apr 21, 5:36 AM PST · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
45. 1.93km SW of Lake Los Angeles, CATue, Apr 21, 8:59 AM PST · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
46. 1.511km NW of Fillmore, CAWed, Apr 22, 1:22 AM PST · 16592 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
47. 1.54km NW of Yorba Linda, CAWed, Apr 22, 10:56 PM PST · 16591 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
48. 2.05km N of Yorba Linda, CAWed, Apr 22, 11:04 PM PST · 16591 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
49. 2.02km NNW of Brea, CASun, Apr 26, 6:45 PM PDT · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
50. 1.54km N of Huntington Park, CAMon, Apr 27, 1:47 PM PDT · 16587 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
51. 1.731km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Apr 28, 12:32 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
52. 2.41km NNE of Loma Linda, CATue, Apr 28, 4:00 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
53. 1.55km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 29, 1:18 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
54. 1.61km SE of MacArthur Park, CAFri, May 1, 4:18 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
55. 2.028km S of Malibu, CAFri, May 1, 12:14 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
56. 1.72km SW of Los Angeles, CASat, May 2, 3:40 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
57. 1.54km E of Lytle Creek, CASat, May 2, 4:41 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
58. 2.15km N of Sunland, CASun, May 3, 11:44 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
59. 2.51km WSW of Port Hueneme, CAMon, May 4, 4:10 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
60. 3.04km NW of Huntington Beach, CATue, May 5, 10:56 PM PDT · 16579 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

1. 1.74km WNW of San Clemente, CASun, Mar 8, 4:00 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
2. 2.47km SW of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 7, 4:16 PM PST · 16638 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.63km W of Inglewood, CASat, Mar 7, 1:51 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.613km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Mar 6, 10:35 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.612km SSE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAFri, Mar 6, 6:33 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
6. 1.53km NNW of Colton, CAThu, Mar 5, 3:55 PM PST · 16640 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.64km W of Redlands, CAWed, Mar 4, 9:10 PM PST · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.411km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CAMon, Mar 2, 1:26 AM PST · 16643 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.812km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CAMon, Mar 2, 1:06 AM PST · 16643 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.79km NE of Foothill Ranch, CAMon, Mar 2, 12:55 AM PST · 16643 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
11. 2.04km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 1, 10:28 AM PST · 16644 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.13km ESE of Rowland Heights, CASat, Feb 28, 1:58 PM PST · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
13. 3.42km SSE of Woodland Hills, CAFri, Feb 27, 7:11 AM PST · 16646 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.72km SSE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Feb 26, 9:42 PM PST · 16647 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.911km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CAThu, Feb 26, 6:53 PM PST · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.718km S of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Feb 26, 2:51 PM PST · 16647 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.39km SSE of Malibu Beach, CATue, Feb 24, 12:49 PM PST · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.52km ESE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Feb 23, 2:49 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Feb 23, 1:46 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.93km E of Colton, CASun, Feb 22, 4:10 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531077. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.