M2.5 earthquake 4km SE of Carson, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Sep 11, 1982, 6:55 AM PDT

UTC

1982-09-11 13:55:31 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.808° N, 118.244° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

71°

Stations used

0

• Wilmington, CaliforniaPopulation 52,000. Forecast4 kmNNE
• Long Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 474,140. Forecast7 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast27 kmS

After

1. 2.24km ESE of Carson, CASun, Sep 12, 1:40 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.79km ESE of Coto De Caza, CASun, Sep 12, 8:02 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.96km W of Signal Hill, CASun, Sep 12, 8:55 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.416km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Sep 14, 6:47 AM PDT · 16080 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 2:29 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.628km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 11:36 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
7. 3.14km E of Lennox, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.34km W of Florence-Graham, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:59 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.23km SSW of San Fernando, CASun, Sep 19, 11:51 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
10. 2.53km NNE of Granada Hills, CASun, Sep 19, 11:59 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
11. 2.23km ESE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Sep 20, 12:25 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.46km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Sep 20, 9:21 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.97km SSE of Malibu, CAMon, Sep 20, 11:20 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
14. 2.820km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Sep 22, 3:32 PM PDT · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.09km N of Foothill Ranch, CAThu, Sep 23, 9:51 AM PDT · 16070 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
16. 2.22km ESE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Sep 23, 2:38 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.12km E of Loma Linda, CAThu, Sep 23, 2:38 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.215km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 24, 7:58 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
19. 3.16km S of Avalon, CASat, Sep 25, 1:38 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.41km NNW of Los Alamitos, CASat, Sep 25, 6:00 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
21. 2.14km NNW of Villa Park, CASun, Sep 26, 4:18 AM PDT · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
22. 2.74km N of Moreno Valley, CAMon, Sep 27, 9:03 AM PDT · 16067 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
23. 2.24km SSW of Palmdale, CAThu, Sep 30, 2:18 AM PDT · 16064 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.82km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CAThu, Sep 30, 8:16 AM PDT · 16064 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
25. 2.020km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 3, 9:11 PM PDT · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
26. 2.321km NNE of Avalon, CAMon, Oct 4, 9:38 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
27. 2.419km SE of Port Hueneme, CATue, Oct 5, 6:29 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
28. 2.43km WSW of Malibu, CATue, Oct 5, 9:10 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
29. 2.24km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 5, 7:28 PM PDT · 16058 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
30. 2.33km NE of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 6, 5:13 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
31. 1.94km N of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Oct 7, 4:38 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
32. 2.516km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 8, 10:08 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
33. 1.64km WNW of Fontana, CAMon, Oct 11, 5:57 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
34. 2.64km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
35. 1.94km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 8:05 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
36. 1.71km ENE of Walnut, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
37. 2.04km NW of Diamond Bar, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
38. 1.94km S of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:28 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
39. 2.68km WSW of Pinon Hills, CATue, Oct 12, 12:02 PM PDT · 16051 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
40. 1.613km N of Bradbury, CAWed, Oct 13, 2:13 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
41. 1.98km WSW of Pinon Hills, CAWed, Oct 13, 3:29 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
42. 2.08km WSW of Pinon Hills, CAWed, Oct 13, 5:57 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
43. 2.61km SE of West Hills, CAWed, Oct 13, 5:51 PM PDT · 16050 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
44. 2.711km W of Corona, CAThu, Oct 14, 5:26 AM PDT · 16050 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
45. 3.30km NNE of West Hills, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:57 AM PDT · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
46. 2.04km NNW of Pacoima, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:41 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
47. 2.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 16, 8:58 AM PDT · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
48. 2.14km S of Ladera Ranch, CASun, Oct 17, 4:07 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
49. 1.96km NNE of Moreno Valley, CASun, Oct 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
50. 1.85km NNE of Moreno Valley, CASun, Oct 17, 9:30 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
51. 2.37km SSW of San Pedro, CASun, Oct 17, 10:56 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
52. 2.63km WSW of Rossmoor, CAMon, Oct 18, 12:23 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
53. 2.513km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
54. 2.69km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 3:27 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
55. 1.92km SW of Loma Linda, CATue, Oct 19, 8:48 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
56. 2.16km SE of Carson, CAFri, Oct 22, 3:18 AM PDT · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
57. 2.24km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Oct 22, 10:17 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
58. 2.13km SW of Castaic, CASat, Oct 23, 4:19 PM PDT · 16040 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
59. 3.68km SSW of Port Hueneme, CASun, Oct 24, 12:23 PM PDT · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
60. 2.210km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Oct 25, 9:28 PM PDT · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

1. 2.44km ENE of Newport Beach, CAFri, Sep 10, 4:47 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
2. 3.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 10, 10:47 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.28km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Sep 10, 6:04 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
4. 2.413km N of Bradbury, CATue, Sep 7, 3:58 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.512km WSW of Malibu, CASat, Sep 4, 1:42 AM PDT · 16090 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.49km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Sep 2, 8:11 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.07km WNW of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Sep 1, 4:38 PM PDT · 16092 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.11km NE of Wrightwood, CATue, Aug 31, 9:49 AM PDT · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.914km NNE of Bradbury, CAMon, Aug 30, 3:35 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
10. 2.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 30, 3:16 AM PDT · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.03km NNE of Moreno Valley, CAMon, Aug 30, 1:53 AM PDT · 16095 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.72km ESE of Ontario, CASun, Aug 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.12km SSE of Costa Mesa, CASat, Aug 28, 5:06 PM PDT · 16096 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
14. 1.93km W of Lytle Creek, CASat, Aug 28, 10:02 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.03km SW of San Bernardino, CAFri, Aug 27, 10:16 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.23km WSW of Westwood, CAFri, Aug 27, 4:59 AM PDT · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
17. 3.45km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Aug 26, 9:25 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
18. 2.44km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Aug 26, 9:24 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
19. 2.45km N of Avalon, CAThu, Aug 26, 4:26 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
20. 1.61km NW of Colton, CAThu, Aug 26, 2:01 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507598 (also filed as usp0001phe). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.