M2.7 earthquake 0km SSE of Compton, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Oct 27, 1982, 3:21 AM PDT

UTC

1982-10-27 10:21:41 UTC

Depth

11.5 km (7.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.892° N, 118.217° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

53°

Stations used

0

• Compton, CaliforniaPopulation 98,462. Forecast1 kmSSE
• Downey, CaliforniaPopulation 114,219. Forecast9 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast18 kmS

After

1. 2.544km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Oct 28, 11:28 PM PDT · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.33km SE of Loma Linda, CASat, Oct 30, 5:52 AM PDT · 16034 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.93km NNW of Colton, CASat, Oct 30, 11:15 AM PDT · 16033 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.647km SSW of San Clemente, CASun, Oct 31, 1:37 AM PDT · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.746km SSW of San Clemente, CATue, Nov 2, 4:52 AM PST · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.97km ENE of Villa Park, CAWed, Nov 3, 6:53 PM PST · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
7. 1.810km SW of Valencia, CAThu, Nov 4, 2:21 AM PST · 16029 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.42km ENE of Fullerton, CAThu, Nov 4, 8:13 AM PST · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
9. 2.546km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Nov 4, 11:31 AM PST · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.65km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Nov 5, 11:37 PM PST · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.38km SSW of Lytle Creek, CASun, Nov 7, 5:53 PM PST · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.84km W of Devore, CAMon, Nov 8, 12:42 PM PST · 16024 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.54km SSE of Long Beach, CATue, Nov 9, 6:04 AM PST · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
14. 1.88km WSW of Corona, CATue, Nov 9, 7:22 AM PST · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.510km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Nov 10, 12:18 AM PST · 16023 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
16. 2.55km NW of Corona, CAWed, Nov 10, 4:51 AM PST · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
17. 2.412km W of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 11, 6:48 PM PST · 16021 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.44km E of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 11, 9:44 PM PST · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
19. 2.11km WSW of Loma Linda, CAFri, Nov 12, 12:33 PM PST · 16020 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
20. 2.31km WSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Nov 12, 1:14 PM PST · 16020 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
21. 1.91km NE of Lakewood, CASat, Nov 13, 1:34 AM PST · 16020 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.13km NW of Loma Linda, CASun, Nov 14, 1:27 PM PST · 16018 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
23. 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CATue, Nov 16, 10:19 PM PST · 16016 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
24. 2.415km N of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 17, 11:03 PM PST · 16015 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
25. 2.44km SW of Signal Hill, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:00 PM PST · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
26. 2.43km N of Diamond Bar, CAFri, Nov 19, 10:51 PM PST · 16013 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
27. 2.48km ESE of Coto De Caza, CASat, Nov 20, 12:20 PM PST · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
28. 2.21km WNW of West Hills, CASun, Nov 21, 8:02 AM PST · 16012 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.11km NE of Highland Park, CATue, Nov 23, 11:40 AM PST · 16009 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
30. 2.04km SW of Norco, CATue, Nov 23, 2:54 PM PST · 16009 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
31. 2.415km W of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 25, 12:47 AM PST · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
32. 2.528km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Nov 25, 4:40 AM PST · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
33. 1.52km NNE of Moreno Valley, CAFri, Nov 26, 10:53 AM PST · 16006 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
34. 2.65km NNW of Moreno Valley, CASat, Nov 27, 3:34 AM PST · 16006 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
35. 2.923km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Nov 27, 9:52 AM PST · 16005 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
36. 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CASat, Nov 27, 12:56 PM PST · 16005 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
37. 2.42km SW of Colton, CASun, Nov 28, 6:18 AM PST · 16005 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
38. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Nov 28, 6:58 PM PST · 16004 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
39. 1.94km NE of La Verne, CASun, Nov 28, 11:41 PM PST · 16004 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
40. 1.92km S of Littlerock, CAMon, Nov 29, 7:51 PM PST · 16003 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
41. 2.523km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Nov 30, 9:34 PM PST · 16002 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
42. 2.322km S of San Pedro, CATue, Nov 30, 10:24 PM PST · 16002 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
43. 2.62km ESE of Inglewood, CAFri, Dec 3, 7:08 PM PST · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
44. 2.17km NNE of Crestline, CASat, Dec 4, 2:48 AM PST · 15999 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
45. 2.44km WNW of Inglewood, CASun, Dec 5, 4:41 PM PST · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
46. 2.13km SW of Willowbrook, CASun, Dec 5, 11:47 PM PST · 15997 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
47. 2.43km ENE of Brea, CAMon, Dec 6, 9:25 AM PST · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
48. 1.99km NNE of Bradbury, CAMon, Dec 6, 1:06 PM PST · 15996 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
49. 2.515km W of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Dec 7, 11:49 PM PST · 15995 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
50. 2.59km S of Las Flores, CAWed, Dec 8, 1:42 AM PST · 15995 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
51. 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CAThu, Dec 9, 2:43 AM PST · 15994 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
52. 1.55km S of Redlands, CASun, Dec 12, 7:51 AM PST · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
53. 2.84km SE of Seal Beach, CASun, Dec 12, 6:05 PM PST · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
54. 2.75km SE of Seal Beach, CAMon, Dec 13, 5:41 PM PST · 15989 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
55. 1.81km WNW of Loma Linda, CATue, Dec 14, 5:54 AM PST · 15989 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
56. 2.316km SSW of San Pedro, CATue, Dec 14, 12:35 PM PST · 15988 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
57. 2.58km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 15, 12:34 AM PST · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
58. 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, CASat, Dec 18, 9:20 PM PST · 15984 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
59. 1.93km NNE of Fontana, CAMon, Dec 20, 6:09 PM PST · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
60. 2.34km SSW of Rancho Cucamonga, CATue, Dec 21, 4:39 PM PST · 15981 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

1. 2.22km WSW of Willowbrook, CAWed, Oct 27, 2:53 AM PDT · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.63km ENE of Colton, CATue, Oct 26, 6:40 PM PDT · 16037 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.56km NNE of Moreno Valley, CATue, Oct 26, 6:22 AM PDT · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.210km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Oct 25, 9:28 PM PDT · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
5. 3.68km SSW of Port Hueneme, CASun, Oct 24, 12:23 PM PDT · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.13km SW of Castaic, CASat, Oct 23, 4:19 PM PDT · 16040 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
7. 2.24km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Oct 22, 10:17 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.16km SE of Carson, CAFri, Oct 22, 3:18 AM PDT · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.92km SW of Loma Linda, CATue, Oct 19, 8:48 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.69km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 3:27 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.513km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.63km WSW of Rossmoor, CAMon, Oct 18, 12:23 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.37km SSW of San Pedro, CASun, Oct 17, 10:56 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
14. 1.85km NNE of Moreno Valley, CASun, Oct 17, 9:30 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.96km NNE of Moreno Valley, CASun, Oct 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.14km S of Ladera Ranch, CASun, Oct 17, 4:07 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 16, 8:58 AM PDT · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.04km NNW of Pacoima, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:41 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
19. 3.30km NNE of West Hills, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:57 AM PDT · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
20. 2.711km W of Corona, CAThu, Oct 14, 5:26 AM PDT · 16050 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci511998 (also filed as usp0001qj4). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.