M2.0 earthquake 1km NE of Carson, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1km NE of Carson, CA on Tue, Apr 17, 1984, 10:01 PM PST (06:01 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 10km SSE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-04-18 06:01:56 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.836° N, 118.276° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 0°
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.110km SSE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15502 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.39km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15502 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.39km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15502 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.87km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15502 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.52km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15502 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.25km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 15501 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.53km NE of Brea, CA · 15500 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.99km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15500 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.93km NNW of Newport Beach, CA · 15499 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.04km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15499 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.918km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 15498 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.55km NE of Wildomar, CA · 15498 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.07km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15498 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.85km E of Vincent, CA · 15496 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.74km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15494 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.322km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 15493 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.25km W of Devore, CA · 15493 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.13km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 15492 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.96km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15492 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.413km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15492 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.92km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15492 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.43km S of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15491 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.85km S of Devore, CA · 15490 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.10km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15489 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.91km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 15489 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.14km WNW of Muscoy, CA · 15489 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.52km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15487 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.72km NNW of Muscoy, CA · 15487 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.92km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15487 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.12km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15486 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.39km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15486 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.59km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15486 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.61km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15485 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.56km SW of Pearblossum, CA · 15484 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.446km SW of San Clemente, CA · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.020km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.78km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15481 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.43km SSE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15481 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.83km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15480 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.07km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15480 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.911km W of Malibu, CA · 15480 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.46km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15480 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.73km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15480 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.82km WNW of Commerce, CA · 15480 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.92km E of Grand Terrace, CA · 15479 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15479 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.25km NNE of Claremont, CA · 15479 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.85km NNE of Claremont, CA · 15479 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.32km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15477 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.310km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 15476 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.43km ENE of Colton, CA · 15475 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15474 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.02km N of Fontana, CA · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.911km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 15472 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.16km WSW of Devore, CA · 15471 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.76km N of Lytle Creek, CA · 15469 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.04km W of Fontana, CA · 15469 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.03km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15467 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.58km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15467 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.05km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15466 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
The first 60 of 105.
Before
- 1.95km NE of Brea, CA · 15503 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.22km ESE of Carson, CA · 15503 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.04km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15503 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.84km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15504 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.327km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 15504 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.616km N of Fillmore, CA · 15504 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.72km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15504 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.94km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.242km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 15505 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.91km NW of Colton, CA · 15505 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.92km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15506 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.96km E of Vincent, CA · 15507 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.05km E of Vincent, CA · 15507 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.327km E of Avalon, CA · 15507 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.61km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 15507 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.05km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 15507 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.117km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 15508 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.26km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15508 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.72km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15509 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.82km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15509 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
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