M2.6 earthquake 3km SW of Compton, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3km SW of Compton, CA on Mon, Apr 2, 1984, 10:26 PM PST (06:26 UTC), 6 km (4 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
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-04-03 06:26:39 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.873° N, 118.241° 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
- Operator assigned
- 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: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.74km ESE of San Bernardino, CA · 15516 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.02km NE of Commerce, CA · 15515 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.72km N of Sunland, CA · 15515 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.58km S of Santa Clarita, CA · 15514 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.07km S of Redlands, CA · 15514 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.011km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15513 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.96km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15513 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.57km SSW of Devore, CA · 15509 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.94km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15508 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.122km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 15508 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.82km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15508 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.72km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15508 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.26km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15507 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.117km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 15507 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.05km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 15507 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.61km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 15506 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.327km E of Avalon, CA · 15506 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.05km E of Vincent, CA · 15506 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.96km E of Vincent, CA · 15506 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.92km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15505 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.82km SSE of Crestline, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.91km NW of Colton, CA · 15504 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.242km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 15504 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.94km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.72km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15503 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.616km N of Fillmore, CA · 15503 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.327km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 15503 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.84km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15503 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.04km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15503 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.22km ESE of Carson, CA · 15502 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.95km NE of Brea, CA · 15502 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.01km NE of Carson, CA · 15502 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.110km SSE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15501 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.39km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15501 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.39km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15501 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.87km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15501 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.52km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15501 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.25km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 15500 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.53km NE of Brea, CA · 15500 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.99km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15500 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.93km NNW of Newport Beach, CA · 15498 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.04km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15498 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.918km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 15497 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.55km NE of Wildomar, CA · 15497 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.07km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15497 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.85km E of Vincent, CA · 15495 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.74km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15493 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.322km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 15492 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.25km W of Devore, CA · 15492 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.13km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 15492 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.96km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15492 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.413km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15491 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.92km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15491 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.43km S of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15490 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.85km S of Devore, CA · 15489 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.10km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15488 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.91km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 15488 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.14km WNW of Muscoy, CA · 15488 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.52km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15487 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.72km NNW of Muscoy, CA · 15486 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
The first 60 of 106.
Before
- 2.24km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15519 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.640km WSW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 15519 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.03km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15520 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.05km SSE of Huntington Beach, CA · 15520 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.23km W of Newport Beach, CA · 15520 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.910km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 15521 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.60km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15521 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.76km W of Muscoy, CA · 15521 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.60km E of Loma Linda, CA · 15522 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.52km E of Muscoy, CA · 15522 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.01km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 15522 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.71km SW of Colton, CA · 15522 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.65km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15522 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.82km W of Marina del Rey, CA · 15523 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.97km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 15523 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.55km NW of West Hills, CA · 15523 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.66km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 15524 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.438km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 15524 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.75km WSW of Chatsworth, CA · 15524 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.34km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 15524 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci35651 (also filed as usp000237u). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.