M2.1 earthquake 2km SSW of Compton, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Aug 18, 1985, 11:03 AM PDT

UTC

1985-08-18 18:03:28 UTC

Depth

-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.875° N, 118.229° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

144°

Stations used

0

• Compton, CaliforniaPopulation 98,462. Forecast2 kmSSW
• Torrance, CaliforniaPopulation 143,592. Forecast11 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast20 kmS

After

1. 2.54km NNE of Fontana, CAMon, Aug 19, 2:12 AM PDT · 15010 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.35km S of Pearblossum, CAWed, Aug 21, 12:37 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.53km WNW of Redlands, CAThu, Aug 22, 2:47 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.11km WNW of Costa Mesa, CAFri, Aug 23, 12:45 AM PDT · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
5. 2.136km WSW of Camp Pendleton South, CAFri, Aug 23, 8:47 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.84km SSW of Glendale, CAFri, Aug 23, 9:04 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
7. 2.46km NW of Vincent, CASat, Aug 24, 9:24 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
8. 2.02km WSW of Devore, CASun, Aug 25, 1:17 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.61km E of Loma Linda, CATue, Aug 27, 10:46 AM PDT · 15002 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.76km SSW of Redlands, CAFri, Aug 30, 2:31 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
11. 2.04km SW of Compton, CAFri, Aug 30, 10:09 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.91km NNW of Loma Linda, CASun, Sep 1, 5:59 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.94km NE of Culver City, CAMon, Sep 2, 7:58 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
14. 2.15km N of Moreno Valley, CATue, Sep 3, 5:51 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.94km N of Moreno Valley, CATue, Sep 3, 6:21 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.611km S of Wrightwood, CAWed, Sep 4, 4:37 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.97km SSW of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Sep 4, 11:01 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.93km SSE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Sep 5, 7:32 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.320km SSW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 6, 12:06 AM PDT · 14992 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
20. 1.73km WNW of Signal Hill, CAFri, Sep 6, 9:49 AM PDT · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
21. 1.89km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Sep 6, 8:34 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
22. 2.03km E of Lakewood, CAFri, Sep 6, 9:03 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
23. 2.24km SW of Signal Hill, CAFri, Sep 6, 9:12 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
24. 1.94km W of Signal Hill, CASat, Sep 7, 2:06 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
25. 2.03km SSE of Malibu Beach, CASun, Sep 8, 9:03 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
26. 2.43km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Sep 9, 11:25 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
27. 1.913km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 5:57 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
28. 1.813km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 3:46 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
29. 1.84km NE of Lytle Creek, CAThu, Sep 12, 7:46 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
30. 2.132km SSW of Dana Point, CAFri, Sep 13, 9:12 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
31. 2.318km S of Camarillo, CASat, Sep 14, 1:55 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
32. 1.93km WNW of Devore, CASat, Sep 14, 4:27 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
33. 1.95km NNW of Yorba Linda, CASat, Sep 14, 5:12 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
34. 1.82km SE of Loma Linda, CASun, Sep 15, 4:07 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
35. 2.92km NNW of Loma Linda, CAMon, Sep 16, 6:03 PM PDT · 14982 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
36. 2.22km ESE of Villa Park, CATue, Sep 17, 6:33 AM PDT · 14981 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
37. 2.07km SSW of Corona, CATue, Sep 17, 11:08 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
38. 1.66km SSW of Littlerock, CAWed, Sep 18, 5:21 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
39. 1.80km ENE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Sep 19, 2:02 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
40. 2.316km S of Camarillo, CAThu, Sep 19, 3:24 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
41. 2.39km W of Malibu, CAThu, Sep 19, 7:47 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
42. 1.92km SSW of Loma Linda, CAThu, Sep 19, 8:20 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
43. 1.74km E of Las Flores, CASat, Sep 21, 2:39 PM PDT · 14977 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
44. 1.88km ENE of Moreno Valley, CASun, Sep 22, 4:59 PM PDT · 14976 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
45. 1.712km N of Piru, CAMon, Sep 23, 4:04 PM PDT · 14975 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
46. 1.72km NE of Grand Terrace, CATue, Sep 24, 7:25 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
47. 1.94km SE of Loma Linda, CAWed, Sep 25, 7:41 AM PDT · 14973 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
48. 2.610km S of Las Flores, CAWed, Sep 25, 6:25 PM PDT · 14973 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
49. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 3:52 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
50. 2.32km NNW of Inglewood, CAThu, Sep 26, 3:57 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
51. 1.917km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 4:39 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
52. 1.72km SSE of Redlands, CAThu, Sep 26, 5:04 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
53. 1.516km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 8:58 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
54. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 9:27 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
55. 2.12km NE of Fountain Valley, CAThu, Sep 26, 5:23 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
56. 2.04km NNW of Las Flores, CAFri, Sep 27, 4:38 PM PDT · 14971 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
57. 2.14km NNE of Fontana, CASun, Sep 29, 4:23 AM PDT · 14969 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
58. 1.914km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Sep 29, 4:26 AM PDT · 14969 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
59. 2.08km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CASun, Sep 29, 1:18 PM PDT · 14969 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
60. 2.118km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASun, Sep 29, 3:03 PM PDT · 14969 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

1. 2.33km SSW of San Bernardino, CASat, Aug 17, 11:24 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
2. 2.57km NNE of Moreno Valley, CASat, Aug 17, 12:25 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.66km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Aug 16, 10:20 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
4. 2.114km N of Castaic, CAFri, Aug 16, 8:45 AM PDT · 15013 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.95km WNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CAFri, Aug 16, 5:09 AM PDT · 15013 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
6. 1.82km E of Colton, CAFri, Aug 16, 2:14 AM PDT · 15013 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.63km SSE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Aug 14, 6:27 AM PDT · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.639km SSW of San Clemente, CAFri, Aug 9, 9:05 PM PDT · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.112km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CAWed, Aug 7, 11:29 PM PDT · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.60km SSE of Castaic, CATue, Aug 6, 10:28 PM PDT · 15022 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
11. 2.21km N of Loma Linda, CASat, Aug 3, 2:01 PM PDT · 15026 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.24km SSE of Redlands, CASat, Aug 3, 9:00 AM PDT · 15026 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.85km SSW of Redlands, CAFri, Aug 2, 4:24 AM PDT · 15027 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.125km S of Malibu, CAThu, Aug 1, 12:42 PM PDT · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.619km W of Malibu, CAThu, Aug 1, 4:54 AM PDT · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
16. 2.526km SSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Aug 1, 4:14 AM PDT · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.22km E of Colton, CAWed, Jul 31, 3:39 AM PDT · 15029 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.91km NE of Grand Terrace, CAWed, Jul 31, 3:14 AM PDT · 15029 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.01km NW of Colton, CATue, Jul 30, 11:45 PM PDT · 15029 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.63km SE of Valencia, CATue, Jul 30, 8:54 AM PDT · 15030 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci109911. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.