California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6km S of Compton, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6km S of Compton, CA on Tue, Aug 5, 1986, 2:20 PM PDT (21:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4km SE of Loma Linda, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-08-05 21:20:03 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.844° N, 118.219° W
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
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.541km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14669 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.548km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.95km NNW of Glen Avon, CA · 14667 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.85km N of Glen Avon, CA · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.848km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.43km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14665 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.550km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.72km SE of Muscoy, CA · 14664 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.80km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.447km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.23km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 14663 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.945km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.848km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.645km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.67km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14662 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.125km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.220km ENE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 14661 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.66km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14660 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.67km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14660 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.745km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 14660 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.62km NNE of La Verne, CA · 14659 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.94km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 14659 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.116km WNW of Malibu, CA · 14659 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 3.115km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 14658 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.16km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 14658 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.444km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14658 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.511km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 14657 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.216km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 14657 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.515km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 14657 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.86km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14657 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.08km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 14657 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 3.049km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.449km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.03km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 14655 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.42km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 14655 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.72km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.73km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 14654 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.711km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 14653 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.37km WSW of Santa Monica, CA · 14653 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14653 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.73km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14653 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.02km N of Wrightwood, CA · 14652 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.92km NE of Fontana, CA · 14652 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.52km ENE of Glen Avon, CA · 14652 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14651 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.64km WSW of San Bernardino, CA · 14651 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.93km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 14651 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.94km ENE of Rialto, CA · 14651 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.917km WNW of Malibu, CA · 14651 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.444km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14650 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.62km NNE of La Verne, CA · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.025km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 14650 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.63km SW of Calabasas, CA · 14650 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14648 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14648 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.345km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14648 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.81km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 14647 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.92km NNE of Murrieta, CA · 14647 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14669 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.850km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.81km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14670 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.44km SSW of San Dimas, CA · 14671 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.822km ESE of Avalon, CA · 14671 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.21km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 14671 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14672 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14672 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.12km E of Rossmoor, CA · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.647km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.710km NNW of Castaic, CA · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.65km WSW of Wrightwood, CA · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.12km E of Lomita, CA · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.71km SSW of Baldwin Hills, CA · 14674 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.09km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 14674 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.545km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.738km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.842km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.03km N of Colton, CA · 14676 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci705881. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.