California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4km N of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4km N of Carson, CA on Sun, Feb 8, 1987, 1:19 AM PST (09:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4km NNE of Fontana, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-08 09:19:39 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.863° N, 118.275° 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
241°, 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: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54km WNW of Willowbrook, CA · 14477 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.94km N of Gardena, CA · 14477 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.14km NNE of Gardena, CA · 14477 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.24km E of Lennox, CA · 14477 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.84km WNW of Willowbrook, CA · 14477 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.25km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14477 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.92km NNW of Gardena, CA · 14477 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.14km N of Gardena, CA · 14477 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.62km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14477 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.04km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14477 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.65km SSE of Malibu, CA · 14476 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.94km N of Fontana, CA · 14476 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.82km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14475 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.77km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 14475 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.64km N of Fontana, CA · 14471 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.31km S of Muscoy, CA · 14471 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.55km S of Fontana, CA · 14471 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.62km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 14470 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.85km NE of Muscoy, CA · 14469 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.84km N of Fontana, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.63km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14468 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.89km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14468 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.44km NE of Norwalk, CA · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.627km SSE of Malibu, CA · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.910km NNE of Ventura, CA · 14465 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.212km SE of San Pedro, CA · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14465 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 4.04km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.05km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.529km S of Malibu, CA · 14464 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.87km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14463 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.56km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14463 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.67km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14463 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.63km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 14462 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.97km SE of Chino, CA · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.730km SW of Dana Point, CA · 14461 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.54km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14461 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.00km ENE of Inglewood, CA · 14460 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.41km NNE of Lennox, CA · 14460 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.11km SSW of Inglewood, CA · 14460 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.51km NE of Lennox, CA · 14460 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.91km ESE of Lennox, CA · 14460 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.91km ESE of Lennox, CA · 14460 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.11km SSW of Inglewood, CA · 14460 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.82km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 14459 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14458 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14457 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.64km N of Fontana, CA · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.84km NW of Yorba Linda, CA · 14456 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.03km WSW of Mira Loma, CA · 14456 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.84km ENE of Norco, CA · 14455 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.62km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14454 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.118km NNE of Avalon, CA · 14454 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.619km W of Malibu, CA · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.72km SSW of Willowbrook, CA · 14477 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14478 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.88km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14478 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.88km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14478 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.52km N of Fontana, CA · 14478 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.45km NE of Glendora, CA · 14480 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.53km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14480 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CA · 14483 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.83km NE of Colton, CA · 14484 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.812km SE of Malibu, CA · 14485 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.45km NW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.97km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14485 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.848km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.75km N of Malibu Beach, CA · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14488 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.219km W of Malibu, CA · 14488 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.510km WNW of Malibu, CA · 14490 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.11km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 14491 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.66km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14491 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.98km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14493 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci129720. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.