M2.8 earthquake 2km SE of Compton, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Feb 19, 1988, 4:42 AM PST

UTC

1988-02-19 12:42:12 UTC

Depth

21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.885° N, 118.205° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

65°

Stations used

0

• East Rancho Dominguez, CaliforniaPopulation 15,135. Forecast2 kmSSW
• Downey, CaliforniaPopulation 114,219. Forecast9 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast19 kmS

After

1. 2.36km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 20, 10:45 AM PST · 14094 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.642km SSW of San Clemente, CASun, Feb 21, 3:35 AM PST · 14094 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.74km NNE of San Dimas, CASun, Feb 21, 6:03 PM PST · 14093 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.110km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 22, 3:21 PM PST · 14092 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
5. 1.93km SSW of Redondo Beach, CAMon, Feb 22, 9:37 PM PST · 14092 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Feb 23, 3:08 AM PST · 14092 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.92km WSW of Rosemead, CATue, Feb 23, 8:02 PM PST · 14091 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.62km N of Sierra Madre, CATue, Feb 23, 9:28 PM PST · 14091 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.98km N of Santa Paula, CAThu, Feb 25, 8:44 AM PST · 14089 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.815km NNW of Castaic, CAThu, Feb 25, 4:23 PM PST · 14089 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.018km SE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Feb 26, 6:49 AM PST · 14089 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.72km N of South El Monte, CAFri, Feb 26, 6:56 AM PST · 14089 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
13. 2.212km W of Malibu, CAFri, Feb 26, 10:52 AM PST · 14088 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
14. 1.85km E of Wrightwood, CAFri, Feb 26, 5:12 PM PST · 14088 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.38km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CAMon, Feb 29, 1:09 AM PST · 14086 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.22km N of Muscoy, CAWed, Mar 2, 12:11 PM PST · 14083 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.92km NE of Rolling Hills Estates, CAWed, Mar 2, 11:59 PM PST · 14083 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.917km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Mar 3, 9:49 AM PST · 14082 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.015km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Mar 4, 10:16 AM PST · 14081 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
20. 2.69km W of Lakeland Village, CAFri, Mar 4, 3:09 PM PST · 14081 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
21. 1.94km S of San Pedro, CAFri, Mar 4, 7:51 PM PST · 14081 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
22. 2.22km ENE of San Bernardino, CASat, Mar 5, 3:08 AM PST · 14081 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
23. 2.14km SSE of Devore, CASat, Mar 5, 5:12 PM PST · 14080 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.72km NNW of Montebello, CASat, Mar 5, 7:23 PM PST · 14080 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.06km WNW of Castaic, CASun, Mar 6, 7:16 AM PST · 14080 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
26. 2.16km SSW of Redlands, CASun, Mar 6, 8:40 PM PST · 14079 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
27. 2.03km NW of Baldwin Park, CATue, Mar 8, 12:44 PM PST · 14077 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
28. 2.412km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CAWed, Mar 9, 9:28 PM PST · 14076 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
29. 2.013km S of Las Flores, CAThu, Mar 10, 12:03 PM PST · 14075 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
30. 2.33km ESE of Colton, CAFri, Mar 18, 1:15 PM PST · 14067 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
31. 2.017km ENE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Mar 19, 5:09 PM PST · 14066 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
32. 1.54km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CAMon, Mar 21, 1:39 PM PST · 14064 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
33. 1.52km ENE of Citrus, CATue, Mar 22, 12:29 AM PST · 14064 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
34. 1.92km SSW of South El Monte, CATue, Mar 22, 3:31 AM PST · 14064 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
35. 2.58km ESE of Moreno Valley, CAWed, Mar 23, 7:27 AM PST · 14063 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
36. 2.216km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Mar 24, 12:30 AM PST · 14062 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
37. 2.12km NE of Woodcrest, CAThu, Mar 24, 4:41 PM PST · 14061 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
38. 2.01km E of Nuevo, CAFri, Mar 25, 6:24 AM PST · 14061 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
39. 2.229km S of Malibu, CASat, Mar 26, 4:45 AM PST · 14060 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
40. 3.85km SSW of Malibu Beach, CASat, Mar 26, 6:54 AM PST · 14060 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
41. 2.62km W of South El Monte, CASun, Mar 27, 4:44 PM PST · 14058 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
42. 1.713km S of Home Gardens, CASun, Mar 27, 10:54 PM PST · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
43. 2.11km ENE of Gardena, CAMon, Mar 28, 11:45 AM PST · 14057 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.318km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Mar 29, 8:34 PM PST · 14056 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
45. 2.24km WSW of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 31, 1:30 PM PST · 14054 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
46. 1.64km WSW of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 31, 6:20 PM PST · 14054 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
47. 1.54km WSW of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 31, 8:30 PM PST · 14054 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
48. 1.91km N of View Park-Windsor Hills, CASun, Apr 3, 5:40 AM PDT · 14052 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
49. 2.27km SSW of Littlerock, CAMon, Apr 4, 3:28 PM PDT · 14050 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
50. 1.84km WNW of Willowbrook, CAMon, Apr 4, 4:01 PM PDT · 14050 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
51. 2.23km NNE of Norco, CAMon, Apr 4, 4:18 PM PDT · 14050 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
52. 1.66km S of Lytle Creek, CATue, Apr 5, 5:06 AM PDT · 14050 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
53. 2.71km ESE of Loma Linda, CATue, Apr 5, 10:56 AM PDT · 14049 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.61km SSE of Loma Linda, CATue, Apr 5, 7:09 PM PDT · 14049 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
55. 2.12km S of Torrance, CAWed, Apr 6, 3:44 PM PDT · 14048 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
56. 1.74km E of Lennox, CAThu, Apr 7, 8:56 PM PDT · 14047 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
57. 2.413km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Apr 8, 7:35 AM PDT · 14047 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
58. 2.65km SE of Lytle Creek, CASun, Apr 10, 11:14 AM PDT · 14044 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
59. 1.66km SSW of Lytle Creek, CASun, Apr 10, 6:24 PM PDT · 14044 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
60. 2.82km SSW of East Los Angeles, CATue, Apr 12, 5:10 AM PDT · 14043 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

1. 2.03km SE of Colton, CAFri, Feb 19, 1:36 AM PST · 14096 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.724km SW of Laguna Beach, CAWed, Feb 17, 2:14 PM PST · 14097 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.02km N of Colton, CATue, Feb 16, 8:00 AM PST · 14099 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.419km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAMon, Feb 15, 12:35 PM PST · 14099 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.55km NNE of Woodcrest, CAMon, Feb 15, 11:21 AM PST · 14099 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.117km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Feb 15, 1:45 AM PST · 14100 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.814km NNW of Castaic, CASun, Feb 14, 10:28 PM PST · 14100 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
8. 3.114km NNW of Castaic, CASun, Feb 14, 8:28 PM PST · 14100 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.516km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Feb 14, 3:55 AM PST · 14101 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
10. 2.17km SSW of Littlerock, CASat, Feb 13, 5:39 PM PST · 14101 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.91km S of Loma Linda, CASat, Feb 13, 3:21 AM PST · 14102 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.83km E of Monterey Park, CASat, Feb 13, 1:36 AM PST · 14102 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.25km S of Redlands, CAFri, Feb 12, 10:49 PM PST · 14102 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.77km S of Redlands, CAFri, Feb 12, 10:45 PM PST · 14102 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.24km SSE of Lytle Creek, CAFri, Feb 12, 2:50 PM PST · 14102 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAFri, Feb 12, 11:23 AM PST · 14102 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.11km NW of South El Monte, CAThu, Feb 11, 7:37 AM PST · 14104 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
18. 4.72km WNW of El Monte, CAThu, Feb 11, 7:25 AM PST · 14104 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
19. 1.96km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Feb 10, 10:38 AM PST · 14104 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.12km W of Rosemead, CATue, Feb 9, 2:21 PM PST · 14105 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci743714 (also filed as usp0003d5m). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.