M2.2 earthquake 4km SW of Compton, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Aug 23, 1991, 11:00 AM PDT

UTC

1991-08-23 18:00:16 UTC

Depth

14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.869° N, 118.247° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

0

• West Rancho Dominguez, CaliforniaPopulation 5,669. Forecast4 kmSE
• Compton, CaliforniaPopulation 98,462. Forecast4 kmSW
• Torrance, CaliforniaPopulation 143,592. Forecast9 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast20 kmS

After

1. 1.92km S of Dana Point, CASun, Aug 25, 11:00 AM PDT · 12825 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.92km N of Colton, CASun, Aug 25, 6:38 PM PDT · 12824 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.80km NNW of West Puente Valley, CAMon, Aug 26, 7:23 PM PDT · 12823 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
4. 1.614km WSW of Palos Verdes Estates, CAMon, Aug 26, 10:23 PM PDT · 12823 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.244km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Aug 27, 5:06 PM PDT · 12823 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.60km SW of Huntington Park, CAWed, Aug 28, 7:54 AM PDT · 12822 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.92km SE of Rowland Heights, CAThu, Aug 29, 1:41 AM PDT · 12821 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.93km WSW of Costa Mesa, CAThu, Aug 29, 9:17 AM PDT · 12821 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
9. 2.812km N of Monrovia, CAThu, Aug 29, 12:55 PM PDT · 12821 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.26km SE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Aug 29, 8:35 PM PDT · 12820 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Aug 29, 8:55 PM PDT · 12820 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.76km SSE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Aug 29, 9:02 PM PDT · 12820 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.06km SE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Aug 29, 9:03 PM PDT · 12820 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.74km S of Charter Oak, CASat, Aug 31, 7:38 AM PDT · 12819 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
15. 1.95km ESE of Ontario, CASat, Aug 31, 7:44 AM PDT · 12819 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
16. 1.76km N of Moreno Valley, CAMon, Sep 2, 9:21 PM PDT · 12816 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.94km NE of Yorba Linda, CATue, Sep 3, 1:15 AM PDT · 12816 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.78km N of La Verne, CATue, Sep 3, 8:07 AM PDT · 12816 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.76km W of Mira Loma, CATue, Sep 3, 8:12 PM PDT · 12815 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
20. 2.617km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAWed, Sep 4, 11:24 PM PDT · 12814 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
21. 2.23km SSE of Valencia, CAThu, Sep 5, 7:19 PM PDT · 12813 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
22. 2.32km S of Valencia, CAThu, Sep 5, 7:23 PM PDT · 12813 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
23. 2.04km SSW of Valencia, CAThu, Sep 5, 7:25 PM PDT · 12813 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
24. 2.57km NW of Glen Avon, CAFri, Sep 6, 5:32 AM PDT · 12813 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
25. 1.64km WNW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Sep 7, 2:46 PM PDT · 12812 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
26. 1.723km NE of Avalon, CASun, Sep 8, 3:27 AM PDT · 12811 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
27. 2.321km W of Avalon, CASun, Sep 8, 5:40 AM PDT · 12811 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.81km SSE of Yorba Linda, CASun, Sep 8, 9:49 AM PDT · 12811 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
29. 2.22km SE of Loma Linda, CASun, Sep 8, 10:51 AM PDT · 12811 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
30. 1.96km NE of Fontana, CASun, Sep 8, 4:02 PM PDT · 12811 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
31. 1.95km NNE of Fontana, CASun, Sep 8, 4:27 PM PDT · 12811 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
32. 3.06km NNE of Fontana, CAMon, Sep 9, 12:49 AM PDT · 12810 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
33. 1.55km NNE of Fontana, CAMon, Sep 9, 3:21 AM PDT · 12810 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
34. 2.031km ESE of Avalon, CAMon, Sep 9, 4:26 AM PDT · 12810 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
35. 1.87km N of Claremont, CAMon, Sep 9, 8:42 PM PDT · 12809 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
36. 1.944km SSW of San Clemente, CATue, Sep 10, 3:32 AM PDT · 12809 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
37. 1.59km SW of Lytle Creek, CATue, Sep 10, 10:25 PM PDT · 12808 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
38. 3.32km NNW of Montebello, CASat, Sep 14, 10:54 AM PDT · 12805 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
39. 1.72km NW of Huntington Park, CASun, Sep 15, 7:06 AM PDT · 12804 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
40. 1.78km NW of Oak Hills, CASun, Sep 15, 11:34 AM PDT · 12804 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
41. 3.42km ENE of Muscoy, CASun, Sep 15, 12:53 PM PDT · 12804 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
42. 1.813km SSE of Las Flores, CASun, Sep 15, 11:02 PM PDT · 12803 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
43. 1.716km S of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Sep 16, 10:39 PM PDT · 12802 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
44. 2.06km SW of Castaic, CAWed, Sep 18, 11:00 PM PDT · 12800 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
45. 1.83km WNW of El Segundo, CAThu, Sep 19, 10:24 AM PDT · 12800 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
46. 1.94km NW of Wrightwood, CAThu, Sep 19, 12:22 PM PDT · 12800 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
47. 2.45km N of Claremont, CASun, Sep 22, 3:58 PM PDT · 12797 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
48. 1.63km SSE of Yorba Linda, CASun, Sep 22, 4:54 PM PDT · 12797 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
49. 1.63km NNE of Castaic, CAMon, Sep 23, 1:51 AM PDT · 12796 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.57km S of Redlands, CATue, Sep 24, 2:44 PM PDT · 12795 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
51. 2.346km SSW of Dana Point, CATue, Sep 24, 3:18 PM PDT · 12795 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
52. 3.03km WNW of Fontana, CATue, Sep 24, 8:50 PM PDT · 12794 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
53. 2.62km ENE of Muscoy, CAThu, Sep 26, 3:55 AM PDT · 12793 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
54. 1.915km N of Bradbury, CASat, Sep 28, 1:45 AM PDT · 12791 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
55. 1.91km NE of Colton, CASat, Sep 28, 7:21 PM PDT · 12790 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
56. 2.02km W of Baldwin Park, CASat, Sep 28, 9:09 PM PDT · 12790 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
57. 1.713km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CASun, Sep 29, 5:00 AM PDT · 12790 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
58. 1.84km ESE of Rancho Cucamonga, CASun, Sep 29, 11:48 AM PDT · 12790 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
59. 2.416km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Sep 29, 3:56 PM PDT · 12790 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
60. 1.52km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CASun, Sep 29, 5:46 PM PDT · 12790 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

1. 2.018km SSE of San Pedro, CAFri, Aug 23, 2:38 AM PDT · 12827 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
2. 2.19km NNE of Monrovia, CAThu, Aug 22, 1:53 PM PDT · 12828 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.83km W of Baldwin Park, CAWed, Aug 21, 1:43 PM PDT · 12829 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
4. 1.92km WNW of Devore, CAWed, Aug 21, 9:44 AM PDT · 12829 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.78km SW of Wrightwood, CAWed, Aug 21, 4:35 AM PDT · 12829 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.13km NE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CAWed, Aug 21, 1:26 AM PDT · 12829 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
7. 1.62km NNE of Colton, CATue, Aug 20, 3:52 AM PDT · 12830 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.66km WNW of Mira Loma, CATue, Aug 20, 1:12 AM PDT · 12830 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.06km WNW of Mira Loma, CATue, Aug 20, 12:45 AM PDT · 12830 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.06km WNW of Mira Loma, CATue, Aug 20, 12:45 AM PDT · 12830 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.66km WNW of Mira Loma, CAMon, Aug 19, 11:03 PM PDT · 12830 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.73km WNW of Panorama City, CAMon, Aug 19, 8:54 AM PDT · 12831 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.93km WNW of Panorama City, CAMon, Aug 19, 8:52 AM PDT · 12831 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.83km SSE of Los Angeles, CAMon, Aug 19, 3:11 AM PDT · 12831 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
15. 1.56km W of Mira Loma, CASun, Aug 18, 5:40 PM PDT · 12832 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
16. 2.17km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Aug 18, 10:14 AM PDT · 12832 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.045km SSW of San Clemente, CASat, Aug 17, 7:49 AM PDT · 12833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.136km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Aug 15, 7:41 AM PDT · 12835 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.716km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CAThu, Aug 15, 4:56 AM PDT · 12835 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
20. 1.916km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CAThu, Aug 15, 3:27 AM PDT · 12835 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2027445. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.