California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1km ENE of Carson, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1km ENE of Carson, CA on Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 2:42 PM PST (22:42 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2022-01-18 22:42:22 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.834° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62km W of Inglewood, CA · 1720 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.73km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 1718 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.98km NW of Malibu, CA · 1718 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.51km E of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 1717 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.75km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.923km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 1714 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.63km ENE of La Mirada, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.520km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1713 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.419km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.419km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.225km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 1712 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.316km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1712 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.54km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 1711 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.710km NNW of Piru, CA · 1711 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.66km SE of Piru, CA · 1710 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.79km SE of Piru, CA · 1710 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.38km SE of Piru, CA · 1709 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.918km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1708 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 21
  19. 2.419km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1708 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.720km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1708 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.69km SE of Piru, CA · 1706 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 3.31km SE of South Gate, CA · 1706 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1,137
  23. 2.11km WSW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 1705 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 27
  24. 2.04km NW of Fontana, CA · 1704 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 44
  25. 2.64km NNW of Fontana, CA · 1704 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 58
  26. 1.92km S of Devore, CA · 1704 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.12km S of Devore, CA · 1704 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.74km NNW of Fontana, CA · 1702 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.62km NW of Marina del Rey, CA · 1701 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 3.613km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 1701 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 824
  31. 2.18km SW of Camarillo, CA · 1700 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.50km SSW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 1699 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.62km WSW of Silver Lake, CA · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 376
  34. 1.76km WNW of Fontana, CA · 1695 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.011km NNW of Piru, CA · 1695 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.210km SW of Valencia, CA · 1693 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 367
  37. 1.828km SW of Dana Point, CA · 1693 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.62km NNW of Fontana, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.13km NE of Gardena, CA · 1687 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
  40. 1.88km N of Glendora, CA · 1686 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.411km N of Piru, CA · 1685 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.911km N of Piru, CA · 1685 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.011km N of Piru, CA · 1685 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.67km SSE of Littlerock, CA · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.53km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 1682 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.617km WNW of Malibu, CA · 1681 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.83km SSW of San Bernardino, CA · 1681 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.08km SE of Piru, CA · 1681 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.65km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.85km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 1679 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.27km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.52km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 1678 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.021km S of San Pedro, CA · 1678 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.710km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 1678 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.64km SSE of Piru, CA · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.09km NNE of Camarillo, CA · 1678 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  57. 2.017km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 1677 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.615km N of Piru, CA · 1675 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.911km S of Camarillo, CA · 1674 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.96km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 1674 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.72km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 1720 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.022km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.62km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 1721 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.33km ESE of Carson, CA · 1721 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 30
  5. 1.74km SSW of Moorpark, CA · 1723 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.52km ESE of Carson, CA · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.04km ENE of Colton, CA · 1725 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.91km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1726 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.211km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 1727 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.93km ESE of Carson, CA · 1727 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 14
  11. 2.53km SE of Carson, CA · 1727 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 126
  12. 1.52km SE of Carson, CA · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.84km ESE of Carson, CA · 1728 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.50km SE of Carson, CA · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.83km SSE of Carson, CA · 1728 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 455
  16. 1.82km WNW of Marina del Rey, CA · 1728 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.62km SE of Carson, CA · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.819km S of San Pedro, CA · 1730 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CA · 1731 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.08km NW of Fillmore, CA · 1731 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39916111. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.