California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2km SE of Oxnard, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2km SE of Oxnard, CA on Mon, Jun 7, 1948, 9:51 PM GMT-7 (04:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 24km S of Solvang, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1948-06-08 04:51:17 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.176° N, 119.169° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45km NNE of Valencia, CA · 28600 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.13km E of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 28599 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.324km S of Solvang, CA · 28565 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.99km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 28562 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.55km SSW of Port Hueneme, CA · 28562 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.91km NNE of Inglewood, CA · 28557 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.832km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 28553 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.33km N of East Los Angeles, CA · 28548 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.22km S of Monterey Park, CA · 28548 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.12km NE of East Los Angeles, CA · 28548 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.21km WSW of Monterey Park, CA · 28548 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.93km WNW of Monterey Park, CA · 28548 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.73km SE of Port Hueneme, CA · 28604 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.58km WSW of Santa Paula, CA · 28604 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.59km NW of Santa Paula, CA · 28604 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.93km NE of Port Hueneme, CA · 28604 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.63km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 28630 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3357541. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.