California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 5km ENE of Oxnard, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5km ENE of Oxnard, CA on Sun, Feb 18, 1962, 7:25 PM GMT-8 (03:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4km N of Ventura, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1962-02-19 03:25:38 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.217° N, 119.134° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210km WNW of Agua Dulce, CA · 23583 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.416km NW of Grapevine, CA · 23575 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.94km SE of Leona Valley, CA · 23575 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.79km SSW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 23572 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.022km S of Solvang, CA · 23568 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.08km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 23565 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.66km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 23556 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.123km E of Maricopa, CA · 23552 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.07km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 23546 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.38km W of Ventura, CA · 23545 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.94km N of Ventura, CA · 23541 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.06km WNW of Acton, CA · 23602 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.016km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 23611 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.76km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 23613 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.05km WNW of Calabasas, CA · 23613 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.03km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 23615 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.95km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 23617 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344489. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.