M2.4 earthquake 2km WNW of Pacoima, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jun 25, 1971, 6:44 PM PDT

UTC

1971-06-26 01:44:18 UTC

Depth

11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.291° N, 118.457° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.6 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

200°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Sylmar, CaliforniaPopulation 79,614. Forecast2 kmSSW
• Van Nuys, CaliforniaPopulation 136,443. Forecast12 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast33 kmNW

After

1. 3.09km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CASat, Jun 26, 2:20 PM PDT · 20187 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.512km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jun 27, 6:47 PM PDT · 20186 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.32km S of La Crescenta-Montrose, CATue, Jun 29, 11:23 PM PDT · 20183 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
4. 3.12km ENE of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Jun 30, 1:19 PM PDT · 20183 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
5. 3.55km WSW of Lytle Creek, CAFri, Jul 2, 2:18 AM PDT · 20181 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.617km S of Las Flores, CASat, Jul 3, 7:40 PM PDT · 20180 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.72km ENE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 6, 4:47 AM PDT · 20177 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.211km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Jul 6, 6:07 AM PDT · 20177 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.96km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 6, 4:34 PM PDT · 20177 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.84km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 7, 3:45 PM PDT · 20176 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
11. 3.410km ENE of Villa Park, CAThu, Jul 8, 9:04 PM PDT · 20174 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.98km N of Pacoima, CAFri, Jul 9, 7:06 PM PDT · 20174 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
13. 3.09km S of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Jul 14, 9:26 AM PDT · 20169 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.61km NNW of Lennox, CAFri, Jul 16, 9:39 AM PDT · 20167 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.111km N of Lake View Terrace, CASun, Jul 18, 5:13 AM PDT · 20165 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
16. 2.811km NNE of Pacoima, CAMon, Jul 19, 6:43 AM PDT · 20164 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
17. 2.98km NNE of Pacoima, CAWed, Jul 21, 6:02 PM PDT · 20162 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
18. 3.37km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 21, 8:18 PM PDT · 20161 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
19. 2.95km NE of Lake View Terrace, CAFri, Jul 23, 3:38 AM PDT · 20160 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
20. 2.58km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jul 23, 12:35 PM PDT · 20160 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
21. 2.811km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jul 23, 5:59 PM PDT · 20160 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
22. 2.12km SE of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Jul 26, 2:46 AM PDT · 20157 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
23. 2.34km N of La Crescenta-Montrose, CASat, Jul 31, 10:08 AM PDT · 20152 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
24. 2.36km S of Santa Clarita, CASun, Aug 1, 1:40 AM PDT · 20151 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
25. 2.86km SSW of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Aug 4, 12:09 AM PDT · 20148 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
26. 2.99km NNW of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Aug 4, 3:46 AM PDT · 20148 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
27. 3.07km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 6, 12:58 AM PDT · 20146 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
28. 3.27km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 6, 9:28 PM PDT · 20145 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
29. 2.94km ENE of Canoga Park, CASat, Aug 7, 12:34 AM PDT · 20145 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
30. 1.71km SW of Sunland, CAThu, Aug 12, 7:12 AM PDT · 20140 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
31. 2.45km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 16, 7:57 AM PDT · 20136 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
32. 2.94km NNE of Sunland, CAMon, Aug 16, 1:54 PM PDT · 20136 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
33. 3.210km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Aug 18, 10:35 AM PDT · 20134 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
34. 2.79km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 18, 5:02 PM PDT · 20134 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
35. 2.47km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Aug 19, 7:13 PM PDT · 20133 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
36. 2.17km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Aug 19, 8:27 PM PDT · 20132 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
37. 3.212km S of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Aug 20, 12:37 PM PDT · 20132 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
38. 2.72km NE of Hollywood, CASun, Aug 22, 7:45 AM PDT · 20130 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
39. 2.71km ENE of Long Beach, CAMon, Aug 23, 9:45 PM PDT · 20128 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
40. 3.311km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Aug 24, 2:09 PM PDT · 20128 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

Before

1. 2.54km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jun 25, 6:10 PM PDT · 20188 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.99km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Jun 24, 8:34 PM PDT · 20188 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.39km SE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jun 24, 2:37 PM PDT · 20189 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.48km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Jun 24, 2:04 PM PDT · 20189 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.72km WNW of Pacoima, CAThu, Jun 24, 6:58 AM PDT · 20189 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.72km NNE of Granada Hills, CAThu, Jun 24, 3:22 AM PDT · 20189 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.72km NE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jun 22, 4:58 PM PDT · 20191 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.410km N of Chatsworth, CATue, Jun 22, 7:09 AM PDT · 20191 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.89km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Jun 22, 2:53 AM PDT · 20191 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
10. 2.73km NNW of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Jun 21, 6:15 PM PDT · 20192 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
11. 3.32km ENE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CAMon, Jun 21, 5:24 PM PDT · 20192 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.83km E of Garden Grove, CAMon, Jun 21, 12:45 PM PDT · 20192 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.71km ESE of Northridge, CAMon, Jun 21, 11:27 AM PDT · 20192 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
14. 3.94km NNW of Pacoima, CAMon, Jun 21, 9:01 AM PDT · 20192 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.11km NW of La Canada Flintridge, CAMon, Jun 21, 3:07 AM PDT · 20192 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
16. 1.52km S of La Crescenta-Montrose, CAMon, Jun 21, 2:30 AM PDT · 20192 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.10km SSE of La Canada Flintridge, CAMon, Jun 21, 2:19 AM PDT · 20192 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.05km NW of Glen Avon, CASun, Jun 20, 10:07 PM PDT · 20192 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.92km WNW of South Pasadena, CASun, Jun 20, 10:04 PM PDT · 20192 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.52km E of Northridge, CASun, Jun 20, 2:17 PM PDT · 20193 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3322608. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.