California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1km NNW of Pacoima, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1km NNW of Pacoima, CA on Mon, Mar 29, 1971, 7:11 AM PST (15:11 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 2km W of San Fernando, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1971-03-29 15:11:53 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.295° N, 118.441° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.01km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 20275 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.32km W of San Fernando, CA · 20274 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.32km WNW of Reseda, CA · 20273 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.64km WNW of Panorama City, CA · 20273 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.68km N of Malibu Beach, CA · 20273 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.18km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20273 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.28km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20272 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.59km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20272 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.93km W of Northridge, CA · 20272 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.92km W of Granada Hills, CA · 20272 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.75km WNW of Castaic, CA · 20268 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.85km WNW of Castaic, CA · 20268 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.06km W of Castaic, CA · 20268 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.47km W of Castaic, CA · 20268 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.75km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20266 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.812km NNE of Sunland, CA · 20266 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.87km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 20266 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.910km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 20264 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.79km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20264 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.81km ENE of Tarzana, CA · 20263 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.63km N of Sunland, CA · 20262 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.78km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 20261 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 4.22km SSW of Granada Hills, CA · 20259 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.81km E of Tarzana, CA · 20259 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.26km ENE of Topanga, CA · 20258 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.61km NNW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 20257 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 3.75km WNW of Castaic, CA · 20255 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.66km NW of Castaic, CA · 20255 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.59km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20254 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.15km WNW of Castaic, CA · 20251 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.53km NE of Pacoima, CA · 20250 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.47km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 20250 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.77km N of Granada Hills, CA · 20250 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 4.012km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 20249 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.83km NNE of Buena Park, CA · 20248 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.95km N of Pacoima, CA · 20247 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.75km SSW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 20246 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 3.38km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 20245 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 3.710km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 20243 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 3.07km N of Pacoima, CA · 20242 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.78km SSE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20242 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.93km WSW of San Fernando, CA · 20242 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.60km E of Granada Hills, CA · 20240 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.77km SSW of Santa Clarita, CA · 20239 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.713km N of Sunland, CA · 20237 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.89km N of Sunland, CA · 20236 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 3.16km W of Castaic, CA · 20233 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.35km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 20233 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.911km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20231 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.33km WNW of Monterey Park, CA · 20230 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.29km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 20230 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.58km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20230 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.67km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20229 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20229 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.52km SSE of Tarzana, CA · 20228 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.81km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 20227 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.94km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 20227 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.72km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20226 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 3.310km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20226 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.19km NNW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 20225 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.79km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20276 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.65km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 20276 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.25km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 20278 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.86km N of Granada Hills, CA · 20279 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.63km ENE of Granada Hills, CA · 20279 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.54km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 20279 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.25km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 20279 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.72km NNE of Northridge, CA · 20279 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.23km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 20279 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.69km N of Pacoima, CA · 20280 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.03km E of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · 20282 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.69km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20285 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.65km WSW of Santa Clarita, CA · 20285 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.43km WNW of La Canada Flintridge, CA · 20286 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20287 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.59km SSW of Valencia, CA · 20288 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.18km N of Pacoima, CA · 20288 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.89km N of Pacoima, CA · 20288 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.05km NW of Pacoima, CA · 20292 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.06km N of Granada Hills, CA · 20293 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3322949. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC.