M2.9 earthquake 10km NNE of Pacoima, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Mar 5, 1971, 12:42 PM PST

UTC

1971-03-05 20:42:48 UTC

Depth

0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.366° N, 118.401° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

137°

Stations used

11

• Sylmar, CaliforniaPopulation 79,614. Forecast8 kmNE
• Santa Clarita, CaliforniaPopulation 182,371. Forecast13 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast38 kmNNW

After

1. 3.59km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 5, 9:53 PM PST · 20297 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
2. 4.27km N of Pacoima, CASat, Mar 6, 5:33 PM PST · 20297 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
3. 3.710km NNE of Pacoima, CASat, Mar 6, 10:56 PM PST · 20296 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
4. 3.38km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 6, 11:11 PM PST · 20296 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.916km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 7, 12:54 AM PST · 20296 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.87km N of Pacoima, CASun, Mar 7, 12:18 PM PST · 20296 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
7. 3.411km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Mar 7, 1:36 PM PST · 20296 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.89km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Mar 9, 8:59 AM PST · 20294 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
9. 3.03km NE of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Mar 9, 3:15 PM PST · 20294 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.02km N of San Marino, CAThu, Mar 11, 7:12 AM PST · 20292 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.21km WNW of San Marino, CAThu, Mar 11, 7:57 AM PST · 20292 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
12. 2.11km N of San Gabriel, CAThu, Mar 11, 8:09 AM PST · 20292 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.33km WNW of Pasadena, CAThu, Mar 11, 8:09 AM PST · 20292 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.86km SE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 11, 10:01 AM PST · 20292 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
15. 3.06km N of Granada Hills, CAThu, Mar 11, 9:45 PM PST · 20291 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
16. 3.05km NW of Pacoima, CAFri, Mar 12, 4:57 PM PST · 20291 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.89km N of Pacoima, CATue, Mar 16, 9:35 AM PST · 20287 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
18. 3.18km N of Pacoima, CATue, Mar 16, 10:03 PM PST · 20286 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.59km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Mar 17, 3:27 AM PST · 20286 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 17, 4:20 PM PST · 20286 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
21. 2.43km WNW of La Canada Flintridge, CAFri, Mar 19, 2:41 AM PST · 20284 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
22. 2.65km WSW of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 19, 7:49 PM PST · 20284 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
23. 2.69km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 19, 11:55 PM PST · 20283 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.03km E of La Crescenta-Montrose, CAMon, Mar 22, 10:17 PM PST · 20280 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
25. 2.69km N of Pacoima, CAThu, Mar 25, 2:58 AM PST · 20278 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
26. 4.23km NNE of Granada Hills, CAThu, Mar 25, 2:54 PM PST · 20278 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.72km NNE of Northridge, CAThu, Mar 25, 2:57 PM PST · 20278 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
28. 3.25km NNW of Pacoima, CAThu, Mar 25, 2:59 PM PST · 20278 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
29. 3.54km NNE of Granada Hills, CAThu, Mar 25, 3:00 PM PST · 20278 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
30. 2.63km ENE of Granada Hills, CAThu, Mar 25, 8:41 PM PST · 20277 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
31. 2.86km N of Granada Hills, CAThu, Mar 25, 11:22 PM PST · 20277 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
32. 3.25km SW of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 26, 12:55 PM PST · 20277 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
33. 3.65km NNE of Granada Hills, CASun, Mar 28, 9:16 AM PST · 20275 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.79km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 28, 12:26 PM PST · 20275 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
35. 2.61km NNW of Pacoima, CAMon, Mar 29, 7:11 AM PST · 20274 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
36. 4.01km NNE of Pacoima, CATue, Mar 30, 12:54 AM PST · 20273 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
37. 4.32km W of San Fernando, CAWed, Mar 31, 6:52 AM PST · 20272 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
38. 3.32km WNW of Reseda, CAWed, Mar 31, 5:54 PM PST · 20272 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
39. 2.64km WNW of Panorama City, CAWed, Mar 31, 9:38 PM PST · 20271 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
40. 2.68km N of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Apr 1, 3:48 AM PST · 20271 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
41. 4.18km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 1, 7:03 AM PST · 20271 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
42. 3.28km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 1, 1:15 PM PST · 20271 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
43. 3.59km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 1, 1:18 PM PST · 20271 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
44. 2.93km W of Northridge, CAThu, Apr 1, 1:55 PM PST · 20271 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
45. 3.92km W of Granada Hills, CAThu, Apr 1, 9:40 PM PST · 20270 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
46. 2.75km WNW of Castaic, CATue, Apr 6, 1:46 AM PST · 20266 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
47. 2.85km WNW of Castaic, CATue, Apr 6, 2:26 AM PST · 20266 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
48. 3.06km W of Castaic, CATue, Apr 6, 2:27 AM PST · 20266 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
49. 3.47km W of Castaic, CATue, Apr 6, 2:28 AM PST · 20266 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
50. 2.75km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 7, 12:09 PM PST · 20265 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
51. 2.812km NNE of Sunland, CAWed, Apr 7, 10:55 PM PST · 20264 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
52. 2.87km NNW of Pacoima, CAThu, Apr 8, 2:58 AM PST · 20264 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
53. 2.910km NNE of Pacoima, CAFri, Apr 9, 8:43 PM PST · 20262 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
54. 2.79km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Apr 9, 9:01 PM PST · 20262 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
55. 2.81km ENE of Tarzana, CASun, Apr 11, 6:44 AM PST · 20261 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
56. 2.63km N of Sunland, CASun, Apr 11, 3:32 PM PST · 20261 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
57. 2.78km N of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Apr 12, 5:02 PM PST · 20260 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
58. 4.22km SSW of Granada Hills, CAThu, Apr 15, 3:14 AM PST · 20257 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
59. 2.81km E of Tarzana, CAThu, Apr 15, 5:32 AM PST · 20257 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
60. 3.26km ENE of Topanga, CAThu, Apr 15, 10:04 AM PST · 20257 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

1. 3.010km N of Sunland, CAFri, Mar 5, 2:52 AM PST · 20298 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.96km WNW of Granada Hills, CAThu, Mar 4, 3:15 AM PST · 20299 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
3. 3.06km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 3, 11:15 AM PST · 20300 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
4. 3.09km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Mar 3, 4:22 AM PST · 20300 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.69km NNE of Sunland, CATue, Mar 2, 7:54 PM PST · 20301 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.811km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Mar 2, 9:07 AM PST · 20301 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
7. 3.65km ENE of Brea, CAMon, Mar 1, 7:46 PM PST · 20302 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.810km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Mar 1, 7:02 PM PST · 20302 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
9. 3.09km N of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Mar 1, 12:08 PM PST · 20302 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
10. 3.510km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Feb 28, 8:28 PM PST · 20302 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.86km NNE of Sunland, CASun, Feb 28, 2:51 PM PST · 20303 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Feb 28, 3:01 AM PST · 20303 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.53km ENE of Van Nuys, CASat, Feb 27, 11:16 PM PST · 20303 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.62km ESE of Sunland, CASat, Feb 27, 7:56 AM PST · 20304 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
15. 3.36km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Feb 26, 1:22 PM PST · 20305 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
16. 3.59km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Feb 25, 7:33 PM PST · 20306 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
17. 3.310km NNE of Sunland, CAThu, Feb 25, 6:10 PM PST · 20306 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
18. 3.42km NNW of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Feb 25, 12:27 PM PST · 20306 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.97km N of Pacoima, CAThu, Feb 25, 10:52 AM PST · 20306 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
20. 3.39km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Feb 25, 7:54 AM PST · 20306 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3323219. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.