M2.8 earthquake 5km N of Lebec, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Mar 6, 1972, 4:10 PM PST

UTC

1972-03-07 00:10:32 UTC

Depth

1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.889° N, 118.862° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

186°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Lebec, CaliforniaPopulation 1,468. Forecast5 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast36 kmS
• Valencia, CaliforniaPopulation 148,456. Forecast55 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast109 kmNNW

After

1. 1.76km NNW of Pacoima, CAWed, Mar 8, 5:23 PM PST · 19921 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.711km WNW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Mar 9, 5:46 AM PST · 19920 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
3. 1.76km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 11, 9:08 AM PST · 19918 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.74km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 11, 7:23 PM PST · 19918 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.12km NNE of Pacoima, CAMon, Mar 13, 3:21 AM PST · 19916 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.712km N of Sunland, CATue, Mar 14, 12:47 PM PST · 19915 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.711km NNE of Pacoima, CATue, Mar 14, 11:22 PM PST · 19915 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.72km ENE of Universal City, CAWed, Mar 15, 5:33 AM PST · 19914 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.78km SW of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 17, 4:16 PM PST · 19912 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.77km NE of Valencia, CAFri, Mar 17, 10:30 PM PST · 19912 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Mar 18, 8:13 AM PST · 19911 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.76km NW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Mar 19, 3:19 AM PST · 19910 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.77km W of Agua Dulce, CATue, Mar 21, 12:48 AM PST · 19909 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.68km NNW of Pacoima, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:35 PM PST · 19907 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.710km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Mar 23, 4:01 AM PST · 19906 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.710km S of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Mar 24, 10:04 PM PST · 19905 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 25, 5:17 AM PST · 19904 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.72km ESE of Pacoima, CASat, Mar 25, 9:55 PM PST · 19904 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.78km S of Agua Dulce, CASat, Mar 25, 11:55 PM PST · 19904 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.77km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 26, 7:20 AM PST · 19903 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
21. 1.77km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 26, 8:30 AM PST · 19903 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
22. 2.14km NNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Mar 26, 5:45 PM PST · 19903 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
23. 3.326km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 26, 11:50 PM PST · 19903 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
24. 1.78km W of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Mar 27, 11:49 PM PST · 19902 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
25. 1.710km N of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Mar 28, 2:41 AM PST · 19901 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
26. 1.72km WNW of Sunland, CATue, Mar 28, 11:29 AM PST · 19901 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
27. 2.22km N of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Mar 29, 8:09 AM PST · 19900 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.78km N of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Mar 30, 8:53 AM PST · 19899 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
29. 1.711km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Mar 31, 5:51 AM PST · 19898 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
30. 2.96km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CASat, Apr 1, 1:21 PM PST · 19897 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
31. 1.78km NE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Apr 2, 2:38 PM PST · 19896 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
32. 1.78km NE of Pacoima, CASun, Apr 2, 6:33 PM PST · 19896 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
33. 1.79km NNE of Pacoima, CASun, Apr 2, 7:55 PM PST · 19896 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
34. 1.74km SSE of Burbank, CAMon, Apr 3, 1:53 AM PST · 19895 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
35. 3.36km NW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Apr 3, 9:02 PM PST · 19895 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
36. 1.77km WSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Apr 4, 3:15 AM PST · 19894 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
37. 1.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 5, 5:11 AM PST · 19893 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
38. 1.712km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 5, 1:18 PM PST · 19893 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
39. 1.78km NNE of Sunland, CAWed, Apr 5, 11:19 PM PST · 19893 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
40. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CAFri, Apr 7, 4:22 AM PST · 19891 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
41. 1.78km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Apr 8, 4:19 AM PST · 19890 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
42. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Apr 8, 5:42 AM PST · 19890 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
43. 1.76km SW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Apr 9, 7:35 AM PST · 19889 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
44. 2.57km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Apr 9, 9:48 AM PST · 19889 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
45. 2.68km N of Sunland, CASun, Apr 9, 3:35 PM PST · 19889 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
46. 1.712km S of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Apr 10, 3:45 AM PST · 19888 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
47. 1.76km N of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Apr 10, 4:37 AM PST · 19888 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
48. 1.711km S of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Apr 10, 5:24 AM PST · 19888 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
49. 1.74km NW of Sunland, CAMon, Apr 10, 8:10 AM PST · 19888 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
50. 1.75km N of Sunland, CAMon, Apr 10, 8:29 PM PST · 19888 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
51. 1.79km N of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Apr 10, 9:15 PM PST · 19888 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
52. 1.710km NNE of Pacoima, CATue, Apr 11, 10:13 AM PST · 19887 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
53. 1.77km N of Sunland, CAWed, Apr 12, 10:58 AM PST · 19886 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
54. 1.79km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 13, 11:45 AM PST · 19885 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
55. 1.73km NE of Lake View Terrace, CAFri, Apr 21, 1:10 PM PST · 19877 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
56. 1.711km SSE of Agua Dulce, CATue, Apr 25, 6:11 PM PST · 19873 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
57. 3.213km SW of Thousand Oaks, CAWed, Apr 26, 8:45 PM PST · 19872 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
58. 1.713km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Apr 27, 1:10 AM PST · 19872 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
59. 1.76km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 27, 2:33 AM PST · 19871 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
60. 1.82km WNW of La Canada Flintridge, CAThu, Apr 27, 4:17 PM PST · 19871 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 2.911km NE of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 6, 3:37 PM PST · 19923 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
2. 3.010km WNW of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Mar 6, 5:14 AM PST · 19923 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.73km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Mar 6, 4:59 AM PST · 19923 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.79km NNE of Pacoima, CASun, Mar 5, 9:04 PM PST · 19924 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 5, 11:15 AM PST · 19924 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.710km WNW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Feb 29, 7:56 PM PST · 19929 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.77km W of Agua Dulce, CASun, Feb 27, 8:37 PM PST · 19931 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.74km SW of Encino, CASun, Feb 27, 2:13 PM PST · 19931 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.76km NNW of Pacoima, CASat, Feb 26, 10:05 PM PST · 19932 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.910km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAFri, Feb 25, 5:12 PM PST · 19933 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
11. 3.88km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Feb 25, 11:06 AM PST · 19933 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.79km W of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Feb 25, 1:55 AM PST · 19933 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
13. 1.712km NE of Sunland, CAMon, Feb 21, 1:02 AM PST · 19938 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.712km S of Acton, CAMon, Feb 21, 12:57 AM PST · 19938 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.75km SE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Feb 18, 8:25 PM PST · 19940 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.95km SSE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Feb 18, 4:26 PM PST · 19940 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.77km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Feb 17, 9:52 AM PST · 19941 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.926km S of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 15, 8:27 PM PST · 19943 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
19. 2.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Feb 15, 11:28 AM PST · 19943 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.87km ENE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Feb 12, 2:36 PM PST · 19946 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3321485. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.