M2.0 earthquake 23km NNE of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Jun 5, 1978, 10:19 PM PDT

UTC

1978-06-06 05:19:37 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.530° N, 118.220° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

166°

Stations used

6

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast23 kmNNE
• San Pedro, CaliforniaPopulation 83,556. Forecast24 kmSSE
• Huntington Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 201,899. Forecast25 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast58 kmS

After

1. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jun 6, 6:02 PM PDT · 17652 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.217km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Jun 8, 12:17 AM PDT · 17651 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.44km NNE of Cerritos, CASun, Jun 11, 1:48 AM PDT · 17648 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
4. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jun 11, 2:26 AM PDT · 17648 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.04km WNW of Pomona, CASun, Jun 11, 11:06 AM PDT · 17648 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.55km SE of Ontario, CATue, Jun 13, 10:59 PM PDT · 17645 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Jun 22, 4:50 AM PDT · 17637 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.224km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CAThu, Jun 22, 8:02 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.91km ENE of Placentia, CASun, Jun 25, 9:43 PM PDT · 17633 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.37km SSW of Westlake Village, CATue, Jun 27, 3:07 AM PDT · 17632 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.98km NNE of Sunland, CATue, Jun 27, 8:08 PM PDT · 17631 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.53km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jun 28, 5:50 AM PDT · 17631 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
13. 1.72km SSE of Paramount, CAWed, Jun 28, 4:51 PM PDT · 17630 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.14km W of Mira Loma, CAFri, Jun 30, 9:16 PM PDT · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.56km NNW of Fontana, CAMon, Jul 3, 9:27 AM PDT · 17626 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.16km NNW of Fontana, CAFri, Jul 7, 11:34 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.16km W of Fontana, CASat, Jul 8, 10:19 AM PDT · 17621 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.619km SSE of Malibu, CASun, Jul 9, 9:17 AM PDT · 17620 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
19. 1.620km SSE of Malibu, CAMon, Jul 10, 10:07 PM PDT · 17618 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
20. 1.59km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jul 10, 10:41 PM PDT · 17618 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.55km S of Malibu, CATue, Jul 11, 3:55 AM PDT · 17618 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
22. 2.020km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Jul 11, 11:27 AM PDT · 17618 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
23. 2.116km SSW of San Pedro, CAWed, Jul 12, 8:46 PM PDT · 17616 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
24. 1.88km SW of Lytle Creek, CAFri, Jul 14, 6:21 PM PDT · 17614 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
25. 1.912km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CASun, Jul 16, 3:24 PM PDT · 17612 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
26. 2.422km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Jul 17, 8:31 AM PDT · 17612 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.13km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 18, 1:58 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.910km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 18, 3:10 PM PDT · 17610 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.034km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Jul 18, 10:11 PM PDT · 17610 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
30. 1.54km WNW of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jul 20, 7:28 AM PDT · 17609 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
31. 2.810km NW of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 21, 6:24 AM PDT · 17608 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
32. 1.77km ESE of Malibu, CASun, Jul 23, 1:25 AM PDT · 17606 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
33. 2.08km S of Las Flores, CASun, Jul 23, 5:20 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
34. 2.39km S of Las Flores, CASun, Jul 23, 5:50 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
35. 1.72km W of Maywood, CASun, Jul 23, 8:14 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
36. 2.69km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CAMon, Jul 24, 2:10 PM PDT · 17604 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
37. 2.08km ENE of Villa Park, CAMon, Jul 24, 11:50 PM PDT · 17604 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
38. 2.74km N of Glen Avon, CAWed, Jul 26, 3:44 PM PDT · 17602 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
39. 1.814km SSE of Camarillo, CAFri, Jul 28, 1:31 PM PDT · 17600 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
40. 2.09km ENE of Villa Park, CASun, Jul 30, 11:02 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
41. 2.110km WSW of Lytle Creek, CAMon, Jul 31, 9:44 AM PDT · 17598 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
42. 2.210km ENE of Villa Park, CAFri, Aug 4, 2:38 AM PDT · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
43. 1.812km SSW of Valencia, CAFri, Aug 4, 1:30 PM PDT · 17593 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 1.74km NNW of Yorba Linda, CASun, Jun 4, 11:47 AM PDT · 17655 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
2. 2.35km N of Yorba Linda, CASat, Jun 3, 10:06 PM PDT · 17655 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
3. 3.64km NW of Yorba Linda, CASat, Jun 3, 8:57 PM PDT · 17655 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.24km SE of Rowland Heights, CASat, Jun 3, 12:06 PM PDT · 17656 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.29km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CASat, Jun 3, 4:14 AM PDT · 17656 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.714km W of Malibu, CAFri, Jun 2, 6:28 AM PDT · 17657 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.136km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Jun 1, 7:21 PM PDT · 17657 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.15km NNW of San Joaquin Hills, CAWed, May 31, 9:48 AM PDT · 17659 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
9. 2.35km SSE of Ontario, CASat, May 27, 7:38 AM PDT · 17663 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.627km S of Port Hueneme, CAWed, May 24, 10:12 PM PDT · 17665 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
11. 2.426km S of Port Hueneme, CAWed, May 24, 3:29 PM PDT · 17665 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.832km S of Port Hueneme, CATue, May 23, 5:23 PM PDT · 17666 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
13. 3.127km S of Port Hueneme, CATue, May 23, 1:14 PM PDT · 17666 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.831km S of Port Hueneme, CATue, May 23, 1:03 PM PDT · 17667 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.030km S of Port Hueneme, CATue, May 23, 8:21 AM PDT · 17667 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.828km SSE of Port Hueneme, CATue, May 23, 7:59 AM PDT · 17667 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.627km S of Port Hueneme, CATue, May 23, 5:01 AM PDT · 17667 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.627km S of Port Hueneme, CATue, May 23, 4:48 AM PDT · 17667 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
19. 2.229km S of Port Hueneme, CATue, May 23, 2:48 AM PDT · 17667 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.527km S of Port Hueneme, CATue, May 23, 2:44 AM PDT · 17667 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339846. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:33 AM UTC.