California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8km NW of Fillmore, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km NW of Fillmore, CA on Wed, May 10, 1978, 12:36 PM PDT (19:36 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 21km WNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-05-10 19:36:50 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.443° N, 118.990° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.02km SE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 17677 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.73km N of Marina del Rey, CA · 17677 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.716km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 17676 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.84km NNE of Baldwin Hills, CA · 17674 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.12km NNW of Simi Valley, CA · 17672 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.118km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17672 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.28km NNW of Malibu, CA · 17668 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.928km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.827km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.826km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.325km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.527km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.229km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.627km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.627km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.828km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.030km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.831km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17664 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.127km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.832km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17664 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.710km WNW of Neenach, CA · 17664 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.426km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17663 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.627km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17663 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.512km SW of Lamont, CA · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.29km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 17660 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.917km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17656 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.136km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 17655 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.819km SE of Arvin, CA · 17655 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.714km W of Malibu, CA · 17655 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17655 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.917km ENE of Taft, CA · 17655 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.29km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 17654 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.810km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17651 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17650 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.923km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17650 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.417km SW of Arvin, CA · 17649 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.217km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.516km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17649 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.816km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17649 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.612km W of Grapevine, CA · 17647 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17647 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.820km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17647 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17646 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.56km NW of Vincent, CA · 17646 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.18km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17646 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.95km SW of Pearblossum, CA · 17645 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.89km SSW of Valencia, CA · 17643 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 4.221km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17641 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.922km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17641 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CA · 17641 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.512km SE of Arvin, CA · 17639 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.419km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17638 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17638 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.419km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17638 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.918km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17638 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.116km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17636 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.71km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 17635 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 17635 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.224km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 17634 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.716km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17634 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.616km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 17680 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.117km SW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 17682 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.96km NNE of Sunland, CA · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.223km SW of Maricopa, CA · 17683 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.717km WNW of Malibu, CA · 17684 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.619km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17684 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.019km SSW of Port Hueneme, CA · 17685 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.119km SSW of Port Hueneme, CA · 17685 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.310km WSW of Isla Vista, CA · 17686 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.518km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17686 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17686 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.510km SE of Malibu, CA · 17687 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.512km SW of Isla Vista, CA · 17687 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.313km WNW of Malibu, CA · 17687 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.520km SSW of Port Hueneme, CA · 17687 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.82km NW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 17687 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.76km SSE of Bakersfield, CA · 17688 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17689 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.08km SSE of Malibu, CA · 17689 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.38km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17690 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339340. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.