M2.5 earthquake 11km ENE of Lebec, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Feb 8, 1978, 7:47 PM PST

UTC

1978-02-09 03:47:31 UTC

Depth

3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.897° N, 118.763° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

23

• Lebec, CaliforniaPopulation 1,468. Forecast11 kmENE
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast35 kmS
• Valencia, CaliforniaPopulation 148,456. Forecast52 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast105 kmNNW

After

1. 1.98km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Feb 10, 1:40 PM PST · 17767 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
2. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 12, 1:06 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
3. 1.67km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 13, 6:54 AM PST · 17764 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.717km N of Mojave, CAMon, Feb 13, 8:03 AM PST · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.620km W of Malibu, CATue, Feb 14, 8:05 AM PST · 17763 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.617km SSE of Camarillo, CATue, Feb 14, 9:59 PM PST · 17762 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.24km NNW of Northridge, CAWed, Feb 15, 4:07 PM PST · 17762 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.54km NNW of Northridge, CAWed, Feb 15, 4:08 PM PST · 17762 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.44km NNW of Northridge, CAWed, Feb 15, 4:14 PM PST · 17762 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.94km NNW of Northridge, CAWed, Feb 15, 4:14 PM PST · 17762 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.96km S of Camarillo, CAThu, Feb 16, 6:10 PM PST · 17760 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.23km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 17, 5:57 AM PST · 17760 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 17, 9:27 PM PST · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.05km S of Camarillo, CASat, Feb 18, 3:38 PM PST · 17759 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CASun, Feb 19, 1:34 PM PST · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
16. 2.23km S of Ojai, CASun, Feb 19, 8:14 PM PST · 17757 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.316km W of Malibu, CAMon, Feb 20, 8:12 AM PST · 17757 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.78km E of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Feb 22, 4:16 AM PST · 17755 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 22, 6:43 AM PST · 17755 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.912km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Feb 24, 11:18 PM PST · 17752 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
21. 2.04km S of Valencia, CASun, Feb 26, 4:27 PM PST · 17751 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
22. 1.518km SSW of Gorman, CASun, Feb 26, 10:58 PM PST · 17750 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
23. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 28, 5:25 AM PST · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
24. 2.318km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 28, 4:22 PM PST · 17749 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
25. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CAWed, Mar 1, 1:15 PM PST · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
26. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Mar 3, 3:30 PM PST · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
27. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CASat, Mar 4, 10:27 AM PST · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
28. 1.510km SW of Westlake Village, CASat, Mar 4, 9:16 PM PST · 17744 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.014km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 6, 5:22 AM PST · 17743 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
30. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CATue, Mar 7, 9:46 AM PST · 17742 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
31. 2.18km SE of Camarillo, CATue, Mar 7, 8:34 PM PST · 17741 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
32. 1.65km ESE of Santa Paula, CATue, Mar 7, 8:40 PM PST · 17741 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
33. 2.010km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Mar 7, 9:31 PM PST · 17741 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
34. 2.16km SSE of Shafter, CAThu, Mar 9, 1:25 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
35. 2.67km NNE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 10, 12:33 AM PST · 17739 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
36. 2.56km ENE of Shafter, CAFri, Mar 10, 11:47 AM PST · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
37. 1.64km SW of Palmdale, CASun, Mar 12, 10:04 AM PST · 17737 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
38. 2.12km SSW of Malibu Beach, CASun, Mar 12, 3:47 PM PST · 17737 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
39. 1.613km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Mar 13, 11:54 AM PST · 17736 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
40. 2.612km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 13, 10:32 PM PST · 17735 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
41. 1.57km SSW of Westlake Village, CAWed, Mar 15, 10:13 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
42. 1.77km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 15, 12:19 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
43. 1.99km SSE of Shafter, CAWed, Mar 15, 1:32 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.717km W of Malibu, CAThu, Mar 16, 3:49 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
45. 1.86km SE of Camarillo, CAFri, Mar 17, 9:18 AM PST · 17732 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
46. 2.521km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 12:20 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
47. 3.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 12:20 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
48. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 1:24 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
49. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 1:45 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
50. 2.93km SE of Frazier Park, CASat, Mar 18, 6:29 PM PST · 17730 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
51. 1.621km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 20, 12:30 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
52. 2.418km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 20, 6:02 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
53. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Mar 20, 8:12 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:48 AM PST · 17727 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
55. 2.112km ESE of Piru, CAWed, Mar 22, 3:43 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
56. 2.73km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:29 PM PST · 17726 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
57. 2.27km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 23, 3:41 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
58. 1.54km N of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 24, 2:58 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
59. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 26, 7:32 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
60. 1.729km ENE of Santa Ynez, CASun, Mar 26, 10:38 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

1. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 8, 5:14 PM PST · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
2. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Feb 8, 12:28 PM PST · 17769 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Feb 8, 11:16 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
4. 2.010km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Feb 8, 11:12 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Feb 8, 9:42 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 8, 4:02 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CATue, Feb 7, 8:34 PM PST · 17769 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
8. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:16 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
9. 2.316km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 6, 12:36 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.815km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 5, 11:43 AM PST · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
11. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 5, 7:34 AM PST · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 5, 4:07 AM PST · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.820km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Feb 2, 2:45 PM PST · 17775 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.611km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Feb 2, 1:32 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
15. 1.810km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Feb 1, 10:11 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.11km SSE of West Hills, CATue, Jan 31, 6:18 AM PST · 17777 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.52km SW of West Hills, CATue, Jan 31, 2:23 AM PST · 17777 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.813km W of Ventura, CAMon, Jan 30, 5:57 AM PST · 17778 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.66km N of Granada Hills, CASun, Jan 29, 8:32 PM PST · 17778 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.87km NNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Jan 29, 8:32 PM PST · 17778 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337273. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.