M1.9 earthquake 16km ENE of Lebec, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Oct 31, 1978, 6:42 PM PST

UTC

1978-11-01 02:42:12 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.901° N, 118.705° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 17.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

113°

Stations used

17

• Lebec, CaliforniaPopulation 1,468. Forecast16 kmENE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast35 kmSW
• Valencia, CaliforniaPopulation 148,456. Forecast52 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast103 kmNNW

After

1. 1.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Oct 31, 9:30 PM PST · 17502 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 1, 9:11 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.57km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Nov 2, 9:16 AM PST · 17501 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
4. 2.38km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Nov 5, 2:52 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.61km WNW of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Nov 6, 4:28 PM PST · 17496 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.510km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Nov 7, 10:12 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
7. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CAWed, Nov 8, 4:48 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
8. 2.325km NNE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 11:54 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.214km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 1:29 PM PST · 17494 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.48km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 9, 1:36 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.110km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 9, 1:49 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.711km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 9, 5:11 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.25km NNW of Chatsworth, CAThu, Nov 9, 3:48 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Nov 11, 9:08 PM PST · 17491 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
15. 2.34km W of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 15, 5:05 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
16. 1.76km WNW of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 15, 5:08 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
17. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 15, 4:17 PM PST · 17487 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.212km SE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Nov 17, 3:51 PM PST · 17485 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.83km S of Las Flores, CASat, Nov 18, 7:55 PM PST · 17484 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 19, 6:04 AM PST · 17484 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
21. 1.79km WSW of Ojai, CASun, Nov 19, 6:36 AM PST · 17484 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
22. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 21, 5:59 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
23. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CATue, Nov 21, 7:21 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
24. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 22, 11:09 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
25. 1.59km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Nov 24, 8:47 PM PST · 17478 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
26. 2.122km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 25, 1:59 AM PST · 17478 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
27. 1.65km E of Simi Valley, CASat, Nov 25, 8:46 AM PST · 17478 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
28. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Nov 25, 8:52 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Nov 25, 10:57 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
30. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 27, 1:49 AM PST · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
31. 2.14km NNE of Silver Lake, CATue, Nov 28, 2:47 PM PST · 17474 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.713km SW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 30, 2:11 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
33. 1.93km WSW of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Nov 30, 10:54 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.915km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 1, 2:52 PM PST · 17471 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
35. 2.317km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 2, 2:16 PM PST · 17470 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
36. 1.912km NNW of Chatsworth, CASun, Dec 3, 7:13 PM PST · 17469 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
37. 2.212km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Dec 3, 8:46 PM PST · 17469 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
38. 2.512km ESE of Piru, CASun, Dec 3, 8:52 PM PST · 17469 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
39. 2.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 4, 5:15 AM PST · 17469 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
40. 2.628km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 5, 2:31 AM PST · 17468 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
41. 1.68km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 6, 10:56 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
42. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 7, 3:22 PM PST · 17465 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
43. 2.12km SSW of Valencia, CASun, Dec 10, 10:41 AM PST · 17462 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
44. 1.63km SE of Oak Park, CAWed, Dec 13, 8:10 PM PST · 17459 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
45. 3.22km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 14, 12:55 AM PST · 17459 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.812km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CASat, Dec 16, 11:35 AM PST · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
47. 2.38km SE of Camarillo, CASat, Dec 16, 2:36 PM PST · 17456 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
48. 1.617km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 19, 6:56 AM PST · 17454 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
49. 1.611km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 20, 11:04 AM PST · 17452 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
50. 2.28km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Dec 24, 10:19 AM PST · 17448 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
51. 2.912km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:25 AM PST · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
52. 1.812km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 26, 10:01 AM PST · 17446 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
53. 1.78km NNE of Ventura, CAWed, Dec 27, 4:22 AM PST · 17446 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
54. 1.86km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 27, 5:14 PM PST · 17445 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
55. 2.017km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Dec 28, 9:41 AM PST · 17445 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
56. 2.412km WNW of Malibu, CAThu, Dec 28, 4:20 PM PST · 17444 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
57. 1.513km NW of Malibu, CAThu, Dec 28, 4:20 PM PST · 17444 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
58. 2.27km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 29, 5:02 PM PST · 17443 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
59. 2.320km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 30, 9:24 AM PST · 17443 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away

Before

1. 2.217km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 30, 11:08 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
2. 1.910km NNW of Chatsworth, CAMon, Oct 30, 1:34 AM PST · 17504 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
3. 3.26km NNW of Chatsworth, CASun, Oct 29, 2:16 PM PST · 17504 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.07km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 29, 5:56 AM PST · 17505 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.76km WNW of Chatsworth, CASun, Oct 29, 1:32 AM PST · 17505 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 28, 2:42 PM PDT · 17505 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.019km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 28, 2:28 AM PDT · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
8. 1.917km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 28, 2:03 AM PDT · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 27, 10:03 AM PDT · 17507 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
10. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 26, 11:50 AM PDT · 17507 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Oct 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 17512 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.812km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 8:33 PM PDT · 17512 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.810km S of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 6:32 PM PDT · 17512 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
14. 2.414km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Oct 20, 7:49 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.610km WNW of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 19, 5:12 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 18, 12:16 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
17. 2.211km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Oct 16, 4:42 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
18. 1.921km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 16, 3:59 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
19. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 12:23 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
20. 2.611km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3343312. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC.