M2.8 earthquake 10km S of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Nov 8, 1981, 11:59 AM PST

UTC

1981-11-08 19:59:59 UTC

Depth

8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.255° N, 118.318° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

97°

Stations used

34

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast10 kmS
• San Pedro, CaliforniaPopulation 83,556. Forecast54 kmS
• Huntington Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 201,899. Forecast54 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast89 kmS

After

1. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASun, Nov 8, 3:32 PM PST · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.614km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASun, Nov 8, 4:47 PM PST · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.04km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAMon, Nov 9, 9:08 PM PST · 16396 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.519km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 9, 11:13 PM PST · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 9, 11:29 PM PST · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.84km WSW of Rossmoor, CATue, Nov 10, 5:37 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
7. 2.02km NE of Irvine, CATue, Nov 10, 3:03 PM PST · 16396 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.21km W of Irvine, CATue, Nov 10, 5:19 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.818km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Nov 11, 6:26 AM PST · 16395 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
10. 2.124km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Nov 12, 6:21 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.546km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Nov 13, 1:34 PM PST · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.92km SSE of El Monte, CASat, Nov 14, 9:57 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.337km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Nov 14, 2:24 PM PST · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Nov 15, 10:05 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
15. 2.228km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 16, 2:44 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
16. 3.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 16, 6:53 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.55km ESE of Malibu, CATue, Nov 17, 8:59 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
18. 2.312km N of Foothill Ranch, CATue, Nov 17, 11:29 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.227km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Nov 19, 2:10 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
20. 2.733km SSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Nov 19, 11:00 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
21. 1.831km SSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Nov 19, 11:19 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
22. 1.615km SE of Malibu, CAMon, Nov 23, 4:40 AM PST · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
23. 1.721km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Nov 24, 9:54 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
24. 1.62km WNW of Costa Mesa, CATue, Nov 24, 8:22 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
25. 1.719km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Nov 26, 6:13 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
26. 1.619km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Nov 26, 11:48 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
27. 1.61km SSW of Paramount, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:34 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
28. 2.012km SW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 30, 7:47 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
29. 1.729km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Dec 1, 10:05 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.016km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Dec 4, 1:37 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
31. 1.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Dec 4, 7:34 PM PST · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
32. 2.523km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Dec 5, 3:56 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
33. 1.839km W of La Jolla, CAMon, Dec 7, 9:29 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
34. 2.020km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Dec 8, 6:17 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.519km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Dec 9, 2:06 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
36. 3.320km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Dec 9, 2:58 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
37. 2.424km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Dec 10, 1:11 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
38. 2.014km NW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CAFri, Dec 11, 7:17 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
39. 2.724km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Dec 11, 10:42 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
40. 2.39km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAFri, Dec 11, 11:06 PM PST · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
41. 2.432km SSW of Dana Point, CASun, Dec 13, 4:58 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
42. 3.626km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Dec 14, 3:32 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
43. 1.726km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Dec 14, 6:01 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
44. 2.027km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Dec 14, 6:01 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
45. 1.827km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Dec 14, 6:35 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
46. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Dec 15, 3:04 AM PST · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
47. 2.314km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Dec 15, 1:30 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
48. 2.12km W of Westminster, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:33 AM PST · 16360 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
49. 1.520km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Dec 17, 1:16 PM PST · 16359 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
50. 2.218km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Dec 18, 6:28 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
51. 1.83km NE of Laguna Niguel, CASat, Dec 19, 11:54 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
52. 2.136km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Dec 23, 3:32 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
53. 2.028km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Dec 24, 10:40 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
54. 1.929km SSW of Dana Point, CASun, Dec 27, 8:19 PM PST · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
55. 1.830km SSW of Dana Point, CAMon, Dec 28, 4:38 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
56. 2.331km SSW of Dana Point, CAMon, Dec 28, 8:59 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
57. 1.926km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Dec 28, 11:35 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
58. 2.235km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Dec 29, 12:22 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
59. 2.68km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAWed, Dec 30, 1:43 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
60. 2.717km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Jan 2, 3:17 AM PST · 16343 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

1. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASun, Nov 8, 6:50 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.512km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASat, Nov 7, 2:34 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASat, Nov 7, 5:27 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASat, Nov 7, 4:19 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.814km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASat, Nov 7, 3:42 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.512km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASat, Nov 7, 3:40 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CAFri, Nov 6, 11:45 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.712km W of Camp Pendleton South, CAFri, Nov 6, 12:54 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.612km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CAFri, Nov 6, 12:53 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.612km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CAFri, Nov 6, 12:37 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.511km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CAFri, Nov 6, 12:37 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
12. 2.13km NW of Newport Beach, CAThu, Nov 5, 9:10 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.414km S of Las Flores, CAWed, Nov 4, 3:54 AM PST · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.523km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 2, 10:29 PM PST · 16403 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
15. 1.741km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Nov 2, 9:41 PM PST · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
16. 2.917km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Nov 1, 9:08 PM PST · 16404 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
17. 3.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 31, 3:14 PM PST · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
18. 1.920km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 31, 7:51 AM PST · 16406 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.714km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAFri, Oct 30, 10:27 AM PST · 16407 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
20. 3.518km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 30, 9:07 AM PST · 16407 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526755. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.