California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5km NW of Burbank, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5km NW of Burbank, CA on Fri, Aug 28, 1981, 2:16 AM PDT (09:16 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-08-28 09:16:36 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.217° N, 118.345° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16471 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.09km W of El Segundo, CA · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16471 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.46km WSW of Devore, CA · 16469 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.88km NW of Vincent, CA · 16467 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.08km NW of Vincent, CA · 16467 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.922km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.018km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.621km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.728km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.023km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.620km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.927km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.719km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.011km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.913km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.019km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.720km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.521km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.118km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.825km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.420km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.319km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.222km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.56km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16464 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.619km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.523km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.217km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.120km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.715km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.820km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.821km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.624km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.920km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.417km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.618km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.022km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.026km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.025km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.924km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.218km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.325km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.817km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.913km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.119km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.723km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.030km S of Malibu, CA · 16473 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.310km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16474 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16477 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.618km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16482 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.124km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16482 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.920km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16484 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.916km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16484 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.717km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16484 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.320km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.110km SW of Santa Monica, CA · 16486 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.112km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 16487 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.54km NNW of Topanga, CA · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.51km SW of Bell, CA · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.52km SSE of La Palma, CA · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16492 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.615km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16493 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.228km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16494 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.824km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16496 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci521846. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.