California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16km S of Camarillo, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16km S of Camarillo, CA on Tue, Dec 8, 1981, 8:16 AM PST (16:16 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 26km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-12-08 16:16:02 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.076° N, 119.015° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.732km N of San Nicolas Is., CA · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.826km N of San Nicolas Is., CA · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.519km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.320km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16367 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.424km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16366 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.724km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16365 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.39km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.626km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.726km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.027km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.827km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.314km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16361 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.44km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16360 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.12km W of Westminster, CA · 16360 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.716km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16359 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.718km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16359 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.618km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16359 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.520km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16359 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.518km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.218km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16357 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.06km NE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.511km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16353 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.136km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16353 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.028km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.513km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16348 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.926km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16347 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.810km NNW of Santa Barbara, CA · 16347 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.235km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16347 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.918km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16346 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.68km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.73km SW of Castaic, CA · 16345 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.018km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16345 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.617km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16345 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.920km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16344 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.018km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16344 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.717km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16343 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.64km NE of Buena Park, CA · 16342 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.07km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 16342 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.810km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16342 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.510km SW of Gorman, CA · 16341 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.03km SSE of Downey, CA · 16341 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.33km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.328km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.12km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.42km E of Inglewood, CA · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.522km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16335 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.722km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16335 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.419km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16335 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.521km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.522km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.26km W of Castaic, CA · 16332 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.216km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16332 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.917km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16330 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.315km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.215km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.13km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16328 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.011km ESE of Piru, CA · 16327 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.020km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16368 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16369 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.518km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.523km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16371 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.73km E of Frazier Park, CA · 16371 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.016km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16373 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.110km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16373 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.56km NE of Lebec, CA · 16373 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.78km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16374 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.729km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.617km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16376 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.012km SW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.61km SSW of Paramount, CA · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 16377 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.619km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16380 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.719km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.06km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16380 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102795. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.