M2.0 earthquake 9km W of El Segundo, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Aug 28, 1981, 6:57 PM PDT

UTC

1981-08-29 01:57:34 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.903° N, 118.517° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 18.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

118°

Stations used

15

• El Segundo, CaliforniaPopulation 17,037. Forecast9 kmW
• Inglewood, CaliforniaPopulation 111,666. Forecast16 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast30 kmWSW

After

1. 2.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 29, 8:05 AM PDT · 16470 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
2. 1.88km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 4:58 AM PDT · 16466 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.08km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 7:17 AM PDT · 16466 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
4. 5.511km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 8:50 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
5. 3.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 8:57 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.922km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:04 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:07 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
8. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:09 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
9. 2.018km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:13 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.621km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:16 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
11. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:17 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
12. 1.728km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:19 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:25 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.023km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:27 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
15. 1.620km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:32 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.927km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:42 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:46 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:51 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.719km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:58 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
20. 3.011km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:04 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
21. 1.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:17 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
22. 2.913km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:22 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
23. 2.019km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:46 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
24. 1.720km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 11:29 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
25. 1.521km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 11:31 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
26. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 11:59 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
27. 2.118km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:11 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
28. 1.825km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:35 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
29. 2.420km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:36 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
30. 2.319km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:43 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
31. 2.222km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:48 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
32. 1.56km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Sep 4, 12:52 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.619km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:10 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
34. 1.523km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:14 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
35. 2.217km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:16 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
36. 2.120km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:22 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
37. 1.715km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:25 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
38. 1.820km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:26 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
39. 2.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:51 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
40. 2.821km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:51 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
41. 2.624km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 2:00 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
42. 1.920km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 2:33 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
43. 1.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 3:02 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
44. 1.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 4:23 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
45. 2.417km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 5:00 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
46. 1.618km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 5:01 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
47. 2.022km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 5:39 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
48. 3.716km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 5:41 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
49. 2.026km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 5:54 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
50. 2.025km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 6:33 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
51. 1.924km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 6:48 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
52. 2.218km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 6:49 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
53. 2.325km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 7:33 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
54. 2.817km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 8:41 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
55. 3.418km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:02 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
56. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:12 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
57. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:17 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
58. 2.913km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:18 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
59. 2.119km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:21 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
60. 2.723km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:26 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 1.95km NW of Burbank, CAFri, Aug 28, 2:16 AM PDT · 16471 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
2. 2.030km S of Malibu, CAWed, Aug 26, 4:52 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
3. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Aug 25, 3:14 PM PDT · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.310km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Aug 25, 10:33 AM PDT · 16474 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.54km SSE of San Juan Capistrano, CATue, Aug 25, 12:25 AM PDT · 16474 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.44km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Aug 22, 11:58 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.520km S of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 2:39 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.717km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 7:47 AM PDT · 16477 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.417km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 7:21 AM PDT · 16477 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.618km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Aug 18, 6:16 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
11. 3.124km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Aug 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
12. 1.920km SSE of San Pedro, CASun, Aug 16, 9:28 AM PDT · 16483 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
13. 1.916km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 15, 9:21 PM PDT · 16483 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.717km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Aug 15, 5:11 PM PDT · 16483 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
15. 2.320km S of Port Hueneme, CASat, Aug 15, 5:31 AM PDT · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
16. 3.110km SW of Santa Monica, CAThu, Aug 13, 6:09 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.112km SSW of Newport Beach, CAThu, Aug 13, 3:36 AM PDT · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.54km NNW of Topanga, CAWed, Aug 12, 3:58 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
19. 1.51km SW of Bell, CAWed, Aug 12, 1:09 PM PDT · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.52km SSE of La Palma, CATue, Aug 11, 4:20 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci521877. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.