California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12km W of El Segundo, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12km W of El Segundo, CA on Sun, Sep 27, 1981, 1:59 PM PDT (20:59 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-09-27 20:59:33 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.905° N, 118.540° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821km W of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16442 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.237km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.319km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16440 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.221km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.637km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.124km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16439 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.54km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16438 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.224km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16438 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.12km WNW of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 16437 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.719km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16437 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.016km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16437 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.94km N of Gardena, CA · 16436 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.83km ENE of Inglewood, CA · 16436 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.84km E of Inglewood, CA · 16436 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.83km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16436 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.71km SSW of Inglewood, CA · 16436 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.712km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16436 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.831km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.923km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16436 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.719km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.637km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16434 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.521km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16434 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16434 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.910km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16433 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.619km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.619km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.121km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.114km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16433 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.715km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.615km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16433 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.838km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.522km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.925km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.333km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.92km E of Inglewood, CA · 16429 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.63km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16429 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.64km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.64km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.63km E of Inglewood, CA · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.832km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.625km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 3.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.819km SE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16427 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.821km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.320km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16427 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.724km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.422km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.07km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16425 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.59km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 16424 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16424 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.110km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16424 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 3.115km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16423 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.55km SE of Ontario, CA · 16423 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.417km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16422 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.914km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16422 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.722km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16421 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 2.622km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.321km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16442 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16443 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.225km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16443 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.224km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16443 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16443 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.54km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16444 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.510km WNW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16444 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.810km W of Malibu, CA · 16444 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.512km WSW of Malibu, CA · 16444 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.721km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16444 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.71km WSW of Silver Lake, CA · 16445 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.54km SW of Valencia, CA · 16445 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.74km NW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 16445 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.94km SE of Malibu, CA · 16445 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.12km ESE of Costa Mesa, CA · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.320km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16446 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.121km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16446 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.72km SW of Irvine, CA · 16446 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.118km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16446 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523682. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.