California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 18km NNW of Fillmore, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18km NNW of Fillmore, CA on Wed, Dec 16, 1981, 8:35 PM PST (04:35 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-17 04:35:48 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.547° N, 118.994° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.611km N of Grapevine, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.06km NE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 16352 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.511km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16352 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.136km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16351 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.028km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.819km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16350 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16350 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.218km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.020km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.317km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.723km NE of Arvin, CA · 16348 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.513km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16347 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.926km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16346 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.810km NNW of Santa Barbara, CA · 16346 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.414km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.235km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16345 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.918km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16345 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.68km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 16344 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.219km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.73km SW of Castaic, CA · 16344 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16344 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.018km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16344 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.617km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16343 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.916km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.920km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.018km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.07km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 16341 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.810km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16340 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.510km SW of Gorman, CA · 16340 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.33km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.328km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.12km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.42km E of Inglewood, CA · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.522km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16334 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.722km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.419km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16333 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.424km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.521km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16333 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.522km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16332 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16332 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.26km W of Castaic, CA · 16331 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.216km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16330 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.720km E of Maricopa, CA · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.917km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16329 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.315km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.215km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.13km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16327 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.011km ESE of Piru, CA · 16325 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.57km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.42km SE of Goleta, CA · 16325 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.322km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.23km NE of Panorama City, CA · 16324 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 3.017km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16323 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.719km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16323 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.718km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16358 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.716km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16358 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.44km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16359 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.314km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16359 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16360 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.827km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.027km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.726km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.626km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.724km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16363 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.424km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16365 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.624km SW of Lamont, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.214km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16365 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.516km S of Camarillo, CA · 16367 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.020km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16367 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.518km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.815km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16369 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.523km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16370 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103451. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.