M2.9 earthquake 19km WSW of Maricopa, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Feb 28, 1981, 7:02 PM PST

UTC

1981-03-01 03:02:36 UTC

Depth

-1.5 km (-0.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.977° N, 119.582° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

49°

Stations used

33

• New Cuyama, CaliforniaPopulation 517. Forecast10 kmENE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast60 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast67 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast160 kmNW

After

1. 1.723km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 2, 5:32 AM PST · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.621km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAThu, Mar 5, 5:16 PM PST · 16643 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.315km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 6, 1:35 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.522km SW of Lamont, CASat, Mar 7, 9:31 AM PST · 16641 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
5. 1.718km ENE of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 10, 12:43 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.715km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Mar 10, 9:02 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.912km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Mar 11, 12:02 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.122km NE of Arvin, CASun, Mar 15, 8:27 PM PST · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.614km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Mar 16, 3:52 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.611km S of Montecito, CAMon, Mar 16, 4:24 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.75km NE of Oxnard, CAWed, Mar 18, 6:06 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.823km SW of Maricopa, CAFri, Mar 20, 3:02 AM PST · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.05km NW of Castaic, CAFri, Mar 20, 6:38 AM PST · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.815km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Mar 25, 2:29 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.526km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.517km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:50 AM PST · 16608 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
17. 2.24km S of Santa Maria, CAFri, Apr 10, 6:24 AM PST · 16608 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.512km NW of Fillmore, CATue, Apr 14, 5:23 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.018km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 14, 8:29 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
20. 2.122km N of Los Olivos, CAWed, Apr 15, 11:01 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
21. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 17, 11:31 AM PST · 16600 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.521 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 5:15 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.722 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 5:53 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
24. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 20, 9:34 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
25. 1.719km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 21, 9:06 PM PST · 16596 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
26. 1.511km NW of Fillmore, CAWed, Apr 22, 1:22 AM PST · 16596 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:24 AM PST · 16595 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
28. 2.019km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 AM PST · 16593 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
29. 2.81km S of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CASat, Apr 25, 4:13 AM PST · 16593 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
30. 3.07km SSW of Solvang, CATue, Apr 28, 8:55 AM PDT · 16589 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
31. 2.020km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 29, 11:54 AM PDT · 16588 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
32. 1.720km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 29, 12:15 PM PDT · 16588 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 28, 1:04 PM PST · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.63km NNW of Lamont, CASat, Feb 28, 6:12 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.029km S of Kettleman City, CAThu, Feb 26, 1:59 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.032km E of Cholame, CAWed, Feb 25, 6:18 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.914km NNE of Taft, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:45 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
6. 1.714km NNE of Taft, CAWed, Feb 25, 10:25 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.120km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Feb 25, 12:28 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.019km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Feb 24, 10:18 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
9. 1.617km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Feb 24, 7:40 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.817km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Feb 24, 7:11 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
11. 3.22 km SSW of Edna, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 10:12 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.915km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Feb 22, 1:24 AM PST · 16655 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.120km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Feb 21, 10:54 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.918km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Feb 21, 10:39 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.620km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Feb 21, 7:13 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.822km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Feb 19, 6:01 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.322km SSE of Kettleman City, CATue, Feb 17, 12:42 PM PST · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.323km SSE of Kettleman City, CATue, Feb 17, 12:39 PM PST · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.719km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 17, 3:24 AM PST · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
20. 2.117km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 16, 8:34 PM PST · 16660 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531313. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC.