California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22km NNE of Ojai, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22km NNE of Ojai, CA on Fri, May 22, 1981, 8:40 PM PDT (03:40 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 1km NNW of West Hills, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-23 03:40:41 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.619° N, 119.111° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
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: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51km SW of MacArthur Park, CA · 16558 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.921km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16558 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.51km SSE of MacArthur Park, CA · 16557 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.910km SW of Santa Barbara, CA · 16555 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.01km NNW of West Hills, CA · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16552 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.321km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16552 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16552 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16552 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.933km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CA · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.415km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16544 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.715km SW of Rosedale, CA · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16543 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.57km ESE of Carpinteria, CA · 16541 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 3.28km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.811km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 16539 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.35km WSW of Valencia, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 16537 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.518km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 16533 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.516km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16533 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.612km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16533 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.010km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16533 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 4.06km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 16529 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.622km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 16529 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.76km NNW of Sunland, CA · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16526 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CA · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16521 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.210km SW of Arvin, CA · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.716km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16520 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.920km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.712km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16517 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.610km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16517 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16516 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.116km SE of Arvin, CA · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.710km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16516 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.915km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.14km SSE of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 16515 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.510km S of Arvin, CA · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CA · 16513 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.819km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16512 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.720km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.818km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16512 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.719km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.417km SE of Arvin, CA · 16511 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.519km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16511 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.718km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16562 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.09km W of Grapevine, CA · 16566 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.121km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16570 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.65km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16572 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.511km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.913km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16575 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.66km ENE of Buttonwillow, CA · 16576 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.223km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16576 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.917km SW of Lamont, CA · 16576 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.510km S of Tehachapi, CA · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.51km WSW of Port Hueneme, CA · 16577 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.15km N of Sunland, CA · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.028km S of Malibu, CA · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.61km SE of MacArthur Park, CA · 16580 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.012km NNE of Taft, CA · 16582 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.79km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16582 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.720km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16582 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.020km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16582 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.55km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16583 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.731km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516423. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.