California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8km WSW of Ojai, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km WSW of Ojai, CA on Mon, Jul 27, 1981, 4:29 AM PDT (11:29 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 11km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-07-27 11:29:52 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.429° N, 119.331° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 16503 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.124km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16502 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.828km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16502 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.623km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.823km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.824km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.624km S of Malibu, CA · 16502 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.725km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16502 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.222km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16502 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.324km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16502 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.019km S of Malibu, CA · 16501 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.424km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16501 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.426km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16501 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.013km WSW of Ojai, CA · 16500 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16500 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16500 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.910km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.926km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16499 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.224km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16499 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16499 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.524km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16499 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.326km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16498 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.025km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16498 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.816km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16498 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.618km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 16497 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.512km WSW of Ojai, CA · 16497 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16497 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.824km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16496 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.04km SW of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.116km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16496 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16494 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.228km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16494 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 3.65km N of Los Alamos, CA · 16494 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.615km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16494 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16492 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16492 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.516km SE of Arvin, CA · 16491 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16490 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.54km NNW of Topanga, CA · 16488 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 3.110km SW of Santa Monica, CA · 16487 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.320km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.717km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 3.124km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16482 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.618km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16482 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.515km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.041km NNW of San Nicolas Is., CA · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.616km WSW of Isla Vista, CA · 16479 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16478 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.417km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16478 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.019km S of Carpinteria, CA · 16478 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.717km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16478 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16478 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.520km S of Carpinteria, CA · 16478 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.78km SSE of Arvin, CA · 16477 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.710km SSE of Arvin, CA · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.310km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16475 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.030km S of Malibu, CA · 16474 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.95km NW of Burbank, CA · 16472 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.618km S of Carpinteria, CA · 16505 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.012km WSW of Ojai, CA · 16505 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16507 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.88km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16507 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.414km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16510 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.316km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16510 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.816km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 16510 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.617km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16510 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16510 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CA · 16511 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.718km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.518km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16512 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CA · 16512 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.618km N of Goleta, CA · 16513 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.611km N of Sunland, CA · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.418km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16514 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CA · 16520 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16522 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.118km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16522 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.718km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16522 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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