California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1km SSW of Paramount, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1km SSW of Paramount, CA on Mon, Nov 30, 1981, 7:34 AM PST (15:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 29km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-30 15:34:15 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.883° N, 118.165° 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, 24.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16367 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.729km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16366 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.016km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.523km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16362 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.02km SSE of San Dimas, CA · 16362 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.52km SE of San Dimas, CA · 16362 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16360 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.020km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16359 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.516km S of Camarillo, CA · 16359 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.519km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.320km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16358 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.424km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16357 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.014km NW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 16356 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.724km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16356 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.39km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.51km N of Loma Linda, CA · 16354 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.432km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.626km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.726km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.027km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.827km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.314km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16352 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.12km W of Westminster, CA · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.520km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16350 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.218km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16349 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.54km N of Fontana, CA · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.83km NE of Laguna Niguel, CA · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.06km NE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.511km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16344 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.136km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16344 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.028km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16343 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.63km WNW of Wrightwood, CA · 16342 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.91km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 16341 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 3.012km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 16340 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.929km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.830km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.331km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.926km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.235km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.68km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 16337 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.73km SW of Castaic, CA · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.717km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.64km NE of Buena Park, CA · 16334 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.07km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 16333 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.810km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.03km SSE of Downey, CA · 16332 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.64km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16332 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.02km N of Devore, CA · 16331 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.328km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.03km NE of Colton, CA · 16330 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.03km NE of Colton, CA · 16329 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.12km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.42km E of Inglewood, CA · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.522km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16326 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.722km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.419km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.36km SE of Ontario, CA · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.521km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.02km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16368 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16368 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.54km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.619km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.719km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.62km WNW of Costa Mesa, CA · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.721km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.615km SE of Malibu, CA · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.37km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.68km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16377 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.831km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.733km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.14km S of Loma Linda, CA · 16377 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.227km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.312km N of Foothill Ranch, CA · 16380 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.55km ESE of Malibu, CA · 16380 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.228km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102418. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.