California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1km WSW of Silver Lake, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1km WSW of Silver Lake, CA on Thu, Sep 24, 1981, 12:11 PM PDT (19:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-09-24 19:11:39 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.086° N, 118.279° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16446 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.721km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16446 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.512km WSW of Malibu, CA · 16446 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.810km W of Malibu, CA · 16446 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.510km WNW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16445 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.54km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16445 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16445 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.224km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16445 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.225km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16445 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16445 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.53km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 16444 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.66km NNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16444 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.321km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16444 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.622km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16444 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.112km W of El Segundo, CA · 16443 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.237km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16443 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.72km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 16443 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.319km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16442 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.221km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.637km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.124km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.54km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16440 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.224km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.12km WNW of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 16439 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.719km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16439 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.016km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16438 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.94km N of Gardena, CA · 16438 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.83km ENE of Inglewood, CA · 16438 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.84km E of Inglewood, CA · 16438 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.83km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16438 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.71km SSW of Inglewood, CA · 16438 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.712km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16438 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16438 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.831km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16438 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.923km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16437 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.719km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.23km ENE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16436 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.64km WNW of Devore, CA · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.94km WNW of Devore, CA · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.637km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.910km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16435 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.619km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.619km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.121km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.114km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16434 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.715km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16434 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.615km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16434 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.838km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16434 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.522km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16434 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.925km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.333km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.92km E of Inglewood, CA · 16431 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.63km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16431 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.64km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.64km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.63km E of Inglewood, CA · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.832km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.625km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 1.54km SW of Valencia, CA · 16447 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.74km NW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 16447 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.94km SE of Malibu, CA · 16447 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.12km ESE of Costa Mesa, CA · 16447 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.320km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16447 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.121km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16448 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.72km SW of Irvine, CA · 16448 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.118km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.94km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16448 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.38km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 16448 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.517km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16449 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.124km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16449 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.021km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16449 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.816km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16450 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.44km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 16450 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.623km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16450 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.732km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.14km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 16451 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.721km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16451 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.710km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523513. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:18 AM UTC.