California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 23km NNE of Avalon, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 23km NNE of Avalon, CA on Tue, Jun 29, 1982, 10:53 AM PDT (17:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9km E of Villa Park, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-29 17:53:35 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.525° N, 118.203° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69km E of Villa Park, CA · 16154 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.212km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16153 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.910km NE of Sunland, CA · 16153 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.69km NNE of La Verne, CA · 16153 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.916km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16150 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.222km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16150 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.816km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16149 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.022km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.07km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16149 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.03km SW of La Mirada, CA · 16147 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.44km SW of El Segundo, CA · 16147 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16146 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.317km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16145 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.07km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16144 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.13km WSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 16144 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.09km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16143 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.86km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 16143 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.03km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16142 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.94km N of Villa Park, CA · 16138 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.322km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16135 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.22km NE of West Hills, CA · 16135 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.415km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16134 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.37km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 16134 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.19km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16134 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.31km SE of Lennox, CA · 16134 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.54km ESE of Wildomar, CA · 16133 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.421km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16131 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.71km WNW of Fontana, CA · 16130 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16129 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.28km WSW of Corona, CA · 16129 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.52km WNW of Northridge, CA · 16127 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.715km S of Camarillo, CA · 16127 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 3.410km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16127 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.09km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16127 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16126 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.13km SSE of Yorba Linda, CA · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.66km SE of Ontario, CA · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.534km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.522km NE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.417km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16120 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.33km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 16118 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.650km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.38km NE of North Tustin, CA · 16117 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.09km E of Villa Park, CA · 16117 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.55km W of Chatsworth, CA · 16116 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.84km S of Anaheim, CA · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.95km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 16114 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.310km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.135km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 16113 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.616km NNE of Avalon, CA · 16113 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.711km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.211km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16111 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.712km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.112km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 16110 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.27km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 16108 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.347km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.31km S of Artesia, CA · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.31km N of Long Beach, CA · 16102 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 16158 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.56km N of Upland, CA · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.06km N of Upland, CA · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.912km N of Sunland, CA · 16161 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.92km SSW of Charter Oak, CA · 16166 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.619km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.444km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 16168 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.420km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16168 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.36km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16169 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.922km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16169 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.417km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16170 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.223km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16172 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.424km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.222km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.02km NE of Anaheim, CA · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16177 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.526km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16179 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.61km W of Dana Point, CA · 16179 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.63km NNW of Villa Park, CA · 16179 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.621km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16181 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci504708. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.