M2.6 earthquake 16km NNE of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Aug 12, 1982, 5:56 AM PDT

UTC

1982-08-12 12:56:35 UTC

Depth

9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.483° N, 118.270° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

143°

Stations used

0

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast16 kmNNE
• San Pedro, CaliforniaPopulation 83,556. Forecast28 kmS
• Huntington Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 201,899. Forecast32 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast63 kmS

After

1. 1.711km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAFri, Aug 13, 8:13 PM PDT · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.211km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:45 AM PDT · 16120 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
3. 2.712km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:51 AM PDT · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.112km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 2:58 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.416km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Aug 16, 9:23 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
6. 2.27km ENE of Villa Park, CATue, Aug 17, 4:16 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.347km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Aug 18, 8:53 PM PDT · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.31km S of Artesia, CAThu, Aug 19, 8:07 AM PDT · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
9. 2.31km N of Long Beach, CAMon, Aug 23, 1:08 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.424km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 23, 11:54 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
11. 2.723km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Aug 24, 7:34 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.90km SE of Signal Hill, CAWed, Aug 25, 5:25 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.95km W of Fontana, CAWed, Aug 25, 5:27 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.45km N of Avalon, CAThu, Aug 26, 4:26 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.44km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Aug 26, 9:24 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
16. 3.45km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Aug 26, 9:25 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.23km WSW of Westwood, CAFri, Aug 27, 4:59 AM PDT · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.12km SSE of Costa Mesa, CASat, Aug 28, 5:06 PM PDT · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
19. 2.72km ESE of Ontario, CASun, Aug 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 16105 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 30, 3:16 AM PDT · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
21. 1.914km NNE of Bradbury, CAMon, Aug 30, 3:35 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
22. 2.512km WSW of Malibu, CASat, Sep 4, 1:42 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
23. 2.413km N of Bradbury, CATue, Sep 7, 3:58 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
24. 3.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 10, 10:47 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
25. 2.44km ENE of Newport Beach, CAFri, Sep 10, 4:47 PM PDT · 16092 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
26. 2.54km SE of Carson, CASat, Sep 11, 6:55 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
27. 2.24km ESE of Carson, CASun, Sep 12, 1:40 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
28. 1.79km ESE of Coto De Caza, CASun, Sep 12, 8:02 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
29. 2.96km W of Signal Hill, CASun, Sep 12, 8:55 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
30. 2.416km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Sep 14, 6:47 AM PDT · 16089 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
31. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 2:29 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
32. 2.628km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 11:36 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
33. 3.14km E of Lennox, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
34. 2.34km W of Florence-Graham, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:59 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
35. 2.23km SSW of San Fernando, CASun, Sep 19, 11:51 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
36. 2.53km NNE of Granada Hills, CASun, Sep 19, 11:59 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
37. 1.97km SSE of Malibu, CAMon, Sep 20, 11:20 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
38. 2.820km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Sep 22, 3:32 PM PDT · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
39. 2.09km N of Foothill Ranch, CAThu, Sep 23, 9:51 AM PDT · 16080 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
40. 2.215km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 24, 7:58 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
41. 3.16km S of Avalon, CASat, Sep 25, 1:38 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
42. 2.41km NNW of Los Alamitos, CASat, Sep 25, 6:00 PM PDT · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
43. 2.14km NNW of Villa Park, CASun, Sep 26, 4:18 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
44. 1.82km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CAThu, Sep 30, 8:16 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
45. 2.020km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 3, 9:11 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
46. 2.321km NNE of Avalon, CAMon, Oct 4, 9:38 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
47. 2.419km SE of Port Hueneme, CATue, Oct 5, 6:29 AM PDT · 16068 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
48. 2.43km WSW of Malibu, CATue, Oct 5, 9:10 AM PDT · 16068 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
49. 2.33km NE of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 6, 5:13 PM PDT · 16066 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
50. 1.94km N of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Oct 7, 4:38 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
51. 2.516km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 8, 10:08 PM PDT · 16064 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 2.135km SSW of San Clemente, CAWed, Aug 11, 8:01 PM PDT · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
2. 1.95km NNW of Mira Loma, CATue, Aug 10, 6:35 PM PDT · 16123 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.84km S of Anaheim, CATue, Aug 10, 12:41 AM PDT · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
4. 2.55km W of Chatsworth, CASun, Aug 8, 9:42 PM PDT · 16125 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.09km E of Villa Park, CASat, Aug 7, 7:01 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.38km NE of North Tustin, CASat, Aug 7, 6:33 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
7. 2.650km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Aug 6, 12:05 PM PDT · 16128 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.33km NE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Aug 6, 10:34 AM PDT · 16128 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.417km WNW of Malibu, CAWed, Aug 4, 8:52 PM PDT · 16129 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.522km NE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Aug 4, 4:31 PM PDT · 16129 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
11. 2.534km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Aug 4, 10:56 AM PDT · 16130 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
12. 1.66km SE of Ontario, CATue, Aug 3, 6:18 PM PDT · 16130 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.13km SSE of Yorba Linda, CASat, Jul 31, 4:42 PM PDT · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jul 29, 7:46 PM PDT · 16135 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.09km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
16. 3.410km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 28, 10:50 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
17. 2.715km S of Camarillo, CAWed, Jul 28, 7:15 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.52km WNW of Northridge, CAWed, Jul 28, 9:42 AM PDT · 16137 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.28km WSW of Corona, CATue, Jul 27, 2:29 AM PDT · 16138 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
20. 2.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Jul 26, 10:32 PM PDT · 16138 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506456. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.