M2.4 earthquake 5km N of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Aug 26, 1982, 4:26 PM PDT

UTC

1982-08-26 23:26:28 UTC

Depth

12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.388° N, 118.336° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

201°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast5 kmN
• San Pedro, CaliforniaPopulation 83,556. Forecast39 kmS
• Huntington Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 201,899. Forecast43 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast74 kmS

After

1. 2.44km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Aug 26, 9:24 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
2. 3.45km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Aug 26, 9:25 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.23km WSW of Westwood, CAFri, Aug 27, 4:59 AM PDT · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.12km SSE of Costa Mesa, CASat, Aug 28, 5:06 PM PDT · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
5. 2.347km WSW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CASun, Aug 29, 12:32 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.72km ESE of Ontario, CASun, Aug 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 30, 3:16 AM PDT · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.512km WSW of Malibu, CASat, Sep 4, 1:42 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
9. 3.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 10, 10:47 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
10. 2.44km ENE of Newport Beach, CAFri, Sep 10, 4:47 PM PDT · 16092 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
11. 2.54km SE of Carson, CASat, Sep 11, 6:55 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
12. 2.24km ESE of Carson, CASun, Sep 12, 1:40 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.79km ESE of Coto De Caza, CASun, Sep 12, 8:02 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.96km W of Signal Hill, CASun, Sep 12, 8:55 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.416km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Sep 14, 6:47 AM PDT · 16089 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 2:29 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.628km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 11:36 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
18. 3.14km E of Lennox, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.34km W of Florence-Graham, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:59 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
20. 2.23km SSW of San Fernando, CASun, Sep 19, 11:51 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.97km SSE of Malibu, CAMon, Sep 20, 11:20 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
22. 2.820km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Sep 22, 3:32 PM PDT · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
23. 2.09km N of Foothill Ranch, CAThu, Sep 23, 9:51 AM PDT · 16080 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
24. 2.215km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 24, 7:58 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
25. 3.16km S of Avalon, CASat, Sep 25, 1:38 PM PDT · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
26. 2.41km NNW of Los Alamitos, CASat, Sep 25, 6:00 PM PDT · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
27. 2.14km NNW of Villa Park, CASun, Sep 26, 4:18 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
28. 2.020km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 3, 9:11 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
29. 2.321km NNE of Avalon, CAMon, Oct 4, 9:38 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
30. 2.419km SE of Port Hueneme, CATue, Oct 5, 6:29 AM PDT · 16068 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
31. 2.43km WSW of Malibu, CATue, Oct 5, 9:10 AM PDT · 16068 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
32. 2.516km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 8, 10:08 PM PDT · 16064 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
33. 2.64km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.94km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 8:05 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
35. 1.71km ENE of Walnut, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
36. 2.04km NW of Diamond Bar, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
37. 1.94km S of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:28 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
38. 2.61km SE of West Hills, CAWed, Oct 13, 5:51 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
39. 2.711km W of Corona, CAThu, Oct 14, 5:26 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
40. 3.30km NNE of West Hills, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:57 AM PDT · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
41. 2.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 16, 8:58 AM PDT · 16057 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
42. 2.14km S of Ladera Ranch, CASun, Oct 17, 4:07 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
43. 2.37km SSW of San Pedro, CASun, Oct 17, 10:56 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
44. 2.63km WSW of Rossmoor, CAMon, Oct 18, 12:23 PM PDT · 16054 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
45. 2.513km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 16054 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
46. 2.69km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 3:27 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
47. 2.16km SE of Carson, CAFri, Oct 22, 3:18 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
48. 2.24km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Oct 22, 10:17 PM PDT · 16050 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away

Before

1. 1.90km SE of Signal Hill, CAWed, Aug 25, 5:25 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.723km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Aug 24, 7:34 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.424km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 23, 11:54 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
4. 2.31km N of Long Beach, CAMon, Aug 23, 1:08 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
5. 2.31km S of Artesia, CAThu, Aug 19, 8:07 AM PDT · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
6. 2.347km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Aug 18, 8:53 PM PDT · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
7. 2.27km ENE of Villa Park, CATue, Aug 17, 4:16 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.112km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 2:58 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.712km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:51 AM PDT · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
10. 2.211km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:45 AM PDT · 16120 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.711km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAFri, Aug 13, 8:13 PM PDT · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.616km NNE of Avalon, CAThu, Aug 12, 5:56 AM PDT · 16122 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.135km SSW of San Clemente, CAWed, Aug 11, 8:01 PM PDT · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
14. 1.84km S of Anaheim, CATue, Aug 10, 12:41 AM PDT · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.09km E of Villa Park, CASat, Aug 7, 7:01 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
16. 2.38km NE of North Tustin, CASat, Aug 7, 6:33 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.650km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Aug 6, 12:05 PM PDT · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.417km WNW of Malibu, CAWed, Aug 4, 8:52 PM PDT · 16129 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.522km NE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Aug 4, 4:31 PM PDT · 16129 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
20. 2.534km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Aug 4, 10:56 AM PDT · 16130 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506996. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.