M3.1 earthquake 6km S of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, Sep 25, 1982, 1:38 PM PDT

UTC

1982-09-25 20:38:11 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.287° N, 118.322° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

189°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast6 kmS
• San Pedro, CaliforniaPopulation 83,556. Forecast50 kmS
• Huntington Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 201,899. Forecast51 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast85 kmS

After

1. 2.41km NNW of Los Alamitos, CASat, Sep 25, 6:00 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.14km NNW of Villa Park, CASun, Sep 26, 4:18 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.020km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 3, 9:11 PM PDT · 16067 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.321km NNE of Avalon, CAMon, Oct 4, 9:38 PM PDT · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
5. 2.43km WSW of Malibu, CATue, Oct 5, 9:10 AM PDT · 16066 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.64km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.94km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 8:05 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.71km ENE of Walnut, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.04km NW of Diamond Bar, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.94km S of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:28 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.711km W of Corona, CAThu, Oct 14, 5:26 AM PDT · 16057 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 16, 8:58 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.14km S of Ladera Ranch, CASun, Oct 17, 4:07 PM PDT · 16054 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.37km SSW of San Pedro, CASun, Oct 17, 10:56 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.63km WSW of Rossmoor, CAMon, Oct 18, 12:23 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
16. 2.513km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 16052 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.69km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 3:27 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.16km SE of Carson, CAFri, Oct 22, 3:18 AM PDT · 16049 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
19. 2.24km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Oct 22, 10:17 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.22km WSW of Willowbrook, CAWed, Oct 27, 2:53 AM PDT · 16044 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
21. 2.70km SSE of Compton, CAWed, Oct 27, 3:21 AM PDT · 16044 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
22. 2.544km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Oct 28, 11:28 PM PDT · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.647km SSW of San Clemente, CASun, Oct 31, 1:37 AM PDT · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.746km SSW of San Clemente, CATue, Nov 2, 4:52 AM PST · 16038 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
25. 1.97km ENE of Villa Park, CAWed, Nov 3, 6:53 PM PST · 16036 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
26. 2.42km ENE of Fullerton, CAThu, Nov 4, 8:13 AM PST · 16036 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
27. 2.546km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Nov 4, 11:31 AM PST · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
28. 2.65km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Nov 5, 11:37 PM PST · 16034 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
29. 2.54km SSE of Long Beach, CATue, Nov 9, 6:04 AM PST · 16031 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
30. 1.88km WSW of Corona, CATue, Nov 9, 7:22 AM PST · 16031 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
31. 2.510km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Nov 10, 12:18 AM PST · 16030 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
32. 2.55km NW of Corona, CAWed, Nov 10, 4:51 AM PST · 16030 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
33. 2.412km W of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 11, 6:48 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
34. 2.44km E of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 11, 9:44 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
35. 2.31km WSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Nov 12, 1:14 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
36. 1.91km NE of Lakewood, CASat, Nov 13, 1:34 AM PST · 16027 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
37. 2.44km SW of Signal Hill, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:00 PM PST · 16022 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
38. 2.43km N of Diamond Bar, CAFri, Nov 19, 10:51 PM PST · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
39. 2.39km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Nov 20, 10:50 AM PST · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
40. 2.48km ESE of Coto De Caza, CASat, Nov 20, 12:20 PM PST · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
41. 2.013km W of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Nov 22, 8:26 PM PST · 16017 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
42. 2.11km NE of Highland Park, CATue, Nov 23, 11:40 AM PST · 16017 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
43. 2.04km SW of Norco, CATue, Nov 23, 2:54 PM PST · 16017 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 2.09km N of Foothill Ranch, CAThu, Sep 23, 9:51 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.820km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Sep 22, 3:32 PM PDT · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.655km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, Sep 21, 11:09 AM PDT · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.97km SSE of Malibu, CAMon, Sep 20, 11:20 AM PDT · 16081 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.34km W of Florence-Graham, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:59 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
6. 3.14km E of Lennox, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.628km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 11:36 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 2:29 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.416km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Sep 14, 6:47 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.96km W of Signal Hill, CASun, Sep 12, 8:55 AM PDT · 16089 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
11. 1.79km ESE of Coto De Caza, CASun, Sep 12, 8:02 AM PDT · 16089 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
12. 2.24km ESE of Carson, CASun, Sep 12, 1:40 AM PDT · 16089 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
13. 2.54km SE of Carson, CASat, Sep 11, 6:55 AM PDT · 16090 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
14. 2.44km ENE of Newport Beach, CAFri, Sep 10, 4:47 PM PDT · 16091 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
15. 3.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 10, 10:47 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.512km WSW of Malibu, CASat, Sep 4, 1:42 AM PDT · 16097 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.819km WSW of La Jolla, CAWed, Sep 1, 3:47 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 30, 3:16 AM PDT · 16102 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.347km WSW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CASun, Aug 29, 12:32 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.12km SSE of Costa Mesa, CASat, Aug 28, 5:06 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci508228 (also filed as usp0001pu2). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.