M2.3 earthquake 21km NNE of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Oct 4, 1982, 9:38 PM PDT

UTC

1982-10-05 04:38:49 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.528° N, 118.276° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

137°

Stations used

0

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast21 kmNNE
• San Pedro, CaliforniaPopulation 83,556. Forecast23 kmS
• Long Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 474,140. Forecast28 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast58 kmS

After

1. 2.419km SE of Port Hueneme, CATue, Oct 5, 6:29 AM PDT · 16069 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.43km WSW of Malibu, CATue, Oct 5, 9:10 AM PDT · 16069 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.24km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 5, 7:28 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.33km NE of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 6, 5:13 PM PDT · 16067 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.94km N of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Oct 7, 4:38 PM PDT · 16067 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
6. 2.516km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 8, 10:08 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.64km WNW of Fontana, CAMon, Oct 11, 5:57 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.64km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.94km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 8:05 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.71km ENE of Walnut, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.04km NW of Diamond Bar, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.94km S of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:28 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
13. 1.613km N of Bradbury, CAWed, Oct 13, 2:13 AM PDT · 16061 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.61km SE of West Hills, CAWed, Oct 13, 5:51 PM PDT · 16060 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.711km W of Corona, CAThu, Oct 14, 5:26 AM PDT · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
16. 3.30km NNE of West Hills, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:57 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
17. 2.04km NNW of Pacoima, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:41 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
18. 2.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 16, 8:58 AM PDT · 16058 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
19. 2.14km S of Ladera Ranch, CASun, Oct 17, 4:07 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.37km SSW of San Pedro, CASun, Oct 17, 10:56 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
21. 2.63km WSW of Rossmoor, CAMon, Oct 18, 12:23 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
22. 2.513km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
23. 2.69km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 3:27 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
24. 2.16km SE of Carson, CAFri, Oct 22, 3:18 AM PDT · 16052 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
25. 2.24km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Oct 22, 10:17 PM PDT · 16051 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
26. 2.210km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Oct 25, 9:28 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
27. 2.22km WSW of Willowbrook, CAWed, Oct 27, 2:53 AM PDT · 16047 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
28. 2.70km SSE of Compton, CAWed, Oct 27, 3:21 AM PDT · 16047 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
29. 2.544km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Oct 28, 11:28 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
30. 2.647km SSW of San Clemente, CASun, Oct 31, 1:37 AM PDT · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
31. 2.746km SSW of San Clemente, CATue, Nov 2, 4:52 AM PST · 16041 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
32. 1.97km ENE of Villa Park, CAWed, Nov 3, 6:53 PM PST · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
33. 2.42km ENE of Fullerton, CAThu, Nov 4, 8:13 AM PST · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
34. 2.546km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Nov 4, 11:31 AM PST · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
35. 2.65km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Nov 5, 11:37 PM PST · 16037 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
36. 2.54km SSE of Long Beach, CATue, Nov 9, 6:04 AM PST · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
37. 1.88km WSW of Corona, CATue, Nov 9, 7:22 AM PST · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
38. 2.510km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Nov 10, 12:18 AM PST · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
39. 2.55km NW of Corona, CAWed, Nov 10, 4:51 AM PST · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
40. 2.412km W of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 11, 6:48 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
41. 2.44km E of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 11, 9:44 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
42. 2.31km WSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Nov 12, 1:14 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
43. 1.91km NE of Lakewood, CASat, Nov 13, 1:34 AM PST · 16030 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
44. 2.44km SW of Signal Hill, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:00 PM PST · 16025 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
45. 2.43km N of Diamond Bar, CAFri, Nov 19, 10:51 PM PST · 16023 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
46. 2.39km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Nov 20, 10:50 AM PST · 16023 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
47. 2.48km ESE of Coto De Caza, CASat, Nov 20, 12:20 PM PST · 16023 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
48. 2.21km WNW of West Hills, CASun, Nov 21, 8:02 AM PST · 16022 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
49. 2.013km W of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Nov 22, 8:26 PM PST · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
50. 2.11km NE of Highland Park, CATue, Nov 23, 11:40 AM PST · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
51. 2.04km SW of Norco, CATue, Nov 23, 2:54 PM PST · 16020 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
52. 2.415km W of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 25, 12:47 AM PST · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
53. 2.528km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Nov 25, 4:40 AM PST · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
54. 2.923km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Nov 27, 9:52 AM PST · 16016 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
55. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Nov 28, 6:58 PM PST · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
56. 1.94km NE of La Verne, CASun, Nov 28, 11:41 PM PST · 16014 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
57. 2.523km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Nov 30, 9:34 PM PST · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
58. 2.322km S of San Pedro, CATue, Nov 30, 10:24 PM PST · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
59. 2.117km SW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Dec 2, 10:30 AM PST · 16011 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
60. 2.717km SW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Dec 2, 4:44 PM PST · 16010 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

1. 2.020km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 3, 9:11 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.82km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CAThu, Sep 30, 8:16 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.14km NNW of Villa Park, CASun, Sep 26, 4:18 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.41km NNW of Los Alamitos, CASat, Sep 25, 6:00 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
5. 3.16km S of Avalon, CASat, Sep 25, 1:38 PM PDT · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
6. 2.215km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 24, 7:58 PM PDT · 16079 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.09km N of Foothill Ranch, CAThu, Sep 23, 9:51 AM PDT · 16081 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.820km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Sep 22, 3:32 PM PDT · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
9. 1.97km SSE of Malibu, CAMon, Sep 20, 11:20 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.46km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Sep 20, 9:21 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.53km NNE of Granada Hills, CASun, Sep 19, 11:59 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.23km SSW of San Fernando, CASun, Sep 19, 11:51 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
13. 2.34km W of Florence-Graham, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:59 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
14. 3.14km E of Lennox, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.628km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 11:36 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 2:29 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.416km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Sep 14, 6:47 AM PDT · 16090 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
18. 2.96km W of Signal Hill, CASun, Sep 12, 8:55 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
19. 1.79km ESE of Coto De Caza, CASun, Sep 12, 8:02 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
20. 2.24km ESE of Carson, CASun, Sep 12, 1:40 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci510475. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.