M2.4 earthquake 4km SW of El Segundo, CA
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4km SW of El Segundo, CA on Fri, Jul 9, 1982, 7:59 AM PDT (14:59 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 4km N of Villa Park, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-09 14:59:30 UTC
- Depth
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.898° N, 118.454° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- 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: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16145 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.317km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16145 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.07km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16144 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.13km WSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 16144 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.09km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16143 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.86km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 16143 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.03km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16142 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.94km N of Villa Park, CA · 16137 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.322km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16135 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.22km NE of West Hills, CA · 16135 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.415km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16134 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.37km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 16134 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.19km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16134 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.31km SE of Lennox, CA · 16134 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.53km E of Ojai, CA · 16133 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.83km NW of Wrightwood, CA · 16132 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.421km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16131 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.71km WNW of Fontana, CA · 16129 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16129 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.28km WSW of Corona, CA · 16129 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.52km WNW of Northridge, CA · 16127 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.715km S of Camarillo, CA · 16127 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.410km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16127 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.09km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16127 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16126 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.13km SSE of Yorba Linda, CA · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.66km SE of Ontario, CA · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.417km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16120 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.33km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 16118 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.38km NE of North Tustin, CA · 16117 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.09km E of Villa Park, CA · 16117 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.55km W of Chatsworth, CA · 16116 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.99km SSE of Llano, CA · 16115 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.29km SSE of Llano, CA · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.84km S of Anaheim, CA · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Pearblossum, CA · 16114 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.95km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 16114 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.310km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.616km NNE of Avalon, CA · 16112 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.87km SSW of Pearblossum, CA · 16112 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16112 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.711km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.211km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16110 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.712km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 16110 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.112km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 16110 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.416km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.27km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 16107 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.31km S of Artesia, CA · 16105 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.938km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.31km N of Long Beach, CA · 16102 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.424km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16101 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.723km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16100 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Pearblossum, CA · 16100 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.90km SE of Signal Hill, CA · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.95km W of Fontana, CA · 16099 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.45km N of Avalon, CA · 16098 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.44km N of Yorba Linda, CA · 16098 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.45km N of Yorba Linda, CA · 16098 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
The first 60 of 71.
Before
- 2.03km SW of La Mirada, CA · 16147 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.07km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16149 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.022km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.816km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16149 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.07km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16149 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.222km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16150 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.916km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16150 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.69km NNE of La Verne, CA · 16152 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.910km NE of Sunland, CA · 16153 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.212km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16153 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.69km E of Villa Park, CA · 16154 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.423km NNE of Avalon, CA · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 16158 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.56km N of Upland, CA · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.06km N of Upland, CA · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.912km N of Sunland, CA · 16161 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.37km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16162 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.92km SSW of Charter Oak, CA · 16166 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.619km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16167 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.420km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16168 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
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