California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 10km SW of Gorman, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10km SW of Gorman, CA on Sun, Jan 3, 1982, 4:33 PM PST (00:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 19km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-04 00:33:22 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.722° N, 118.920° W
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
59°
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: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16332 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.424km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.26km W of Castaic, CA · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.216km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16323 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.720km E of Maricopa, CA · 16323 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.917km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16321 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.315km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.215km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.13km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16319 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.011km ESE of Piru, CA · 16318 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.57km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 16318 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.42km SE of Goleta, CA · 16318 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.916km S of Bodfish, CA · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.322km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.23km NE of Panorama City, CA · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.017km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.719km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16315 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.32km SSE of Los Angeles, CA · 16313 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CA · 16313 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.28km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.120km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16310 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.87km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.55km SE of Malibu, CA · 16306 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.220km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16305 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.515km NNW of Goleta, CA · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.67km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 16304 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.39km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16304 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.38km SSE of Gorman, CA · 16302 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.020km ENE of Taft, CA · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.118km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16298 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.326km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.32km NW of West Hills, CA · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.610km WSW of Malibu, CA · 16297 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.35km NE of Panorama City, CA · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.520km N of Fillmore, CA · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.35km SW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.15km NE of Panorama City, CA · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.820km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16295 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16295 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.611km SW of Port Hueneme, CA · 16294 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.013km W of Mojave, CA · 16293 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16293 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.012km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16291 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.87km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16291 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.222km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.66km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16289 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.69km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.32km WSW of Malibu, CA · 16289 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.810km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.07km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 16333 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.018km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.920km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.916km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.617km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.018km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16336 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16337 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.73km SW of Castaic, CA · 16337 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.219km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16337 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 16337 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.918km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16338 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.414km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16338 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.810km NNW of Santa Barbara, CA · 16338 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.513km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16339 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.723km NE of Arvin, CA · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.317km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.020km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.218km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci104196. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.