California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6km ENE of Lebec, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6km ENE of Lebec, CA on Sun, Mar 21, 1982, 10:06 AM PST (18:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16km WNW of Malibu, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-21 18:06:07 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.869° N, 118.813° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
122°
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: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.217km NW of California City, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.226km S of Bodfish, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.419km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16261 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.225km N of California City, CA · 16260 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.84km WSW of Sunland, CA · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.67km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16260 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.911km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16257 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.221km SSW of Gorman, CA · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.423km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.021km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.715km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.416km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16253 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16253 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.94km NNE of West Hills, CA · 16252 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.116km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16252 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.212km SSE of Maricopa, CA · 16250 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.214km SE of Maricopa, CA · 16250 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.33km SE of Beverly Hills, CA · 16250 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.17km NNE of Carpinteria, CA · 16247 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.51km WSW of West Hills, CA · 16246 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16246 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.18km SW of Ojai, CA · 16244 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.03km NW of West Hills, CA · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16243 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 4.016km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16241 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.54km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.217km SW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 16239 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.66km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16238 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.417km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16236 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.317km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16236 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16236 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.47km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.424km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.55km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.016km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 3.17km SE of Maricopa, CA · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.524km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 16232 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.510km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16231 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.119km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.317km W of Malibu, CA · 16230 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.113km N of Mojave, CA · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.317km SW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 16227 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.81km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16226 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.217km SSE of Camarillo, CA · 16225 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.52km ESE of Chatsworth, CA · 16222 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.99km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16220 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.222km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16219 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.320km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16219 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.420km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16219 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.79km SSW of Arvin, CA · 16217 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16217 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.623km SW of Lamont, CA · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16216 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.56km SE of Shafter, CA · 16214 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.122km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16213 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.224km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.94km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.73km ENE of Pacoima, CA · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.215km NNE of Ojai, CA · 16266 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.69km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16266 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16267 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.59km N of Grapevine, CA · 16267 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.117km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16268 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.217km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.014km SE of Arvin, CA · 16269 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.416km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.618km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.016km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.618km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.613km N of Grapevine, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.616km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.616km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.017km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.617km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.416km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.616km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.612km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16272 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527580. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC.