M2.5 earthquake 4km SSE of Long Beach, CA
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4km SSE of Long Beach, CA on Tue, Nov 9, 1982, 6:04 AM PST (14:04 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 10km S of Malibu Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-09 14:04:30 UTC
- Depth
- 2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.769° N, 118.143° 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
- 87°
- 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: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.88km WSW of Corona, CA · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.510km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16023 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.55km NW of Corona, CA · 16022 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.412km W of Malibu, CA · 16021 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.44km E of Malibu, CA · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.11km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 16020 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.31km WSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16020 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.91km NE of Lakewood, CA · 16019 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.13km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 16018 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16016 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.44km SW of Signal Hill, CA · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.43km N of Diamond Bar, CA · 16013 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.48km ESE of Coto De Caza, CA · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.21km WNW of West Hills, CA · 16011 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.11km NE of Highland Park, CA · 16009 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.04km SW of Norco, CA · 16009 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.415km W of Malibu, CA · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.528km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16007 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.18km NE of Nuevo, CA · 16006 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.52km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16006 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.65km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 16005 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.923km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16005 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16005 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.42km SW of Colton, CA · 16004 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16004 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.94km NE of La Verne, CA · 16004 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.92km S of Littlerock, CA · 16003 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.523km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16002 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.322km S of San Pedro, CA · 16002 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.62km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.44km WNW of Inglewood, CA · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.13km SW of Willowbrook, CA · 15997 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.43km ENE of Brea, CA · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.99km NNE of Bradbury, CA · 15996 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.515km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 15995 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.59km S of Las Flores, CA · 15994 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.66km SSE of Mentone, CA · 15993 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15993 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.55km S of Redlands, CA · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.84km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.75km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 15989 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.81km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15988 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.316km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 15988 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.58km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15984 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.93km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.34km SSW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15981 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.716km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15979 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.12km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.32km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.78km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.37km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.726km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15974 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.65km S of Malibu, CA · 15973 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.26km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.05km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15973 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.96km S of Malibu, CA · 15972 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.85km W of Devore, CA · 15971 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.78km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15971 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.28km S of Malibu, CA · 15971 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
The first 60 of 74.
Before
- 1.84km W of Devore, CA · 16024 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.38km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.65km W of Signal Hill, CA · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.546km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.42km ENE of Fullerton, CA · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.810km SW of Valencia, CA · 16028 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.97km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.746km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.647km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.93km NNW of Colton, CA · 16033 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.33km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16033 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.544km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.76km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 16035 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.70km SSE of Compton, CA · 16036 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.22km WSW of Willowbrook, CA · 16036 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.63km ENE of Colton, CA · 16037 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.56km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16037 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.210km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.13km SW of Castaic, CA · 16040 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.24km W of Signal Hill, CA · 16041 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503512. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.