M2.5 earthquake 2km WNW of Northridge, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jul 28, 1982, 9:42 AM PDT

UTC

1982-07-28 16:42:49 UTC

Depth

13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.239° N, 118.552° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

39°

Stations used

0

• Northridge, CaliforniaPopulation 68,469. Forecast2 kmNW
• Van Nuys, CaliforniaPopulation 136,443. Forecast11 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast35 kmNW

After

1. 2.715km S of Camarillo, CAWed, Jul 28, 7:15 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
2. 3.410km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 28, 10:50 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
3. 2.09km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jul 29, 9:45 AM PDT · 16135 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jul 29, 7:46 PM PDT · 16135 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.13km SSE of Yorba Linda, CASat, Jul 31, 4:42 PM PDT · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.66km SE of Ontario, CATue, Aug 3, 6:18 PM PDT · 16130 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.417km WNW of Malibu, CAWed, Aug 4, 8:52 PM PDT · 16129 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
9. 2.33km NE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Aug 6, 10:34 AM PDT · 16127 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 7, 1:37 AM PDT · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
11. 2.38km NE of North Tustin, CASat, Aug 7, 6:33 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.09km E of Villa Park, CASat, Aug 7, 7:01 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.55km W of Chatsworth, CASun, Aug 8, 9:42 PM PDT · 16125 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
14. 1.99km SSE of Llano, CAMon, Aug 9, 4:18 PM PDT · 16124 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.29km SSE of Llano, CAMon, Aug 9, 4:27 PM PDT · 16124 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.84km S of Anaheim, CATue, Aug 10, 12:41 AM PDT · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.97km SSW of Pearblossum, CATue, Aug 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 16123 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
18. 1.95km NNW of Mira Loma, CATue, Aug 10, 6:35 PM PDT · 16123 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
19. 2.310km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 11, 12:50 PM PDT · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.616km NNE of Avalon, CAThu, Aug 12, 5:56 AM PDT · 16121 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
21. 2.87km SSW of Pearblossum, CAThu, Aug 12, 2:01 PM PDT · 16121 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
22. 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CAThu, Aug 12, 8:01 PM PDT · 16121 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
23. 1.711km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAFri, Aug 13, 8:13 PM PDT · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
24. 3.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 13, 10:13 PM PDT · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
25. 2.116km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 12:23 AM PDT · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
26. 2.211km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:45 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
27. 2.712km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:51 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
28. 2.416km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 7:40 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.112km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 2:58 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
30. 2.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 16, 4:09 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
31. 2.416km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Aug 16, 9:23 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
32. 2.27km ENE of Villa Park, CATue, Aug 17, 4:16 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
33. 2.14km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Aug 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
34. 2.514km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 18, 12:37 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
35. 2.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
36. 2.31km S of Artesia, CAThu, Aug 19, 8:07 AM PDT · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
37. 2.31km N of Long Beach, CAMon, Aug 23, 1:08 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
38. 2.424km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 23, 11:54 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
39. 2.723km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Aug 24, 7:34 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
40. 1.97km SSW of Pearblossum, CATue, Aug 24, 9:41 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
41. 1.90km SE of Signal Hill, CAWed, Aug 25, 5:25 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
42. 1.95km W of Fontana, CAWed, Aug 25, 5:27 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
43. 2.45km N of Avalon, CAThu, Aug 26, 4:26 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.44km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Aug 26, 9:24 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
45. 3.45km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Aug 26, 9:25 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
46. 1.85km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:49 AM PDT · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
47. 2.23km WSW of Westwood, CAFri, Aug 27, 4:59 AM PDT · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
48. 1.93km W of Lytle Creek, CASat, Aug 28, 10:02 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
49. 2.12km SSE of Costa Mesa, CASat, Aug 28, 5:06 PM PDT · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
50. 2.72km ESE of Ontario, CASun, Aug 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
51. 2.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 30, 3:16 AM PDT · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
52. 1.914km NNE of Bradbury, CAMon, Aug 30, 3:35 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
53. 2.11km NE of Wrightwood, CATue, Aug 31, 9:49 AM PDT · 16102 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
54. 2.616km ENE of Ojai, CATue, Aug 31, 3:03 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
55. 2.07km WNW of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Sep 1, 4:38 PM PDT · 16101 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
56. 2.49km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Sep 2, 8:11 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
57. 2.512km WSW of Malibu, CASat, Sep 4, 1:42 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
58. 2.413km N of Bradbury, CATue, Sep 7, 3:58 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
59. 2.28km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Sep 10, 6:04 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
60. 3.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 10, 10:47 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

1. 2.28km WSW of Corona, CATue, Jul 27, 2:29 AM PDT · 16138 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Jul 26, 10:32 PM PDT · 16138 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.421km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Jul 25, 2:21 AM PDT · 16140 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.13km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jul 24, 4:44 AM PDT · 16140 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.83km NW of Wrightwood, CAFri, Jul 23, 6:09 AM PDT · 16141 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.53km E of Ojai, CAThu, Jul 22, 8:41 AM PDT · 16142 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.31km SE of Lennox, CAWed, Jul 21, 5:04 PM PDT · 16143 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.19km SW of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Jul 21, 3:39 PM PDT · 16143 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.37km SW of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 21, 3:32 PM PDT · 16143 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.415km WNW of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 21, 9:30 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
11. 2.22km NE of West Hills, CAWed, Jul 21, 3:50 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.322km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Jul 20, 10:15 PM PDT · 16144 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
13. 2.94km N of Villa Park, CASun, Jul 18, 4:25 AM PDT · 16146 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
14. 2.03km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 14, 3:22 AM PDT · 16150 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
15. 1.86km NW of Mira Loma, CAMon, Jul 12, 3:42 PM PDT · 16152 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.09km SW of Lytle Creek, CAMon, Jul 12, 9:52 AM PDT · 16152 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.13km WSW of Huntington Beach, CASun, Jul 11, 6:25 PM PDT · 16153 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.07km NNW of Fontana, CASun, Jul 11, 2:52 PM PDT · 16153 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.317km S of Malibu Beach, CASat, Jul 10, 7:28 PM PDT · 16154 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
20. 2.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Jul 10, 4:11 AM PDT · 16154 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505813. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.