M2.3 earthquake 3km NE of Simi Valley, CA
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3km NE of Simi Valley, CA on Fri, Aug 6, 1982, 10:34 AM PDT (17:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 16km SSW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-06 17:34:51 UTC
- Depth
- 9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.290° N, 118.716° 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
- 93°
- 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
- 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.55km W of Chatsworth, CA · 16125 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.99km SSE of Llano, CA · 16124 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.29km SSE of Llano, CA · 16124 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.84km S of Anaheim, CA · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Pearblossum, CA · 16123 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.310km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.616km NNE of Avalon, CA · 16121 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.87km SSW of Pearblossum, CA · 16121 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16121 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.711km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.116km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.211km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16119 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.712km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.416km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.112km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.416km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16117 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.14km SW of Frazier Park, CA · 16116 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.514km W of Tehachapi, CA · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.31km S of Artesia, CA · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.938km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16113 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.31km N of Long Beach, CA · 16111 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.424km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16110 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.723km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16109 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Pearblossum, CA · 16109 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.90km SE of Signal Hill, CA · 16108 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.44km N of Yorba Linda, CA · 16107 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.45km N of Yorba Linda, CA · 16107 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.85km S of Frazier Park, CA · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.23km WSW of Westwood, CA · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.914km NNE of Bradbury, CA · 16103 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.616km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.49km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.512km WSW of Malibu, CA · 16099 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.413km N of Bradbury, CA · 16095 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.28km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16092 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.54km SE of Carson, CA · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.24km ESE of Carson, CA · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.96km W of Signal Hill, CA · 16090 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.52km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16089 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.416km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16088 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.719km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.628km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.14km E of Lennox, CA · 16085 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.34km W of Florence-Graham, CA · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.23km SSW of San Fernando, CA · 16083 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.53km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.46km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.97km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16082 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.24km ESE of Goleta, CA · 16081 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.820km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.215km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16078 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.41km NNW of Los Alamitos, CA · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
The first 60 of 71.
Before
- 2.417km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16129 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.13km SSE of Yorba Linda, CA · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16135 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16135 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.09km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16136 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.410km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16136 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.715km S of Camarillo, CA · 16136 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.52km WNW of Northridge, CA · 16136 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16138 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.312km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16138 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.421km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16139 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.13km S of Frazier Park, CA · 16140 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.83km NW of Wrightwood, CA · 16141 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.53km E of Ojai, CA · 16142 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.224km E of Maricopa, CA · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.31km SE of Lennox, CA · 16143 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.37km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 16143 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.415km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16143 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.22km NE of West Hills, CA · 16143 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.322km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16144 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506225. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.