M2.1 earthquake 3km SW of Willowbrook, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3km SW of Willowbrook, CA on Sun, Dec 5, 1982, 11:47 PM PST (07:47 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 4km N of Fontana, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-06 07:47:29 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.896° N, 118.276° 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
- 113°
- 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: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.43km ENE of Brea, CA · 16002 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.99km NNE of Bradbury, CA · 16002 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.515km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16001 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.59km S of Las Flores, CA · 16000 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15999 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.84km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.75km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 15995 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.81km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15994 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.316km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.58km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15990 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.93km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15988 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.34km SSW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15987 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.716km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15985 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.12km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15982 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.32km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15982 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.78km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15982 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.37km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.824km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15980 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.726km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15980 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.65km S of Malibu, CA · 15979 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.26km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15979 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.05km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15979 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.610km N of Santa Paula, CA · 15978 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.96km S of Malibu, CA · 15978 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.85km W of Devore, CA · 15977 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.78km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.28km S of Malibu, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.82km SSW of Lawndale, CA · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.61km ENE of South Gate, CA · 15976 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.13km WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.612km NNE of Piru, CA · 15974 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.518km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.623km ENE of Avalon, CA · 15972 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.67km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15971 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.95km W of Muscoy, CA · 15970 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.216km W of Malibu, CA · 15970 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.64km N of Fontana, CA · 15970 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.04km N of Fontana, CA · 15970 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.64km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15970 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.04km N of Fontana, CA · 15970 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.04km N of Fontana, CA · 15970 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.04km N of Fontana, CA · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.56km E of Villa Park, CA · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.214km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15968 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.513km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 15968 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.44km N of Fontana, CA · 15968 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.96km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15968 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.08km ESE of Malibu, CA · 15968 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.723km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 15968 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.05km E of Malibu, CA · 15968 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.36km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15968 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.53km ESE of Anaheim, CA · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.86km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15968 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.54km NE of Fontana, CA · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.94km N of Fontana, CA · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.14km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15966 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.63km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15966 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.40km SW of West Hills, CA · 15965 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.519km S of Camarillo, CA · 15965 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
The first 60 of 89.
Before
- 2.44km WNW of Inglewood, CA · 16003 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.417km N of Santa Paula, CA · 16004 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.62km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16005 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.322km S of San Pedro, CA · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.523km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.92km S of Littlerock, CA · 16009 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.94km NE of La Verne, CA · 16010 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16010 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.42km SW of Colton, CA · 16010 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16011 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.923km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16011 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.65km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 16011 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.52km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16012 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.528km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16013 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.415km W of Malibu, CA · 16013 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.04km SW of Norco, CA · 16015 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.11km NE of Highland Park, CA · 16015 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.21km WNW of West Hills, CA · 16017 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.48km ESE of Coto De Caza, CA · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.43km N of Diamond Bar, CA · 16019 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503936. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.