California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3km WNW of Manhattan Beach, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3km WNW of Manhattan Beach, CA on Tue, Feb 19, 1985, 9:26 AM PST (17:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 7km SE of Las Flores, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-19 17:26:40 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.896° N, 118.437° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
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: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.718km N of Fillmore, CA · 15189 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.227km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.78km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15188 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.813km N of Castaic, CA · 15188 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.014km SSW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 15188 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.914km SE of Malibu, CA · 15188 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.07km E of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.89km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15186 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.811km N of Bradbury, CA · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.73km E of Ojai, CA · 15184 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.86km WSW of Fillmore, CA · 15184 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.610km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15184 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.49km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15184 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.319km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15183 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.08km SW of Corona, CA · 15182 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.84km ESE of Wrightwood, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.93km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 15181 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.94km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 15181 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.15km W of Seal Beach, CA · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.26km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15180 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.06km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15180 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.87km WSW of Devore, CA · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.41km ENE of Marina del Rey, CA · 15179 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.621km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15177 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 3.27km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15177 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.33km NNW of Baldwin Park, CA · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.028km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15176 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.915km SW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 15176 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.85km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15176 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.39km WSW of Corona, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.326km S of Malibu, CA · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.14km W of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.711km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15172 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.910km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.413km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.113km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.614km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.61km W of Mira Loma, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.75km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 15171 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.610km NNE of Sunland, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.86km WSW of Devore, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.08km WNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.02km SE of El Monte, CA · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.65km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15168 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.432km W of Avalon, CA · 15167 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.63km NNE of Sierra Madre, CA · 15166 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.611km WSW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15166 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.09km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 15166 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.51km ESE of Valencia, CA · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.78km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.17km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15163 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.412km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 15163 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.64km SW of Mira Loma, CA · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.44km N of Fontana, CA · 15156 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.017km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15155 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.49km SE of Leona Valley, CA · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.57km SSW of Devore, CA · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.922km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 1.86km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.75km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.76km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15192 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.65km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.76km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15193 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.52km WSW of Fullerton, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.56km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15194 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.96km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 15194 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.36km SW of Seal Beach, CA · 15194 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.79km SW of Valencia, CA · 15196 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.84km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 15196 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.67km N of Ventura, CA · 15197 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.43km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15198 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.54km NW of Wrightwood, CA · 15198 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 15199 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.018km N of Fillmore, CA · 15200 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 15200 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.811km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15201 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.98km W of El Segundo, CA · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci61221. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.