M3.1 earthquake 4km NNE of Sunland, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4km NNE of Sunland, CA on Fri, Jul 11, 1986, 2:28 PM PDT (21:28 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.06	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · 7 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Pacoima and Sierra Madre. Also felt at Burbank, Canyon Country and Glendale.

From the USGS event page for ci601289. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 92.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci601289 (also filed as usp0002vy6). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.