California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6km ENE of Lebec, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6km ENE of Lebec, CA on Sun, Jan 4, 1987, 11:49 AM PST (19:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-01-04 19:49:01 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.873° N, 118.806° 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
87°
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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14516 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.715km NE of Lebec, CA · 14514 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.916km NE of Lebec, CA · 14514 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14512 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14511 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CA · 14510 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.42km N of Frazier Park, CA · 14509 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CA · 14507 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.08km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14507 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CA · 14507 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.316km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14505 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.714km SSE of Arvin, CA · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.517km WNW of Malibu, CA · 14503 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.06km NE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.18km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14501 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14500 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.821km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 14497 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.030km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 14496 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.830km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 14496 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.510km WNW of Malibu, CA · 14495 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14493 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.219km W of Malibu, CA · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.75km N of Malibu Beach, CA · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14492 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.28km WSW of Ojai, CA · 14492 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 14491 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.120km NNE of California City, CA · 14490 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CA · 14488 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.415km NNE of Goleta, CA · 14487 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.822km NNE of California City, CA · 14487 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.510km SW of Grapevine, CA · 14485 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.014km WNW of Ojai, CA · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.820km NNE of California City, CA · 14484 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.428km NNE of Montecito, CA · 14484 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.88km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14483 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.88km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14483 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14483 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.720km NNE of California City, CA · 14482 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.313km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14481 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.622km NNE of California City, CA · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.122km NNE of California City, CA · 14480 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14479 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.816km ESE of Arvin, CA · 14477 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.89km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14473 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CA · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.112km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.910km NNE of Ventura, CA · 14470 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.619km N of California City, CA · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.220km E of Maricopa, CA · 14466 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.119km NNE of California City, CA · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14463 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.86km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14517 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.310km N of Grapevine, CA · 14518 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.15km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14520 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.04km S of Valencia, CA · 14522 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.68km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14522 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.814km SSE of Arvin, CA · 14522 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.64km W of Santa Clarita, CA · 14523 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CA · 14523 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CA · 14523 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 14524 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 14524 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 14525 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.217km ESE of Arvin, CA · 14525 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.86km SE of Las Flores, CA · 14526 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.617km SE of Arvin, CA · 14528 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14528 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.520km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14528 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.717km S of Tehachapi, CA · 14528 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.920km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14529 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci715419. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.