California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16km SE of Maricopa, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16km SE of Maricopa, CA on Wed, Dec 5, 2001, 7:38 PM PST (03:38 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13km NE of Simi Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-12-06 03:38:12 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.952° N, 119.278° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.216km SE of Maricopa, CA · 9069 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.027km NNW of Tehachapi, California · 9068 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.916km NNW of Piru, California · 9067 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.712km NW of Buttonwillow, California · 9065 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9062 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.920km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.815km WNW of Ventura, CA · 9062 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.624 km W of Lost Hills, California · 9062 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.25km WNW of Granada Hills, CA · 9060 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CA · 9059 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.123km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9059 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9058 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9057 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.110km SSW of Maricopa, California · 9057 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.914km ESE of Carpinteria, California · 9055 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.49km SW of Ojai, California · 9055 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.914km S of Tehachapi, CA · 9054 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.716km NW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9051 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.38km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 9050 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.614km SE of Bodfish, CA · 9050 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.717km ESE of Arvin, CA · 9049 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, California · 9048 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.517km SW of Maricopa, California · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.612km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), California · 9048 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.113km W of Mojave, CA · 9046 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 9046 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.710km W of Tehachapi, CA · 9044 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9044 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 9044 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.63km NE of Carpinteria, California · 9043 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9042 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9040 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.527km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.020km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 9037 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.014km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.65km SW of Valencia, California · 9034 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CA · 9032 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.49km WSW of Wasco, CA · 9028 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.614km W of Tehachapi, California · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9028 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.110km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9027 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.519km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9027 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.69km ENE of Lebec, CA · 9026 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9026 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.821km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.614km ESE of McFarland, CA · 9023 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.814km N of Simmler, California · 9023 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 3.317km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 9022 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.117km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 9021 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.910km NNW of Piru, California · 9020 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.55km S of Frazier Park, California · 9018 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.513km NW of Grapevine, California · 9015 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 3.112km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9015 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 4.213km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2,106
  59. 3.913km ESE of Piru, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 470
  60. 1.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 1.66km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 9069 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.916km SE of Maricopa, California · 9069 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, California · 9070 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9071 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 9072 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.32km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9073 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.716km SE of Maricopa, California · 9074 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.91km SSE of Simi Valley, CA · 9074 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.90km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9074 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.511km W of Tehachapi, CA · 9075 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.51km ESE of Simi Valley, California · 9076 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.018km SSE of Santa Barbara, California · 9076 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.61km WSW of Simi Valley, California · 9076 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.71km WSW of Simi Valley, CA · 9076 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.11km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 9076 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.31km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 9076 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.71km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.70km SSW of Simi Valley, California · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.813km WNW of Mojave, California · 9080 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CA · 9080 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9730449. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.