California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4km WNW of Lebec, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4km WNW of Lebec, CA on Sat, Oct 26, 2002, 8:49 PM PDT (03:49 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8km WSW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-10-27 03:49:24 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.858° N, 118.898° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611km S of Tehachapi, CA · 8744 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.54km W of Northridge, CA · 8743 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.812km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 8742 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.510km E of Ojai, CA · 8738 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8738 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.07km SW of Ojai, CA · 8737 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.74km NE of Oxnard, California · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.814km WNW of Malibu, CA · 8733 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8732 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.58km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 8732 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.39km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 8732 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.611km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8731 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8731 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.521km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8731 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.720km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8731 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.921km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8731 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.513km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 8731 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.611km WSW of Grapevine, California · 8730 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.33km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 8730 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.83km WNW of Granada Hills, CA · 8730 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.17km ENE of Castaic, CA · 8730 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.85km ENE of Castaic, California · 8730 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.914km SSE of Arvin, CA · 8729 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.79km NW of Frazier Park, California · 8728 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.516km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 8728 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.77km WSW of Ojai, CA · 8727 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.98km SW of Ojai, CA · 8727 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8727 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8727 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, California · 8726 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8726 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8726 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.012km WSW of Ojai, CA · 8726 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8725 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.718km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8724 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.511km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 8723 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.024km NE of Oildale, CA · 8723 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.92km WSW of Granada Hills, CA · 8721 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.27km WSW of Ojai, California · 8720 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.49km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 8720 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.918km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 8719 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8718 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.610km W of Grapevine, California · 8718 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.918km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8717 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.70km W of Encino, CA · 8717 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.612km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8717 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.610km WSW of Ojai, California · 8716 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.924km ENE of Oildale, CA · 8716 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8715 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 8715 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8715 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.723km ENE of Oildale, CA · 8715 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8715 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8714 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.320km NE of Arvin, CA · 8711 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8711 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, California · 8709 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.912km NNW of Grapevine, California · 8746 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.39km NW of Malibu, CA · 8748 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.64km ESE of Vincent, CA · 8749 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.62km W of Chatsworth, CA · 8751 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.65km S of Lamont, California · 8752 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.98km N of Pacoima, CA · 8756 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.511km SW of Lamont, California · 8757 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.77km SSE of Piru, California · 8759 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.712km WNW of Ojai, California · 8759 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.02km NNE of Northridge, CA · 8760 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.84km SW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 8761 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.516km W of Ventura, California · 8764 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8765 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.68km E of Ojai, CA · 8766 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.716km NNW of California City, CA · 8768 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.516km NNW of California City, CA · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.613km N of Castaic, CA · 8769 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.93km WNW of Pacoima, California · 8770 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.05km W of Port Hueneme, CA · 8772 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9854125. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.