California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3km NNE of Pacoima, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3km NNE of Pacoima, CA on Wed, Apr 24, 2002, 4:13 AM PDT (11:13 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 0km NW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-04-24 11:13:57 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.310° N, 118.427° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73km N of Gardena, CA · 8930 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.91km SE of Hawthorne, CA · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.23km E of Oxnard, CA · 8929 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.72km NW of Panorama City, CA · 8928 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.94km ENE of Pacoima, CA · 8924 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.332km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), California · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.62km SSW of Piru, CA · 8924 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.67km N of Fontana, CA · 8923 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.76km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 8922 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.77km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.53km SSW of Fillmore, CA · 8922 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.62km NNW of Century City, CA · 8922 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.818km W of Tehachapi, California · 8921 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.12km ESE of Lytle Creek, CA · 8921 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.84km ESE of Vincent, CA · 8920 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.54km SSE of Malibu, CA · 8918 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.62km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 8918 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.28km SSE of Piru, CA · 8917 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.06km NNE of Fontana, CA · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.46km NNE of Fontana, CA · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.13km SSE of Encino, CA · 8914 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.73km WSW of Culver City, CA · 8914 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.76km NW of Chatsworth, California · 8913 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.15km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 8912 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.69km W of Tehachapi, CA · 8911 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.84km W of Grapevine, California · 8910 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.95km NW of Fontana, CA · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.910km E of Ojai, CA · 8907 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.57km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 8906 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.72km SSW of Pinon Hills, CA · 8905 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.615km N of Grapevine, California · 8903 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.66km SE of Piru, California · 8903 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.69km SE of Piru, California · 8903 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.67km SE of Piru, California · 8903 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.57km ESE of Piru, California · 8903 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.00km NNE of East Los Angeles, CA · 8902 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.617km N of Grapevine, California · 8902 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.712km SW of Valencia, California · 8901 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.59km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 8901 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.68km W of Tehachapi, California · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.84km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8897 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.62km E of Granada Hills, CA · 8894 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.818km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.63km W of Lennox, CA · 8891 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.511km SSE of Gorman, California · 8890 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.810km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 8890 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.94km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 8890 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.71km NNW of Universal City, CA · 8890 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.86km NW of Simi Valley, CA · 8890 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.711km NE of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 8889 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.77km NNW of Fontana, California · 8888 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.61km SE of Malibu, California · 8887 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.05km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 8884 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 8884 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.34km NNW of Fontana, CA · 8884 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.61km S of Pinon Hills, CA · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.722km S of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8883 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.821km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 8883 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.722km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 8882 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.83km WNW of Devore, CA · 8880 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.83km N of Pacoima, CA · 8930 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.65km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 8931 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.813km N of Grapevine, California · 8935 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.16km W of Fillmore, CA · 8935 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.58km SW of Port Hueneme, CA · 8937 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.810km NNW of Piru, CA · 8941 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.12km SE of Panorama City, CA · 8942 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.72km NNW of Universal City, CA · 8943 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.91km N of Universal City, CA · 8943 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.84km W of Foothill Ranch, CA · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.010km W of Tehachapi, CA · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.52km NW of Universal City, CA · 8945 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.75km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.86km NNE of Santa Paula, California · 8945 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.56km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.82km NW of Lennox, CA · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.72km S of Culver City, CA · 8946 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.02km SSW of Culver City, CA · 8946 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.51km SSE of Universal City, CA · 8948 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.62km SSE of Irwindale, CA · 8948 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12880596. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.