California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km SE of Simi Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km SE of Simi Valley, CA on Mon, May 6, 2002, 3:53 AM PDT (10:53 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 15km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), 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
2002-05-06 10:53:32 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.254° N, 118.724° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621km E of Maricopa, California · 8918 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.28km SSE of Piru, CA · 8917 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.13km SSE of Encino, CA · 8914 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.73km WSW of Culver City, CA · 8914 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.26km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), California · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.76km NW of Chatsworth, California · 8913 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.15km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 8913 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.69km W of Tehachapi, CA · 8911 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.84km W of Grapevine, California · 8910 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CA · 8908 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.216km SW of Arvin, California · 8908 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.910km E of Ojai, CA · 8907 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.57km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 8906 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.72km SSW of Pinon Hills, CA · 8905 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.615km N of Grapevine, California · 8903 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.66km SE of Piru, California · 8903 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.69km SE of Piru, California · 8903 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.67km SE of Piru, California · 8903 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.57km ESE of Piru, California · 8903 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.00km NNE of East Los Angeles, CA · 8902 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.617km N of Grapevine, California · 8902 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.712km SW of Valencia, California · 8901 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.59km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 8901 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.68km W of Tehachapi, California · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.84km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8897 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.015km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 8897 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.62km E of Granada Hills, CA · 8894 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.818km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.63km W of Lennox, CA · 8891 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.511km SSE of Gorman, California · 8891 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.810km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 8890 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.71km NNW of Universal City, CA · 8890 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.86km NW of Simi Valley, CA · 8890 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.61km SE of Malibu, California · 8887 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.05km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 8884 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 8884 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.722km S of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8883 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.821km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 8883 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.722km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 8882 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.613km N of Grapevine, California · 8879 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.129km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, California · 8879 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.44km NNE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8876 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 3.00km NW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 8874 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 417
  44. 1.54km N of Yorba Linda, CA · 8874 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.84km NE of Pacoima, CA · 8873 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 8872 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.81km NNE of Huntington Park, CA · 8871 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.812km NNE of Grapevine, California · 8865 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.923km N of Montecito, California · 8865 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.34km NNE of Gardena, CA · 8863 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.24km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 8862 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.115km N of Castaic, CA · 8862 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.72km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 8861 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.521km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), California · 8859 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.63km SSW of La Canada Flintridge, CA · 8859 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.82km N of Norwalk, California · 8859 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.815km WNW of Malibu, California · 8859 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.03km SSE of Encino, CA · 8859 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.615km WNW of Malibu, California · 8858 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.511km WNW of Castaic, CA · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.54km SSE of Malibu, CA · 8918 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.84km ESE of Vincent, CA · 8920 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.62km NNW of Century City, CA · 8922 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.53km SSW of Fillmore, CA · 8922 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.77km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.76km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 8922 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.62km SSW of Piru, CA · 8924 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.332km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), California · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.94km ENE of Pacoima, CA · 8924 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.72km NW of Panorama City, CA · 8928 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.23km E of Oxnard, CA · 8929 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.91km SE of Hawthorne, CA · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.73km N of Gardena, CA · 8930 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.63km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 8930 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.335km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), California · 8930 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.83km N of Pacoima, CA · 8930 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.65km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 8931 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.813km N of Grapevine, California · 8935 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.16km W of Fillmore, CA · 8935 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.58km SW of Port Hueneme, CA · 8937 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12927572. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.