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

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Mar 27, 2002, 5:16 AM PST

UTC

2002-03-27 13:16:52 UTC

Depth

14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.253° N, 118.749° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

134°

Stations used

25

• Simi Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 126,788. Forecast3 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast52 kmWNW

After

1. 1.74km W of Culver City, CAWed, Mar 27, 1:45 PM PST · 8957 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
2. 1.73km S of Westwood, CAThu, Mar 28, 7:20 AM PST · 8956 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
3. 1.511km NNE of Simi Valley, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 12:05 PM PST · 8956 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.67km N of Simi Valley, CASun, Mar 31, 3:42 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.64km W of Culver City, CASun, Mar 31, 8:44 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.47km N of Simi Valley, CASun, Mar 31, 10:37 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
7. 1.68km E of Camarillo, CAMon, Apr 1, 12:27 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
8. 1.62km SE of Simi Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 1:02 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.67km SE of Piru, CAMon, Apr 1, 9:57 AM PST · 8952 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
10. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CATue, Apr 2, 12:46 AM PST · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, CATue, Apr 2, 12:49 AM PST · 8952 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
12. 1.610km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Apr 2, 5:42 PM PST · 8951 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
13. 1.72km W of Frazier Park, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 7:11 PM PST · 8950 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.92km ENE of Studio City, CaliforniaThu, Apr 4, 6:00 PM PST · 8949 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
15. 2.012km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Apr 5, 2:28 PM PST · 8948 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.62km SSE of Irwindale, CAFri, Apr 5, 4:08 PM PST · 8948 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.51km SSE of Universal City, CASat, Apr 6, 1:30 AM PST · 8948 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
18. 2.02km SSW of Culver City, CAMon, Apr 8, 3:53 AM PDT · 8946 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
19. 1.72km S of Culver City, CAMon, Apr 8, 5:18 AM PDT · 8945 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.82km NW of Lennox, CAMon, Apr 8, 9:39 AM PDT · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
21. 2.56km NE of Santa Paula, CAMon, Apr 8, 6:02 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
22. 1.86km NNE of Santa Paula, CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 6:42 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
23. 1.75km ESE of Simi Valley, CAMon, Apr 8, 10:20 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
24. 1.52km NW of Universal City, CATue, Apr 9, 12:20 AM PDT · 8945 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
25. 2.010km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 3:59 AM PDT · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
26. 1.91km N of Universal City, CAWed, Apr 10, 12:27 PM PDT · 8943 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
27. 1.72km NNW of Universal City, CAWed, Apr 10, 6:47 PM PDT · 8943 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
28. 2.12km SE of Panorama City, CAThu, Apr 11, 8:03 AM PDT · 8942 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
29. 2.810km NNW of Piru, CAFri, Apr 12, 5:20 PM PDT · 8941 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
30. 2.58km SW of Port Hueneme, CATue, Apr 16, 8:10 PM PDT · 8937 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
31. 2.16km W of Fillmore, CAThu, Apr 18, 12:20 PM PDT · 8935 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
32. 1.813km N of Grapevine, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 6:20 PM PDT · 8935 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
33. 1.83km N of Pacoima, CATue, Apr 23, 4:30 PM PDT · 8930 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
34. 2.335km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 12:19 AM PDT · 8930 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
35. 1.63km NNE of Pacoima, CAWed, Apr 24, 4:13 AM PDT · 8930 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
36. 1.73km N of Gardena, CAWed, Apr 24, 4:32 AM PDT · 8930 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
37. 1.91km SE of Hawthorne, CAWed, Apr 24, 9:20 PM PDT · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
38. 2.23km E of Oxnard, CAThu, Apr 25, 4:21 AM PDT · 8929 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
39. 1.72km NW of Panorama City, CAFri, Apr 26, 12:36 AM PDT · 8928 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
40. 1.94km ENE of Pacoima, CAMon, Apr 29, 3:34 PM PDT · 8924 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
41. 2.332km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CaliforniaMon, Apr 29, 11:04 PM PDT · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
42. 1.62km SSW of Piru, CATue, Apr 30, 12:02 AM PDT · 8924 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
43. 1.76km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, May 1, 10:37 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
44. 1.77km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, May 1, 4:05 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.53km SSW of Fillmore, CAWed, May 1, 7:01 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
46. 1.62km NNW of Century City, CAThu, May 2, 12:23 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
47. 1.84km ESE of Vincent, CAFri, May 3, 6:14 PM PDT · 8920 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
48. 1.54km SSE of Malibu, CAMon, May 6, 3:52 AM PDT · 8918 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
49. 1.62km SE of Simi Valley, CAMon, May 6, 3:53 AM PDT · 8918 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
50. 1.621km E of Maricopa, CaliforniaMon, May 6, 6:07 AM PDT · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
51. 2.28km SSE of Piru, CAMon, May 6, 10:28 PM PDT · 8917 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
52. 2.13km SSE of Encino, CAThu, May 9, 11:24 PM PDT · 8914 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
53. 1.73km WSW of Culver City, CAThu, May 9, 11:50 PM PDT · 8914 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
54. 2.26km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CaliforniaFri, May 10, 7:07 PM PDT · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
55. 1.76km NW of Chatsworth, CaliforniaSat, May 11, 4:06 AM PDT · 8913 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
56. 2.15km NNW of Chatsworth, CASat, May 11, 8:08 AM PDT · 8912 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
57. 1.69km W of Tehachapi, CASun, May 12, 4:06 PM PDT · 8911 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
58. 1.84km W of Grapevine, CaliforniaMon, May 13, 9:25 AM PDT · 8910 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
59. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 15, 11:44 AM PDT · 8908 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
60. 2.216km SW of Arvin, CaliforniaWed, May 15, 4:32 PM PDT · 8908 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

1. 1.717km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 8:24 PM PST · 8958 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
2. 2.312km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Mar 24, 11:41 AM PST · 8960 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
3. 1.97km NNW of Pacoima, CASat, Mar 23, 10:57 AM PST · 8961 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.929km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Mar 22, 1:15 PM PST · 8962 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.54km SE of Chino Hills, CAThu, Mar 21, 10:55 PM PST · 8963 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.633km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CaliforniaThu, Mar 21, 9:26 AM PST · 8963 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.07km NNW of Ventura, CaliforniaWed, Mar 20, 6:44 PM PST · 8964 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CaliforniaWed, Mar 20, 12:43 PM PST · 8964 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.531km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CaliforniaWed, Mar 20, 9:49 AM PST · 8964 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.511km SE of Arvin, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 8:07 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.110km NNE of Goleta, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 4:06 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.98km SE of Malibu, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 11:11 AM PST · 8965 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.82km E of Placentia, CATue, Mar 19, 12:46 AM PST · 8966 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.22km ESE of Placentia, CAMon, Mar 18, 6:53 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.73km SW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CAMon, Mar 18, 1:29 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
16. 1.63km ESE of Northridge, CASun, Mar 17, 8:06 AM PST · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
17. 1.98km NE of Moorpark, CASun, Mar 17, 3:30 AM PST · 8968 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
18. 3.21km E of Placentia, CASat, Mar 16, 9:50 PM PST · 8968 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 597
19. 3.233km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Mar 16, 9:46 PM PST · 8968 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
20. 1.712km NE of Simi Valley, CASat, Mar 16, 3:46 PM PST · 8968 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9773781. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.