California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km WNW of Oxnard, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Oxnard, CA on Wed, Jun 24, 2020, 4:10 AM PDT (11:10 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 1km SE of Sylmar, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-06-24 11:10:36 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.217° N, 119.239° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
35

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 88.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39493136. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.