M2.1 earthquake 15km N of Castaic, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, May 12, 2021, 1:07 AM PDT

UTC

2021-05-12 08:07:27 UTC

Depth

10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.619° N, 118.644° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

21°

Stations used

64

• Castaic, CaliforniaPopulation 19,015. Forecast15 kmN
• Valencia, CaliforniaPopulation 148,456. Forecast20 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast73 kmNNW

After

1. 1.57km SSE of Littlerock, CAThu, May 13, 10:58 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 20, 11:23 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.02km ENE of Granada Hills, CAFri, May 21, 11:34 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
4. 1.97km SW of Pearblossom, CASat, May 22, 10:47 AM PDT · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CASat, May 22, 7:10 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CAMon, May 24, 12:48 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 24, 8:45 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.82km SW of San Fernando, CATue, May 25, 11:46 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.62km SW of San Fernando, CATue, May 25, 11:49 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
10. 3.310km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, May 26, 2:12 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 261
11. 1.89km S of Montecito, CAWed, May 26, 10:48 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
12. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CAThu, May 27, 7:19 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 90
13. 1.812km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, May 27, 8:21 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.713km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, May 27, 8:43 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.015km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, May 29, 7:55 PM PDT · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
16. 2.27km SW of Pearblossom, CASat, May 29, 8:56 PM PDT · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
17. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CASat, May 29, 10:38 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.313km SE of Carpinteria, CASun, May 30, 8:33 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
19. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 30, 9:33 PM PDT · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.911km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, May 31, 7:03 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 109
21. 1.94km ESE of Gardena, CAWed, Jun 2, 3:52 AM PDT · 1949 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.63km E of Gardena, CAWed, Jun 2, 5:07 AM PDT · 1949 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 6, 2:07 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
24. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CAWed, Jun 9, 3:45 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 110
25. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jun 9, 11:37 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
26. 1.57km SSW of Mojave, CAFri, Jun 11, 12:05 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
27. 1.62km WNW of Lennox, CASat, Jun 12, 8:09 AM PDT · 1939 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
28. 1.73km WNW of Sylmar, CAMon, Jun 14, 4:23 AM PDT · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
29. 1.62km SE of Granada Hills, CAMon, Jun 14, 3:35 PM PDT · 1937 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
30. 2.84km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAThu, Jun 17, 8:27 PM PDT · 1934 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 589
31. 2.05km SW of Sherman Oaks, CASat, Jun 19, 7:22 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 12
32. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 22, 1:17 PM PDT · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
33. 1.814km W of Malibu, CAWed, Jun 23, 3:32 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
34. 3.24km NNE of El Segundo, CAWed, Jun 23, 5:08 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2,309
35. 1.52km E of El Segundo, CAWed, Jun 23, 5:12 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
36. 2.33km NNE of El Segundo, CAThu, Jun 24, 9:31 AM PDT · 1927 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 25
37. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 24, 2:02 PM PDT · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
38. 2.82km E of Wrightwood, CAThu, Jun 24, 4:11 PM PDT · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 17
39. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:49 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
40. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:50 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
41. 1.63km NE of Malibu, CAWed, Jun 30, 12:41 AM PDT · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
42. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 30, 4:15 PM PDT · 1921 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
43. 2.22km ENE of Gardena, CAThu, Jul 1, 8:32 PM PDT · 1920 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 12
44. 1.713km N of Piru, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:38 AM PDT · 1919 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
45. 1.617km NNW of Neenach, CASat, Jul 3, 10:59 PM PDT · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
46. 1.922km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 4, 7:36 AM PDT · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
47. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CAMon, Jul 5, 12:58 AM PDT · 1916 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 111
48. 2.110km N of Mojave, CAMon, Jul 5, 2:28 AM PDT · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
49. 1.617km W of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Jul 6, 10:31 PM PDT · 1914 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
50. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jul 7, 1:10 PM PDT · 1914 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
51. 2.515km SSE of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 9, 3:33 PM PDT · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2

Before

1. 1.511km NW of Mojave, CAMon, May 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.55km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CASun, May 9, 2:37 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 156
3. 3.55km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CASat, May 8, 6:55 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2,359
4. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 8, 9:36 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.76km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASat, May 8, 1:46 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.67km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CATue, May 4, 12:23 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 115
7. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CATue, May 4, 9:30 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
8. 1.65km NNW of Sylmar, CASun, May 2, 9:42 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.99km S of Tehachapi, CASun, May 2, 12:46 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.919km S of Malibu, CASat, May 1, 3:44 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.61km W of Sierra Madre, CATue, Apr 27, 8:20 PM PDT · 1985 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.90km SW of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 12:36 PM PDT · 1985 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.21km N of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 11:27 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.71km ENE of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 11:21 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.83km WNW of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 11:21 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.10km N of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 11:17 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
17. 2.31km N of Lennox, CATue, Apr 27, 9:38 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.96km WSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Apr 23, 5:14 AM PDT · 1989 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.84km NNW of Wrightwood, CAThu, Apr 22, 8:10 PM PDT · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
20. 1.724km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 21, 3:31 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39649319. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.