California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1km SE of Sylmar, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1km SE of Sylmar, CA on Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 9:24 AM PST (17:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7km S of Lytle Creek, 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
2021-11-10 17:24:24 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.303° N, 118.443° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64km NNE of Diamond Bar, CA · 1787 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.24km W of Pomona, CA · 1786 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 42
  3. 2.15km W of Devore, CA · 1783 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.77km SE of San Pedro, CA · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.87km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 1781 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.52km SSW of San Dimas, CA · 1781 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.930km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1780 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.63km WNW of Sylmar, CA · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.23km S of Frazier Park, CA · 1779 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.220km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 1779 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.119km NNE of Avalon, CA · 1779 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.30km SSE of San Fernando, CA · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 27
  14. 1.623km NNE of Ojai, CA · 1773 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.72km E of Carson, CA · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.61km ESE of Baldwin Hills, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.51km SW of Rossmoor, CA · 1768 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.611km W of Corona, CA · 1766 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.210km NNE of Bradbury, CA · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.93km ESE of Ontario, CA · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
  21. 3.67km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 994
  22. 2.211km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  23. 3.511km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 219
  24. 1.97km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 1756 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  25. 1.65km NNW of Fontana, CA · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.32km SE of Orange, CA · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 145
  27. 2.54km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 1750 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 24
  28. 1.64km N of Fontana, CA · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.62km W of Devore, CA · 1747 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.88km NNW of Fontana, CA · 1746 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.43km ENE of Lytle Creek, CA · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 22
  32. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1745 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.98km SE of Neenach, CA · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.815km SE of Malibu, CA · 1743 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 19
  35. 1.914km SE of Malibu, CA · 1742 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.315km SE of Malibu, CA · 1742 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.64km NW of Fontana, CA · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 88
  38. 2.12km SE of Carson, CA · 1740 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 46
  39. 1.77km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.822km SSW of Seal Beach, CA · 1739 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.03km SE of Carson, CA · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  42. 2.23km SE of Carson, CA · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 27
  43. 2.59km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 1738 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 70
  44. 1.64km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.12km W of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 1734 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.416km S of San Pedro, CA · 1731 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.519km S of San Pedro, CA · 1731 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
  48. 1.72km ESE of Carson, CA · 1730 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  49. 1.64km WNW of Pomona, CA · 1730 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 3.68km WNW of Fillmore, CA · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 303
  51. 2.08km NW of Fillmore, CA · 1730 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  52. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CA · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.819km S of San Pedro, CA · 1729 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.62km SE of Carson, CA · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.84km WSW of East Los Angeles, CA · 1793 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.62km SSE of Chatsworth, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1795 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.58km NNW of Malibu, CA · 1796 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 20
  5. 2.111km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 1797 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.62km SSW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 1799 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.319km WSW of Ventura, CA · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.919km WSW of Ventura, CA · 1799 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.62km ESE of Anaheim, CA · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.62km ESE of Anaheim, CA · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.63km N of Sylmar, CA · 1801 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.62km ESE of Lawndale, CA · 1801 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1801 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.614km W of Malibu, CA · 1803 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
  15. 1.65km NNE of Fontana, CA · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.03km WSW of East Los Angeles, CA · 1806 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 90
  17. 3.63km WSW of East Los Angeles, CA · 1806 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3,679
  18. 1.713km WNW of Malibu, CA · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.95km WSW of Devore, CA · 1807 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39853839. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.