California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km ENE of Lebec, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Lebec, CA on Tue, Sep 1, 2026, 11:53 AM PDT (18:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km SE of Piru, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-09-01 18:53:04 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.865° N, 118.770° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 since this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km SE of Bodfish, CA · 28 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.719 km SE of Bodfish, CA · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.024 km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.64 km W of Sylmar, CA · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.818 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.66 km W of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 7
  7. 1.86 km SSW of Santa Paula, CA · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.18 km S of Ojai, CA · 19 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.78 km S of Ojai, CA · 19 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.57 km SSW of Ojai, CA · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 11
  11. 1.78 km S of Ojai, CA · 19 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.97 km NNW of Lamont, CA · 17 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.020 km NW of Ojai, CA · 15 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.511 km N of Fillmore, CA · 12 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.720 km E of McFarland, CA · 11 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.517 km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.518 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.53 km N of Frazier Park, CA · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.020 km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.620 km NW of Grapevine, CA · 7 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.826 km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.69 km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 4 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 3.84 km SE of Piru, CA · 30 hr ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 200
  24. 1.63 km SSE of Piru, CA · 23 hr ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km NW of Universal City, CA · 35 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.84 km E of Ojai, CA · 36 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.59 km SSW of Valencia, CA · 37 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.811 km WNW of Malibu, CA · 38 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.918 km NW of Grapevine, CA · 38 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.16 km SSW of Encino, CA · 40 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 47
  7. 1.63 km NE of Silver Lake, CA · 44 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.83 km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 46 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.56 km WSW of Malibu, CA · 48 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 58
  10. 1.620 km SW of Bodfish, CA · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.69 km SW of Valencia, CA · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 48
  12. 1.59 km WSW of Shafter, CA · 51 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.728 km SW of Maricopa, CA · 53 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.618 km SW of Johannesburg, CA · 54 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.720 km NW of Ojai, CA · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.520 km NW of Ojai, CA · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.913 km WNW of Ojai, CA · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.622 km S of Gorman, CA · 57 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.65 km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 59 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.94 km SSW of Castaic, CA · 60 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci41540232. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.