M1.5 earthquake 4km WNW of Malibu Beach, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jul 20, 1978, 7:28 AM PDT

UTC

1978-07-20 14:28:52 UTC

Depth

1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.043° N, 118.728° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 16.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

187°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast5 kmENE
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast17 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast45 kmW

After

1. 1.818km W of Ventura, CAFri, Jul 21, 2:35 AM PDT · 17605 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.810km NW of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 21, 6:24 AM PDT · 17605 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.77km ESE of Malibu, CASun, Jul 23, 1:25 AM PDT · 17603 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.08km S of Las Flores, CASun, Jul 23, 5:20 PM PDT · 17602 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.39km S of Las Flores, CASun, Jul 23, 5:50 PM PDT · 17602 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
6. 1.72km W of Maywood, CASun, Jul 23, 8:14 PM PDT · 17602 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
7. 2.08km ENE of Villa Park, CAMon, Jul 24, 11:50 PM PDT · 17601 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.77km NE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 26, 4:59 PM PDT · 17599 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
9. 1.814km SSE of Camarillo, CAFri, Jul 28, 1:31 PM PDT · 17597 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
10. 1.63km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jul 29, 8:08 AM PDT · 17597 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.09km ENE of Villa Park, CASun, Jul 30, 11:02 PM PDT · 17595 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.334km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Aug 2, 6:13 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.210km ENE of Villa Park, CAFri, Aug 4, 2:38 AM PDT · 17591 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.812km SSW of Valencia, CAFri, Aug 4, 1:30 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
15. 2.012km WSW of Malibu, CASun, Aug 6, 12:38 AM PDT · 17589 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.428km S of Port Hueneme, CASun, Aug 6, 10:26 PM PDT · 17588 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
17. 1.77km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 7, 5:12 AM PDT · 17588 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.421km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Aug 7, 5:37 PM PDT · 17587 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
19. 1.61km ESE of Orange, CAMon, Aug 7, 10:42 PM PDT · 17587 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.58km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 12, 7:45 PM PDT · 17582 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
21. 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Aug 13, 1:52 AM PDT · 17582 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
22. 2.520km S of Carpinteria, CASun, Aug 13, 12:02 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
23. 5.1The 1978 Santa Barbara, California EarthquakeSun, Aug 13, 3:54 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.816km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:08 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
25. 2.14km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:16 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
26. 2.311km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:18 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
27. 2.07km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:18 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
28. 2.89km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:18 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.28km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:22 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
30. 2.48km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:22 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
31. 3.313km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:23 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
32. 2.310km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:28 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
33. 1.511km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:35 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.611km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:50 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
35. 2.111km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:52 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
36. 2.57km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:55 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
37. 1.910km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 5:46 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
38. 1.912km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 5:58 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
39. 3.26km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 6:02 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.711km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 6:24 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
41. 1.88km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 6:47 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
42. 1.88km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 6:54 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.910km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 7:19 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.86km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 7:28 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
45. 2.115km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 7:41 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
46. 2.017km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 8:27 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
47. 2.87km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 9:00 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
48. 1.711km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 9:13 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
49. 2.58km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 10:09 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
50. 2.97km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 10:22 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
51. 1.67km SW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 13, 11:02 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
52. 2.55km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 11:33 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
53. 1.86km S of Pearblossum, CAMon, Aug 14, 3:22 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
54. 1.88km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 6:34 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
55. 2.07km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 7:33 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
56. 2.711km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:07 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
57. 1.68km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 12:34 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
58. 1.77km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 1:22 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
59. 1.815km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 2:05 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
60. 2.27km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 14, 2:59 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

1. 1.916km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 18, 6:46 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.419km S of Carpinteria, CATue, Jul 18, 6:41 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.910km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 18, 3:10 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
4. 2.13km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 18, 1:58 AM PDT · 17608 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.422km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Jul 17, 8:31 AM PDT · 17608 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.816km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jul 15, 4:30 PM PDT · 17610 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.99km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jul 15, 7:10 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.75km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jul 15, 1:30 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
9. 1.916km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jul 14, 2:59 AM PDT · 17612 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.616km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jul 14, 2:30 AM PDT · 17612 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CAThu, Jul 13, 1:57 AM PDT · 17613 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.116km SSW of San Pedro, CAWed, Jul 12, 8:46 PM PDT · 17613 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.718km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Jul 12, 1:51 PM PDT · 17613 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.719km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jul 12, 1:42 PM PDT · 17613 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
15. 2.020km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jul 12, 1:41 PM PDT · 17613 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
16. 2.49km SSW of Llano, CAWed, Jul 12, 6:23 AM PDT · 17614 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.020km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Jul 11, 11:27 AM PDT · 17614 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
18. 1.55km S of Malibu, CATue, Jul 11, 3:55 AM PDT · 17615 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
19. 1.59km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jul 10, 10:41 PM PDT · 17615 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.620km SSE of Malibu, CAMon, Jul 10, 10:07 PM PDT · 17615 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3340821. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.