California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11km WNW of Malibu, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11km WNW of Malibu, CA on Thu, Jan 12, 1978, 8:55 AM PST (16:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3km N of Buena Park, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-01-12 16:55:55 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.031° N, 118.921° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58km WNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 17790 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.54km N of Pacoima, CA · 17789 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.15km W of Malibu, CA · 17788 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.68km N of Santa Paula, CA · 17788 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.316km S of Malibu, CA · 17785 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.813km SSW of Gorman, CA · 17783 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.86km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 17782 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.65km W of Malibu Beach, CA · 17782 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.96km SE of Camarillo, CA · 17782 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.33km N of Fullerton, CA · 17782 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.510km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17781 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.66km S of Littlerock, CA · 17781 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.712km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17780 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.135km S of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 17780 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.610km WNW of Malibu, CA · 17779 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.92km WSW of Isla Vista, CA · 17778 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.614km W of Ventura, CA · 17778 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.62km N of Irwindale, CA · 17778 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.88km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 17778 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.98km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 17778 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.87km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 17777 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.66km N of Granada Hills, CA · 17777 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.813km W of Ventura, CA · 17777 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.85km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.52km SW of West Hills, CA · 17776 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.11km SSE of West Hills, CA · 17776 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.810km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17775 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.611km WSW of Ojai, CA · 17774 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.334km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CA · 17768 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.010km SSW of Valencia, CA · 17768 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17767 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.26km SW of Malibu, CA · 17765 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.67km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17763 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.620km W of Malibu, CA · 17762 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.617km SSE of Camarillo, CA · 17761 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.24km NNW of Northridge, CA · 17761 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.54km NNW of Northridge, CA · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.44km NNW of Northridge, CA · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.94km NNW of Northridge, CA · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.96km S of Camarillo, CA · 17760 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.313km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 17759 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.05km S of Camarillo, CA · 17758 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CA · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.23km S of Ojai, CA · 17756 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.08km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17756 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.316km W of Malibu, CA · 17756 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.01km WNW of Maywood, CA · 17755 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.112km W of Malibu, CA · 17752 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.912km WNW of Malibu, CA · 17751 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.116km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 17751 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.04km S of Valencia, CA · 17750 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.518km SSW of Gorman, CA · 17749 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.710km WSW of Malibu, CA · 17749 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.44km ESE of Goleta, CA · 17747 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.510km SW of Westlake Village, CA · 17743 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.18km SE of Camarillo, CA · 17740 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.65km ESE of Santa Paula, CA · 17740 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 3.03km S of Anaheim, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17797 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.27km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17798 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17799 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17799 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.87km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17799 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.59km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17802 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17803 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.67km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 17803 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.82km NE of Thousand Oaks, CA · 17804 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.912km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17804 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.311km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 17810 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.713km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 17811 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.214km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17813 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.012km ESE of Piru, CA · 17814 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.511km SW of Valencia, CA · 17815 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.612km ESE of Piru, CA · 17815 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.09km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 17816 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.02km W of East Los Angeles, CA · 17818 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.74km SSE of Ventura, CA · 17819 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.513km WSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 17819 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997366. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.