M1.6 earthquake 2km NNE of Burbank, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jan 3, 1979, 3:38 AM PST

UTC

1979-01-03 11:38:05 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.195° N, 118.303° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 16.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

155°

Stations used

10

• Burbank, CaliforniaPopulation 105,319. Forecast2 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast17 kmNNW

After

1. 1.69km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 3:52 AM PST · 17439 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
2. 2.09km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 4:30 AM PST · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.48km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 7:27 AM PST · 17439 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
4. 2.69km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 8:54 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
5. 2.39km ESE of Malibu, CAWed, Jan 3, 10:13 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.06km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 1:40 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
7. 1.612km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 2:22 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
8. 2.08km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 3:33 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
9. 2.211km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 4:21 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.59km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 4:28 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
11. 2.810km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 5:02 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.811km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 5:22 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.19km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 7:20 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
14. 2.412km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 7:22 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.08km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 7:59 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
16. 1.86km E of Malibu, CAWed, Jan 3, 9:35 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
17. 2.08km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 11:04 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
18. 2.49km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 12:35 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.87km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 12:53 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.510km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 2:07 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
21. 2.111km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 3:40 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
22. 1.58km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 5:32 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
23. 1.59km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 8:14 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
24. 2.410km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 10:50 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
25. 1.912km SE of Malibu, CAThu, Jan 4, 10:53 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
26. 1.911km SE of Malibu, CAThu, Jan 4, 2:27 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
27. 2.19km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 4:23 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
28. 1.69km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 4:41 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
29. 1.512km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 4:42 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
30. 2.312km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 5:31 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
31. 2.314km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 11:02 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
32. 1.99km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jan 4, 11:11 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
33. 2.08km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jan 5, 1:54 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
34. 1.79km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jan 5, 5:01 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
35. 1.58km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jan 5, 8:52 AM PST · 17436 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
36. 1.59km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jan 5, 12:04 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
37. 2.45km WNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CAFri, Jan 5, 1:44 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
38. 2.111km SE of Malibu, CAFri, Jan 5, 6:25 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
39. 2.49km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jan 5, 7:41 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
40. 2.39km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jan 5, 9:21 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
41. 2.510km S of Malibu Beach, CASat, Jan 6, 11:53 AM PST · 17435 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
42. 2.310km S of Malibu Beach, CASat, Jan 6, 2:12 PM PST · 17435 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
43. 1.59km SE of Malibu, CASat, Jan 6, 9:57 PM PST · 17435 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
44. 1.59km S of Malibu Beach, CASat, Jan 6, 11:08 PM PST · 17435 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
45. 1.78km NE of Valencia, CASun, Jan 7, 5:33 AM PST · 17435 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
46. 1.99km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Jan 7, 5:36 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
47. 1.58km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Jan 7, 5:53 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
48. 2.628km S of Port Hueneme, CASun, Jan 7, 6:40 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
49. 2.59km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Jan 7, 7:34 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
50. 1.64km WNW of Fontana, CASun, Jan 7, 9:20 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
51. 1.910km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 8, 12:11 AM PST · 17434 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
52. 2.110km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 8, 2:43 AM PST · 17434 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
53. 2.39km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 8, 4:30 AM PST · 17434 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
54. 2.512km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 8, 6:56 AM PST · 17434 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
55. 1.711km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 8, 4:19 PM PST · 17433 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
56. 1.610km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 8, 6:29 PM PST · 17433 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
57. 1.512km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 8, 6:35 PM PST · 17433 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
58. 1.79km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 8, 7:21 PM PST · 17433 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
59. 1.58km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 8, 10:23 PM PST · 17433 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
60. 2.18km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 8, 11:39 PM PST · 17433 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

1. 1.59km SE of Malibu, CAWed, Jan 3, 2:12 AM PST · 17439 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.810km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 12:46 AM PST · 17439 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.912km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 11:04 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
4. 2.64km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 8:57 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.512km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 8:28 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
6. 1.511km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 7:08 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.411km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 7:05 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.59km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 6:19 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.512km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 5:53 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
10. 1.910km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 5:28 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.613km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 4:20 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.512km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 4:00 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.410km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 3:09 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
14. 2.311km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 2:43 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
15. 2.110km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 2:40 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
16. 2.513km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 2:29 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.78km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 2:15 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.310km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 1:48 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
19. 2.010km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 1:09 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
20. 2.09km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 11:05 AM PST · 17439 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345331. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.