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M1.9 earthquake 6km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA on Wed, Jan 17, 1979, 1:25 AM PST (09:25 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 13km S of Malibu Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-01-17 09:25:37 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.981° N, 118.714° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17423 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.814km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17423 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.58km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17423 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.19km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17422 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.19km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17422 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.08km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17422 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.98km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 17422 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.73km W of Downey, CA · 17422 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.814km NE of Ojai, CA · 17420 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.82km SSE of South El Monte, CA · 17420 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.78km NNW of Ventura, CA · 17420 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.28km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17419 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.913km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17419 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17418 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.610km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17417 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.59km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17416 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.211km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.97km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17416 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.31km NW of Los Alamitos, CA · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.618km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17414 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.719km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17414 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.714km SE of Malibu, CA · 17413 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.28km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17413 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.610km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 3.012km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17412 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.58km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17412 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.58km ESE of Malibu, CA · 17411 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.03km NE of Inglewood, CA · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.816km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 17408 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.56km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17407 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.121km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 17406 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.06km NW of Malibu, CA · 17406 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.78km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17406 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 3.321km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17405 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.06km SW of Pearblossum, CA · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.67km ENE of Simi Valley, CA · 17405 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.88km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17403 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.07km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17403 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.514km N of Glendora, CA · 17403 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.411km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.53km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.68km S of Camarillo, CA · 17402 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.023km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 17401 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.510km WSW of Ojai, CA · 17401 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.98km N of Malibu, CA · 17401 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.78km SE of Camarillo, CA · 17399 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.67km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17399 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.910km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17399 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.64km WSW of Pearblossum, CA · 17398 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.010km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17397 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.412km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17397 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.89km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17396 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.66km SSE of Camarillo, CA · 17396 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.76km SE of Camarillo, CA · 17396 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.17km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.118km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17395 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.11km WNW of San Dimas, CA · 17395 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 3.318km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17395 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 3.318km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17395 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.615km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17395 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17424 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.69km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17424 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.48km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17424 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.210km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.88km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17425 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.810km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17425 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.69km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17425 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.58km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17425 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.511km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17425 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.711km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.06km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17427 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.48km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17428 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.325km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.57km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.19km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17429 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.711km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17429 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.511km SE of Malibu, CA · 17430 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.39km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.69km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17431 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.86km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17431 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345607. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC.