M1.6 earthquake 7km NW of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 21, 1980, 8:14 AM PST

UTC

1980-02-21 16:14:22 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.060° N, 118.855° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

137°

Stations used

9

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast8 kmWNW
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast12 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast56 kmW

After

1. 1.74km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:42 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
2. 2.03km SSE of Carson, CAFri, Feb 22, 5:14 PM PST · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.62km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 23, 4:04 AM PST · 17013 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.26km SSE of Malibu Beach, CASat, Feb 23, 4:48 AM PST · 17013 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.28km SE of San Pedro, CASat, Feb 23, 11:08 PM PST · 17012 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.58km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 26, 11:16 AM PST · 17010 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.510km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Mar 1, 9:49 AM PST · 17006 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.510km SE of Piru, CAMon, Mar 3, 6:52 PM PST · 17004 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.98km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 5, 3:55 AM PST · 17002 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.728km NW of Avalon, CASun, Mar 9, 6:55 PM PST · 16998 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.85km SSW of MacArthur Park, CATue, Mar 11, 4:25 AM PST · 16996 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.53km WSW of MacArthur Park, CATue, Mar 11, 8:39 PM PST · 16996 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
13. 2.01km S of Westminster, CAWed, Mar 12, 1:41 AM PST · 16995 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.45km WSW of Malibu, CASun, Mar 16, 7:35 AM PST · 16991 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.310km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Mar 20, 9:50 PM PST · 16986 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
16. 2.69km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Mar 23, 6:36 AM PST · 16984 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.812km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Mar 24, 9:31 PM PST · 16982 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.910km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Mar 29, 7:32 AM PST · 16978 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
19. 2.64km SE of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Mar 31, 8:02 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.84km WNW of Florence-Graham, CAThu, Apr 3, 7:23 PM PST · 16973 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
21. 1.66km N of Granada Hills, CASun, Apr 6, 1:56 PM PST · 16970 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
22. 1.66km S of Montecito, CAMon, Apr 7, 10:07 AM PST · 16969 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
23. 1.98km SSE of Santa Barbara, CATue, Apr 8, 3:12 AM PST · 16968 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
24. 1.66km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 9, 3:44 PM PST · 16967 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.64km N of Sunland, CAFri, Apr 11, 7:19 AM PST · 16965 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.44km NW of Malibu Beach, CASat, Apr 12, 2:31 PM PST · 16964 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.02km S of Lakewood, CASat, Apr 12, 7:52 PM PST · 16964 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
28. 2.15km SW of Hermosa Beach, CAMon, Apr 14, 3:53 AM PST · 16962 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
29. 1.711km SW of Ojai, CAMon, Apr 14, 7:17 PM PST · 16962 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
30. 1.99km SW of Ojai, CATue, Apr 15, 3:38 AM PST · 16961 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
31. 2.44km WSW of South El Monte, CATue, Apr 15, 11:28 AM PST · 16961 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
32. 1.718km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Apr 15, 3:03 PM PST · 16961 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.712km SW of Ojai, CATue, Apr 15, 7:15 PM PST · 16961 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
34. 1.78km SE of Santa Barbara, CATue, Apr 15, 9:51 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.613km ESE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 16, 3:49 AM PST · 16960 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
36. 1.59km SE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Apr 16, 3:54 AM PST · 16960 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
37. 2.22km WSW of Lakewood, CAWed, Apr 16, 5:30 AM PST · 16960 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
38. 3.17km S of Montecito, CAWed, Apr 16, 12:26 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
39. 2.07km SE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Apr 16, 12:32 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
40. 1.88km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Apr 16, 12:58 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
41. 1.62km W of West Hills, CAWed, Apr 16, 2:03 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
42. 1.812km SW of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Apr 17, 11:12 AM PST · 16959 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
43. 2.24km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 17, 11:04 PM PST · 16958 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
44. 1.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Apr 18, 4:33 PM PST · 16958 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
45. 2.112km SW of Ojai, CASun, Apr 20, 9:58 AM PST · 16956 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
46. 2.28km SW of Ojai, CASun, Apr 20, 10:01 AM PST · 16956 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
47. 1.514km ESE of Carpinteria, CASun, Apr 20, 10:50 AM PST · 16956 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
48. 1.72km NE of Glendale, CASun, Apr 20, 9:40 PM PST · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
49. 2.42km ENE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Apr 21, 4:56 AM PST · 16955 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away

Before

1. 2.915km W of Malibu, CAWed, Feb 20, 12:53 AM PST · 17016 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
2. 1.79km NE of Avalon, CAMon, Feb 18, 7:30 PM PST · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.112km NNE of Avalon, CAMon, Feb 18, 6:30 PM PST · 17018 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.87km ENE of Avalon, CAMon, Feb 18, 5:27 PM PST · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.88km E of Avalon, CAMon, Feb 18, 5:18 PM PST · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.51km NE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Feb 18, 1:11 AM PST · 17018 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.07km ENE of Avalon, CASun, Feb 17, 8:03 PM PST · 17019 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.518km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Feb 15, 9:15 PM PST · 17021 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
9. 3.116km SW of Carpinteria, CAFri, Feb 15, 5:45 PM PST · 17021 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
10. 1.63km SE of Ojai, CAFri, Feb 15, 2:37 AM PST · 17021 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.39km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Feb 12, 10:09 PM PST · 17023 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.46km S of Montecito, CAMon, Feb 11, 6:19 AM PST · 17025 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.69km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 9, 5:01 PM PST · 17027 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
14. 2.62km SW of Rossmoor, CASat, Feb 9, 1:17 AM PST · 17027 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
15. 1.617km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Feb 8, 5:56 PM PST · 17028 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.57km NNE of Ventura, CAThu, Feb 7, 3:24 PM PST · 17029 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.212km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Feb 7, 5:55 AM PST · 17029 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
18. 1.53km NW of West Puente Valley, CAWed, Feb 6, 11:26 PM PST · 17029 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
19. 2.011km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Feb 6, 12:10 PM PST · 17030 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.62km NNE of Las Flores, CAWed, Feb 6, 10:17 AM PST · 17030 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3326257. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.