M2.5 earthquake 24km SSE of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Aug 1, 1981, 8:03 AM PDT

UTC

1981-08-01 15:03:18 UTC

Depth

-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.807° N, 118.702° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

113°

Stations used

43

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast25 kmSSE
• Torrance, CaliforniaPopulation 143,592. Forecast33 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast50 kmWSW

After

1. 2.326km SSE of Malibu, CASun, Aug 2, 2:23 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.025km SSE of Malibu, CASun, Aug 2, 2:37 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.816km SSE of Malibu Beach, CASun, Aug 2, 11:43 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
4. 1.618km S of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Aug 3, 1:09 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
5. 1.512km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 3, 3:48 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.824km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Aug 4, 6:58 AM PDT · 16494 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.228km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Aug 5, 11:59 PM PDT · 16493 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.615km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Aug 6, 6:43 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 8, 3:27 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.52km SSE of La Palma, CATue, Aug 11, 4:20 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
11. 1.51km SW of Bell, CAWed, Aug 12, 1:09 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
12. 2.54km NNW of Topanga, CAWed, Aug 12, 3:58 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
13. 2.112km SSW of Newport Beach, CAThu, Aug 13, 3:36 AM PDT · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
14. 3.110km SW of Santa Monica, CAThu, Aug 13, 6:09 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.320km S of Port Hueneme, CASat, Aug 15, 5:31 AM PDT · 16483 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.717km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Aug 15, 5:11 PM PDT · 16483 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
17. 1.916km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 15, 9:21 PM PDT · 16483 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.920km SSE of San Pedro, CASun, Aug 16, 9:28 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
19. 3.124km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Aug 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.618km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Aug 18, 6:16 AM PDT · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.041km NNW of San Nicolas Is., CAThu, Aug 20, 12:16 PM PDT · 16478 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
22. 2.417km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 7:21 AM PDT · 16476 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
23. 2.019km S of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 7:27 AM PDT · 16476 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
24. 2.717km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 7:47 AM PDT · 16476 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
25. 2.520km S of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 2:39 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
26. 2.44km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Aug 22, 11:58 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
27. 2.310km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Aug 25, 10:33 AM PDT · 16473 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
28. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Aug 25, 3:14 PM PDT · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
29. 2.030km S of Malibu, CAWed, Aug 26, 4:52 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
30. 1.95km NW of Burbank, CAFri, Aug 28, 2:16 AM PDT · 16471 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
31. 2.09km W of El Segundo, CAFri, Aug 28, 6:57 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
32. 2.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 29, 8:05 AM PDT · 16469 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
33. 1.88km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 4:58 AM PDT · 16465 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
34. 2.08km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 7:17 AM PDT · 16465 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
35. 5.511km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 8:50 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
36. 3.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 8:57 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
37. 1.922km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:04 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
38. 2.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:07 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
39. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:09 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
40. 2.018km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:13 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
41. 1.621km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:16 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
42. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:17 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
43. 1.728km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:19 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
44. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:25 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
45. 2.023km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:27 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
46. 1.620km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:32 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
47. 1.927km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:42 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
48. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:46 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
49. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:51 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
50. 1.719km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:58 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
51. 3.011km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:04 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
52. 1.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:17 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
53. 2.913km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:22 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
54. 2.019km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:46 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
55. 1.720km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 11:29 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
56. 1.521km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 11:31 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
57. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 11:59 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
58. 2.118km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:11 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
59. 1.825km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:35 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
60. 2.420km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:36 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

1. 2.224km SSE of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 31, 11:55 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.926km SSE of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 31, 11:42 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.910km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jul 31, 2:30 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
4. 2.013km WSW of Ojai, CAFri, Jul 31, 3:17 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
5. 3.426km SSE of Malibu, CAThu, Jul 30, 4:56 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.424km SSE of Malibu, CAThu, Jul 30, 1:51 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.019km S of Malibu, CAThu, Jul 30, 12:32 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
8. 3.324km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 6:56 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.222km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 6:10 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.725km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 5:55 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.624km S of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 5:29 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.824km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 5:14 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.823km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 4:57 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.623km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 4:41 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
15. 3.828km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 4:39 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
16. 3.124km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 4:37 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.08km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 27, 4:29 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.618km S of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 26, 3:46 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.012km WSW of Ojai, CASun, Jul 26, 12:42 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.88km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:08 PM PDT · 16506 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520396. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.