M1.8 earthquake 24km SSE of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Aug 4, 1981, 6:58 AM PDT

UTC

1981-08-04 13:58:49 UTC

Depth

-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.806° N, 118.721° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

171°

Stations used

7

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast25 kmSSE
• Torrance, CaliforniaPopulation 143,592. Forecast35 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast52 kmWSW

After

1. 1.825km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:35 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
2. 2.420km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:36 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.319km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:43 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
4. 2.222km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 12:48 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.56km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Sep 4, 12:52 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.619km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:10 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
7. 1.523km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:14 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.217km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:16 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.120km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:22 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.715km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:25 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.820km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:26 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
12. 2.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:51 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
13. 2.821km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 1:51 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
14. 2.624km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 2:00 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.920km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 2:33 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 3:02 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
17. 1.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 4:23 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
18. 2.417km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 5:00 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
19. 1.618km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 5:01 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.022km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 5:39 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
21. 3.716km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 5:41 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
22. 2.026km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 5:54 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
23. 2.025km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 6:33 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.924km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 6:48 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
25. 2.218km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 6:49 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
26. 2.325km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 7:33 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
27. 2.817km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 8:41 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
28. 3.418km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:02 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
29. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:12 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
30. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:17 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
31. 2.913km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:18 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
32. 2.119km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:21 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
33. 2.723km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:26 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
34. 1.720km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:29 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
35. 2.224km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:59 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
36. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:08 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
37. 1.818km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:20 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
38. 1.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:33 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
39. 2.116km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 11:41 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
40. 2.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 12:02 AM PDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
41. 1.921km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 1:33 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
42. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 1:55 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
43. 1.828km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:25 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
44. 1.819km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:42 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
45. 2.120km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 3:13 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
46. 2.417km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 4:50 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
47. 2.018km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 6:16 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
48. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 6:36 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
49. 1.724km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 7:35 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
50. 1.721km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 9:17 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
51. 2.222km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 9:26 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
52. 1.831km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 1:18 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
53. 1.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:09 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
54. 2.417km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:21 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
55. 1.821km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:22 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
56. 2.021km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:36 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
57. 1.723km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:57 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
58. 1.91km WNW of Buena Park, CASat, Sep 5, 3:35 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
59. 1.918km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 6:54 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
60. 1.818km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 7:59 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520521. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.