M2.3 earthquake 17km S of Malibu Beach, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Jul 10, 1982, 7:28 PM PDT

UTC

1982-07-11 02:28:56 UTC

Depth

11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.881° N, 118.703° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

0

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast18 kmSSE
• Inglewood, CaliforniaPopulation 111,666. Forecast34 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast46 kmWSW

After

1. 2.13km WSW of Huntington Beach, CASun, Jul 11, 6:25 PM PDT · 16153 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.03km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 14, 3:22 AM PDT · 16151 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.94km N of Villa Park, CASun, Jul 18, 4:25 AM PDT · 16147 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.322km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Jul 20, 10:15 PM PDT · 16144 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.22km NE of West Hills, CAWed, Jul 21, 3:50 AM PDT · 16144 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.415km WNW of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 21, 9:30 AM PDT · 16144 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
7. 2.37km SW of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 21, 3:32 PM PDT · 16144 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.31km SE of Lennox, CAWed, Jul 21, 5:04 PM PDT · 16143 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
9. 2.53km E of Ojai, CAThu, Jul 22, 8:41 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.421km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Jul 25, 2:21 AM PDT · 16140 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Jul 26, 10:32 PM PDT · 16138 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.28km WSW of Corona, CATue, Jul 27, 2:29 AM PDT · 16138 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.52km WNW of Northridge, CAWed, Jul 28, 9:42 AM PDT · 16137 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
14. 2.715km S of Camarillo, CAWed, Jul 28, 7:15 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
15. 3.410km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 28, 10:50 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.09km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jul 29, 7:46 PM PDT · 16135 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.13km SSE of Yorba Linda, CASat, Jul 31, 4:42 PM PDT · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.417km WNW of Malibu, CAWed, Aug 4, 8:52 PM PDT · 16129 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
20. 2.33km NE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Aug 6, 10:34 AM PDT · 16128 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
21. 2.38km NE of North Tustin, CASat, Aug 7, 6:33 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.09km E of Villa Park, CASat, Aug 7, 7:01 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.55km W of Chatsworth, CASun, Aug 8, 9:42 PM PDT · 16125 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
24. 1.84km S of Anaheim, CATue, Aug 10, 12:41 AM PDT · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
25. 1.97km SSW of Pearblossum, CATue, Aug 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 16124 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.310km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 11, 12:50 PM PDT · 16123 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
27. 2.616km NNE of Avalon, CAThu, Aug 12, 5:56 AM PDT · 16122 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
28. 2.87km SSW of Pearblossum, CAThu, Aug 12, 2:01 PM PDT · 16122 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CAThu, Aug 12, 8:01 PM PDT · 16121 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.711km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAFri, Aug 13, 8:13 PM PDT · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
31. 2.211km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:45 AM PDT · 16120 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
32. 2.712km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:51 AM PDT · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
33. 2.112km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 2:58 PM PDT · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
34. 2.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 16, 4:09 AM PDT · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
35. 2.416km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Aug 16, 9:23 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
36. 2.27km ENE of Villa Park, CATue, Aug 17, 4:16 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
37. 2.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
38. 2.31km S of Artesia, CAThu, Aug 19, 8:07 AM PDT · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
39. 2.938km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Aug 20, 6:19 PM PDT · 16113 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
40. 2.31km N of Long Beach, CAMon, Aug 23, 1:08 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
41. 2.424km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 23, 11:54 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
42. 2.723km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Aug 24, 7:34 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
43. 1.97km SSW of Pearblossum, CATue, Aug 24, 9:41 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.90km SE of Signal Hill, CAWed, Aug 25, 5:25 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
45. 2.45km N of Avalon, CAThu, Aug 26, 4:26 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
46. 2.44km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Aug 26, 9:24 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
47. 3.45km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Aug 26, 9:25 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
48. 2.23km WSW of Westwood, CAFri, Aug 27, 4:59 AM PDT · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
49. 2.12km SSE of Costa Mesa, CASat, Aug 28, 5:06 PM PDT · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
50. 2.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 30, 3:16 AM PDT · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
51. 1.914km NNE of Bradbury, CAMon, Aug 30, 3:35 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
52. 2.616km ENE of Ojai, CATue, Aug 31, 3:03 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
53. 2.49km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Sep 2, 8:11 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
54. 2.512km WSW of Malibu, CASat, Sep 4, 1:42 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
55. 2.413km N of Bradbury, CATue, Sep 7, 3:58 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away

Before

1. 2.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Jul 10, 4:11 AM PDT · 16155 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.44km SW of El Segundo, CAFri, Jul 9, 7:59 AM PDT · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.03km SW of La Mirada, CAFri, Jul 9, 1:21 AM PDT · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
4. 2.07km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jul 6, 11:32 PM PDT · 16158 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.022km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Jul 6, 9:28 PM PDT · 16158 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.816km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CATue, Jul 6, 9:38 AM PDT · 16159 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.07km SSW of Littlerock, CATue, Jul 6, 4:53 AM PDT · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.222km SSE of San Pedro, CAMon, Jul 5, 7:25 PM PDT · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.916km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Jul 5, 11:49 AM PDT · 16160 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
10. 1.69km NNE of La Verne, CASat, Jul 3, 5:52 AM PDT · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.910km NE of Sunland, CAFri, Jul 2, 11:40 PM PDT · 16162 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.212km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:19 PM PDT · 16162 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.69km E of Villa Park, CAThu, Jul 1, 6:00 PM PDT · 16163 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.423km NNE of Avalon, CATue, Jun 29, 10:53 AM PDT · 16166 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
15. 1.912km N of Sunland, CAThu, Jun 24, 6:15 PM PDT · 16170 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.37km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jun 23, 2:45 PM PDT · 16172 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.92km SSW of Charter Oak, CASun, Jun 20, 2:09 AM PDT · 16175 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.619km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Jun 18, 8:24 AM PDT · 16177 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.420km SSE of San Pedro, CAThu, Jun 17, 3:26 PM PDT · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
20. 2.36km SW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jun 16, 1:40 PM PDT · 16179 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505180. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.