California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA on Mon, Apr 19, 1982, 4:22 PM PST (00:22 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 23km SSE of San Pedro, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-20 00:22:47 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.986° N, 118.677° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.416km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16232 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.016km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16232 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.531km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16231 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.414km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16229 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.121km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16229 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.510km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16229 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.317km W of Malibu, CA · 16228 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.32km ENE of Norwalk, CA · 16227 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16226 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.310km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16226 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.62km NNE of Chino Hills, CA · 16225 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.317km SW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 16225 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.81km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16224 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.514km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16224 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.714km ENE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16223 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.515km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16223 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.217km SSE of Camarillo, CA · 16223 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.219km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16223 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.39km NNE of La Verne, CA · 16223 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.89km NNE of La Verne, CA · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.516km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16223 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.417km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16221 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.516km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16221 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.714km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.915km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16221 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.015km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16220 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.620km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16220 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.520km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16220 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.52km ESE of Chatsworth, CA · 16219 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.99km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 16219 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.98km SE of Malibu, CA · 16219 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.617km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16215 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.323km SW of Malibu, CA · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.828km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.316km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.415km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.415km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.316km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.421km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16213 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.619km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16212 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.419km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.94km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.91km SSE of Highland Park, CA · 16209 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.016km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16208 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.522km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.49km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16207 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.122km S of San Pedro, CA · 16206 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.611km WNW of Ojai, CA · 16204 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.719km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16202 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.528km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16200 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.10km W of Highland Park, CA · 16200 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.538km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16199 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.23km SW of Valencia, CA · 16199 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.12km S of Valencia, CA · 16199 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.022km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16197 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 4.423km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16197 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.222km SSW of Seal Beach, CA · 16197 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.221km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 16197 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.323km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16197 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 2.513km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16233 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.118km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16233 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.715km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16233 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.47km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.317km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.02km S of Westminster, CA · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.320km N of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 16235 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.66km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16235 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.012km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16237 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.524km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16237 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.217km SW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 16237 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.54km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16238 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.02km NNE of Buena Park, CA · 16239 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.016km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16239 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.03km NW of West Hills, CA · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.615km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.18km SW of Ojai, CA · 16242 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.414km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16243 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.610km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16243 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.19km E of Villa Park, CA · 16244 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci528921. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC.