California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8km S of Malibu Beach, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km S of Malibu Beach, CA on Mon, May 31, 1982, 9:35 AM PDT (16:35 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 20km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-31 16:35:29 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.962° N, 118.687° 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
84°
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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.520km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16184 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.722km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.620km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16182 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.621km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16181 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.84km NW of Castaic, CA · 16181 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.63km NNW of Villa Park, CA · 16179 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.526km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16179 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16177 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.02km NE of Anaheim, CA · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.110km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.222km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.424km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.223km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16171 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.417km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16169 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.922km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16169 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.36km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16169 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.420km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16168 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.619km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16167 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.92km SSW of Charter Oak, CA · 16166 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.56km SSE of Montecito, CA · 16165 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.37km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16162 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.912km N of Sunland, CA · 16161 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.06km N of Upland, CA · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.56km N of Upland, CA · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.423km NNE of Avalon, CA · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.69km E of Villa Park, CA · 16154 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.212km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16153 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.910km NE of Sunland, CA · 16153 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.69km NNE of La Verne, CA · 16152 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.916km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16150 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.222km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16150 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.07km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16149 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.816km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16149 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.022km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.07km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16149 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.02km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 16149 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.03km SW of La Mirada, CA · 16147 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.44km SW of El Segundo, CA · 16146 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16145 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.317km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16145 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.13km WSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 16144 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.03km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16142 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.94km N of Villa Park, CA · 16137 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.322km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16135 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.22km NE of West Hills, CA · 16135 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.415km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16134 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.37km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 16134 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.31km SE of Lennox, CA · 16134 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.53km E of Ojai, CA · 16133 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.13km S of Frazier Park, CA · 16131 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.421km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16131 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.312km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16129 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16129 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.28km WSW of Corona, CA · 16129 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.52km WNW of Northridge, CA · 16127 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.715km S of Camarillo, CA · 16127 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 3.410km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16127 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.09km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16127 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16126 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 1.710km N of Foothill Ranch, CA · 16189 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.321km S of San Pedro, CA · 16189 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.33km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 16189 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.714km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16190 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.02km E of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 16190 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16190 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.422km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.917km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.02km SSW of Los Angeles, CA · 16191 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.922km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.611km WNW of Ojai, CA · 16191 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.723km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.624km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 16191 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.320km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.322km SSW of Seal Beach, CA · 16191 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.319km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.522km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.123km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.623km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.418km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531966. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.