M2.3 earthquake 28km SSE of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 6, 1982, 3:17 AM PST

UTC

1982-01-06 11:17:17 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.768° N, 118.719° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

177°

Stations used

0

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast29 kmS
• Torrance, CaliforniaPopulation 143,592. Forecast36 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast54 kmSW

After

1. 2.12km ESE of Inglewood, CAThu, Jan 7, 9:34 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.42km E of Inglewood, CAThu, Jan 7, 9:36 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.522km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASat, Jan 9, 7:58 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.722km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASat, Jan 9, 8:40 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.419km W of Manhattan Beach, CASun, Jan 10, 1:15 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.521km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CAMon, Jan 11, 6:48 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.522km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Jan 11, 3:18 PM PST · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jan 12, 12:34 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.12km SSE of Charter Oak, CATue, Jan 12, 10:36 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.26km W of Castaic, CAWed, Jan 13, 3:28 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.216km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Jan 13, 2:05 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.917km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:25 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
13. 2.315km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:27 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
14. 2.215km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:37 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
15. 2.13km SSE of Malibu, CASun, Jan 17, 4:09 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
16. 2.011km ESE of Piru, CAMon, Jan 18, 11:26 AM PST · 16318 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
17. 2.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Jan 18, 4:41 PM PST · 16318 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
18. 2.57km SW of Marina del Rey, CAMon, Jan 18, 9:35 PM PST · 16317 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
19. 2.23km NE of Panorama City, CATue, Jan 19, 11:29 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.719km WSW of Ventura, CAWed, Jan 20, 3:46 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
21. 2.32km SSE of Los Angeles, CASat, Jan 23, 4:19 AM PST · 16313 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
22. 2.49km W of Manhattan Beach, CASat, Jan 23, 5:09 PM PST · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
23. 2.11km NNE of Buena Park, CASun, Jan 24, 10:45 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
24. 2.28km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 24, 6:11 PM PST · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
25. 2.120km SSE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jan 25, 2:50 PM PST · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
26. 2.223km SW of Newport Beach, CAMon, Jan 25, 9:02 PM PST · 16310 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
27. 2.120km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jan 26, 1:45 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
28. 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 27, 1:12 AM PST · 16309 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
29. 2.24km SSW of Anaheim, CAThu, Jan 28, 4:25 AM PST · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
30. 2.516km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Jan 29, 2:52 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
31. 1.85km NE of North Tustin, CASat, Jan 30, 8:37 AM PST · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
32. 2.55km SE of Malibu, CASun, Jan 31, 12:15 AM PST · 16305 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
33. 3.337km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Feb 2, 10:00 AM PST · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
34. 2.422km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Feb 3, 7:09 AM PST · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
35. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CASun, Feb 7, 10:20 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
36. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CASun, Feb 7, 10:21 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
37. 2.620km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Feb 7, 12:39 PM PST · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
38. 2.32km NW of West Hills, CAMon, Feb 8, 5:07 AM PST · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
39. 2.610km WSW of Malibu, CAMon, Feb 8, 5:08 AM PST · 16297 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
40. 2.35km NE of Panorama City, CAMon, Feb 8, 3:53 PM PST · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
41. 2.520km N of Fillmore, CATue, Feb 9, 2:11 AM PST · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
42. 2.210km ENE of Villa Park, CATue, Feb 9, 9:28 AM PST · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
43. 2.35km SW of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Feb 9, 2:04 PM PST · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
44. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CATue, Feb 9, 5:07 PM PST · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
45. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CATue, Feb 9, 7:40 PM PST · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
46. 2.15km NE of Panorama City, CAWed, Feb 10, 2:55 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
47. 2.611km SW of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Feb 11, 3:09 PM PST · 16294 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
48. 2.66km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Feb 16, 7:08 AM PST · 16289 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
49. 2.69km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Feb 16, 1:08 PM PST · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
50. 2.32km WSW of Malibu, CATue, Feb 16, 9:09 PM PST · 16288 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
51. 2.01km NE of Anaheim, CAThu, Feb 18, 4:32 AM PST · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
52. 2.613km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Feb 18, 7:49 PM PST · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
53. 2.714km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Feb 19, 6:53 AM PST · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
54. 2.59km SE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Feb 19, 7:02 AM PST · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
55. 2.614km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Feb 19, 11:11 AM PST · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
56. 2.511km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Feb 19, 11:51 AM PST · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
57. 2.613km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Feb 19, 2:01 PM PST · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
58. 2.514km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Feb 19, 8:50 PM PST · 16285 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
59. 2.314km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Feb 19, 9:28 PM PST · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
60. 2.614km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Feb 21, 7:56 AM PST · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

1. 2.03km SSE of Downey, CASun, Jan 3, 10:09 PM PST · 16332 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.810km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 3, 3:04 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.07km NNE of Santa Paula, CASun, Jan 3, 7:14 AM PST · 16333 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.64km NE of Buena Park, CASat, Jan 2, 4:37 PM PST · 16334 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.717km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Jan 2, 3:17 AM PST · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.018km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Dec 31, 7:45 PM PST · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.920km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Dec 31, 7:37 PM PST · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.617km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:51 PM PST · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.018km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Dec 31, 6:15 AM PST · 16336 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
10. 2.73km SW of Castaic, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:38 AM PST · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.68km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAWed, Dec 30, 1:43 AM PST · 16337 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
12. 1.918km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Dec 29, 9:10 PM PST · 16337 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.235km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Dec 29, 12:22 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.926km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Dec 28, 11:35 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.028km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Dec 24, 10:40 AM PST · 16343 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.136km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Dec 23, 3:32 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
17. 1.511km NNE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Dec 22, 11:06 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.06km NE of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Dec 22, 3:36 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.83km NE of Laguna Niguel, CASat, Dec 19, 11:54 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.218km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Dec 18, 6:28 PM PST · 16348 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci104321. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.