California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10km WSW of Malibu, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10km WSW of Malibu, CA on Mon, Feb 8, 1982, 5:08 AM PST (13:08 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 11km SW of Port Hueneme, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-08 13:08:28 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.977° N, 118.909° 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
71°
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: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35km NE of Panorama City, CA · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.520km N of Fillmore, CA · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.35km SW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.15km NE of Panorama City, CA · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.611km SW of Port Hueneme, CA · 16294 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.87km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16291 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.66km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16289 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.69km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.32km WSW of Malibu, CA · 16289 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.01km NE of Anaheim, CA · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.613km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16287 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.714km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.59km SE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.614km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.511km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.613km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.514km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.314km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.614km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.818km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.94km W of Orange, CA · 16282 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 3.014km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.613km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.714km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.213km S of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.613km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16281 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 3.013km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.41km ESE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16281 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.27km SSE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16280 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.39km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16280 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.013km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16279 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.29km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16279 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.39km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16279 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.31km ESE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 3.312km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.74km NE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.03km SSW of La Habra, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.623km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16272 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.514km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.515km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16270 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.421km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16269 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.113km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.015km S of San Pedro, CA · 16266 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 3.114km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16265 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.414km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16265 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.415km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16264 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.615km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16264 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.515km ESE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.84km NNW of Diamond Bar, CA · 16263 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.14km NW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16258 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.215km NNE of Ojai, CA · 16258 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.629km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.73km ENE of Pacoima, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.06km ENE of Lebec, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.33km S of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.110km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16253 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.84km WSW of Sunland, CA · 16252 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.67km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16252 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.32km NW of West Hills, CA · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.620km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16298 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.38km SSE of Gorman, CA · 16302 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.422km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.337km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.67km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 16304 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.55km SE of Malibu, CA · 16306 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.87km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.516km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16307 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.24km SSW of Anaheim, CA · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16310 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.120km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.223km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.120km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.28km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.11km NNE of Buena Park, CA · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.49km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CA · 16313 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci105578. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.