M3.6 earthquake 5km S of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

3.6 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Dec 29, 1982, 8:00 PM PST

UTC

1982-12-30 04:00:29 UTC

Depth

0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.959° N, 118.816° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

117°

Stations used

0

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast8 kmSSW
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast24 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast54 kmW

After

1. 2.26km SSW of Malibu, CAWed, Dec 29, 8:15 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 3.05km SSW of Malibu, CAWed, Dec 29, 8:49 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.610km N of Santa Paula, CAThu, Dec 30, 3:51 AM PST · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
4. 2.96km S of Malibu, CAThu, Dec 30, 2:30 PM PST · 15972 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.78km SSW of Malibu, CAFri, Dec 31, 11:13 AM PST · 15971 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.28km S of Malibu, CAFri, Dec 31, 7:56 PM PST · 15971 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.82km SSW of Lawndale, CAFri, Dec 31, 8:50 PM PST · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
8. 1.61km ENE of South Gate, CASat, Jan 1, 5:06 AM PST · 15970 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.612km NNE of Piru, CAMon, Jan 3, 7:46 AM PST · 15968 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
10. 2.518km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 3, 11:22 AM PST · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
11. 1.623km ENE of Avalon, CAWed, Jan 5, 9:45 AM PST · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.67km NE of Santa Paula, CAThu, Jan 6, 5:06 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
13. 2.216km W of Malibu, CAFri, Jan 7, 4:34 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.96km SSW of Malibu Beach, CASun, Jan 9, 8:46 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.08km ESE of Malibu, CASun, Jan 9, 8:47 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.05km E of Malibu, CASun, Jan 9, 10:31 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.36km SW of Malibu Beach, CASun, Jan 9, 11:08 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.53km ESE of Anaheim, CASun, Jan 9, 11:15 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.86km SW of Malibu Beach, CASun, Jan 9, 11:21 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.53km S of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 10, 10:46 PM PST · 15961 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
21. 2.83km SSE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 10, 10:47 PM PST · 15961 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
22. 1.93km SE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 10, 10:50 PM PST · 15961 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
23. 1.63km SSE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 10, 11:23 PM PST · 15961 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.110km SW of Ojai, CATue, Jan 11, 7:15 AM PST · 15960 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
25. 2.40km SW of West Hills, CAWed, Jan 12, 1:56 PM PST · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
26. 1.519km S of Camarillo, CAWed, Jan 12, 5:08 PM PST · 15959 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
27. 2.56km WNW of Granada Hills, CATue, Jan 18, 6:21 AM PST · 15953 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
28. 1.94km NNE of Vincent, CATue, Jan 18, 10:59 AM PST · 15953 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
29. 1.615km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAWed, Jan 19, 6:40 AM PST · 15952 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
30. 2.46km N of San Dimas, CAFri, Jan 21, 6:50 AM PST · 15950 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.55km NNE of Malibu, CASat, Jan 22, 8:14 AM PST · 15949 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
32. 1.88km W of Castaic, CAMon, Jan 24, 9:11 AM PST · 15947 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
33. 3.611km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jan 28, 6:54 AM PST · 15943 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
34. 1.54km ESE of Valencia, CASat, Jan 29, 10:32 PM PST · 15942 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
35. 2.211km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 31, 7:37 AM PST · 15940 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
36. 1.814km SSE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jan 31, 4:36 PM PST · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
37. 1.615km NNE of Bradbury, CATue, Feb 1, 8:46 PM PST · 15939 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
38. 1.819km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Feb 1, 9:26 PM PST · 15939 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
39. 2.49km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Feb 2, 7:24 PM PST · 15938 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
40. 1.838km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Feb 3, 1:59 PM PST · 15937 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.10km NE of Silver Lake, CAFri, Feb 4, 3:09 PM PST · 15936 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
42. 2.41km N of Silver Lake, CAFri, Feb 4, 7:50 PM PST · 15936 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
43. 2.03km NNW of Yorba Linda, CASun, Feb 6, 10:05 AM PST · 15934 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
44. 2.39km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Feb 7, 3:43 PM PST · 15933 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
45. 2.33km ENE of Lomita, CATue, Feb 8, 3:16 AM PST · 15932 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
46. 2.611km NW of Malibu, CAWed, Feb 9, 1:44 PM PST · 15931 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
47. 1.618km S of San Pedro, CAThu, Feb 10, 2:33 AM PST · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
48. 2.12km S of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Feb 10, 3:08 PM PST · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
49. 1.96km SSW of Chino Hills, CAFri, Feb 11, 9:04 AM PST · 15929 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
50. 1.76km NW of Ventura, CAFri, Feb 11, 7:12 PM PST · 15929 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
51. 2.511km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Feb 14, 1:29 PM PST · 15926 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
52. 2.26km W of Santa Paula, CAMon, Feb 14, 2:23 PM PST · 15926 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
53. 1.57km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Feb 15, 3:19 PM PST · 15925 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
54. 1.75km NNW of Vincent, CAThu, Feb 17, 12:54 AM PST · 15924 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
55. 2.825km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Feb 20, 11:57 PM PST · 15920 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
56. 2.225km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Feb 20, 11:58 PM PST · 15920 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
57. 1.86km W of Ventura, CATue, Feb 22, 12:07 AM PST · 15919 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
58. 2.217km WSW of El Segundo, CAWed, Feb 23, 5:40 AM PST · 15917 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
59. 1.521km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Feb 23, 12:52 PM PST · 15917 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
60. 3.08km NW of Malibu, CAThu, Feb 24, 4:14 AM PST · 15916 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

1. 2.726km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Dec 28, 2:05 PM PST · 15974 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.824km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Dec 28, 4:27 AM PST · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.814km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Dec 27, 9:47 AM PST · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.37km NNW of Pacoima, CAMon, Dec 27, 6:16 AM PST · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.72km WSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Dec 26, 2:45 AM PST · 15976 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.716km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Dec 23, 8:29 PM PST · 15979 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.58km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 15, 12:34 AM PST · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.316km SSW of San Pedro, CATue, Dec 14, 12:35 PM PST · 15988 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.75km SE of Seal Beach, CAMon, Dec 13, 5:41 PM PST · 15989 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.84km SE of Seal Beach, CASun, Dec 12, 6:05 PM PST · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.214km SSW of Gorman, CASat, Dec 11, 6:11 AM PST · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.59km S of Las Flores, CAWed, Dec 8, 1:42 AM PST · 15994 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.515km W of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Dec 7, 11:49 PM PST · 15995 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
14. 1.99km NNE of Bradbury, CAMon, Dec 6, 1:06 PM PST · 15996 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.43km ENE of Brea, CAMon, Dec 6, 9:25 AM PST · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.13km SW of Willowbrook, CASun, Dec 5, 11:47 PM PST · 15997 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.44km WNW of Inglewood, CASun, Dec 5, 4:41 PM PST · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
18. 2.917km SSW of Carpinteria, CASat, Dec 4, 5:28 PM PST · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
19. 2.417km N of Santa Paula, CASat, Dec 4, 7:56 AM PST · 15998 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
20. 2.62km ESE of Inglewood, CAFri, Dec 3, 7:08 PM PST · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci500690 (also filed as usp0001rvu). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.