M2.4 earthquake 15km WNW of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jul 21, 1982, 9:30 AM PDT

UTC

1982-07-21 16:30:53 UTC

Depth

12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.047° N, 118.966° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

55°

Stations used

0

• Casa Conejo, CaliforniaPopulation 3,249. Forecast15 kmS
• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast17 kmW
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast18 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast67 kmW

After

1. 2.37km SW of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 21, 3:32 PM PDT · 16144 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.31km SE of Lennox, CAWed, Jul 21, 5:04 PM PDT · 16144 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
3. 2.53km E of Ojai, CAThu, Jul 22, 8:41 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
4. 2.13km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jul 24, 4:44 AM PDT · 16142 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.421km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Jul 25, 2:21 AM PDT · 16141 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
6. 2.312km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Jul 26, 7:34 AM PDT · 16140 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Jul 26, 10:32 PM PDT · 16139 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.52km WNW of Northridge, CAWed, Jul 28, 9:42 AM PDT · 16137 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.715km S of Camarillo, CAWed, Jul 28, 7:15 PM PDT · 16137 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
10. 3.410km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 28, 10:50 PM PDT · 16137 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.09km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16137 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jul 29, 7:46 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.417km WNW of Malibu, CAWed, Aug 4, 8:52 PM PDT · 16130 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.33km NE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Aug 6, 10:34 AM PDT · 16128 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
15. 2.55km W of Chatsworth, CASun, Aug 8, 9:42 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
16. 2.310km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 11, 12:50 PM PDT · 16123 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.616km NNE of Avalon, CAThu, Aug 12, 5:56 AM PDT · 16123 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CAThu, Aug 12, 8:01 PM PDT · 16122 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.711km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAFri, Aug 13, 8:13 PM PDT · 16121 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.211km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:45 AM PDT · 16121 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
21. 2.712km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:51 AM PDT · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.112km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 2:58 PM PDT · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
23. 2.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 16, 4:09 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
24. 2.416km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Aug 16, 9:23 PM PDT · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
25. 2.14km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Aug 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
26. 2.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
27. 2.31km S of Artesia, CAThu, Aug 19, 8:07 AM PDT · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
28. 2.938km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Aug 20, 6:19 PM PDT · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
29. 2.31km N of Long Beach, CAMon, Aug 23, 1:08 AM PDT · 16112 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
30. 2.424km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 23, 11:54 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
31. 2.723km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Aug 24, 7:34 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
32. 1.90km SE of Signal Hill, CAWed, Aug 25, 5:25 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
33. 2.45km N of Avalon, CAThu, Aug 26, 4:26 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
34. 1.85km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:49 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
35. 2.23km WSW of Westwood, CAFri, Aug 27, 4:59 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
36. 2.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 30, 3:16 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
37. 1.914km NNE of Bradbury, CAMon, Aug 30, 3:35 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
38. 2.616km ENE of Ojai, CATue, Aug 31, 3:03 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
39. 2.49km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Sep 2, 8:11 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
40. 2.512km WSW of Malibu, CASat, Sep 4, 1:42 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
41. 2.413km N of Bradbury, CATue, Sep 7, 3:58 PM PDT · 16096 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.28km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Sep 10, 6:04 AM PDT · 16094 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
43. 3.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 10, 10:47 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
44. 2.54km SE of Carson, CASat, Sep 11, 6:55 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
45. 2.24km ESE of Carson, CASun, Sep 12, 1:40 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
46. 2.96km W of Signal Hill, CASun, Sep 12, 8:55 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
47. 2.52km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Sep 13, 12:09 PM PDT · 16090 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
48. 2.416km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Sep 14, 6:47 AM PDT · 16090 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
49. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 2:29 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
50. 2.628km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 11:36 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
51. 3.14km E of Lennox, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
52. 2.34km W of Florence-Graham, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:59 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

Before

1. 2.22km NE of West Hills, CAWed, Jul 21, 3:50 AM PDT · 16145 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.322km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Jul 20, 10:15 PM PDT · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.03km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 14, 3:22 AM PDT · 16152 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
4. 2.13km WSW of Huntington Beach, CASun, Jul 11, 6:25 PM PDT · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.317km S of Malibu Beach, CASat, Jul 10, 7:28 PM PDT · 16155 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
6. 2.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Jul 10, 4:11 AM PDT · 16156 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.44km SW of El Segundo, CAFri, Jul 9, 7:59 AM PDT · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.03km SW of La Mirada, CAFri, Jul 9, 1:21 AM PDT · 16157 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.02km SSE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jul 7, 12:46 AM PDT · 16159 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.07km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jul 6, 11:32 PM PDT · 16159 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.022km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Jul 6, 9:28 PM PDT · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.816km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CATue, Jul 6, 9:38 AM PDT · 16159 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.07km SSW of Littlerock, CATue, Jul 6, 4:53 AM PDT · 16160 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.222km SSE of San Pedro, CAMon, Jul 5, 7:25 PM PDT · 16160 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.916km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Jul 5, 11:49 AM PDT · 16160 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.96km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 5, 7:54 AM PDT · 16161 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.910km NE of Sunland, CAFri, Jul 2, 11:40 PM PDT · 16163 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.212km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:19 PM PDT · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
19. 2.423km NNE of Avalon, CATue, Jun 29, 10:53 AM PDT · 16166 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.912km N of Sunland, CAThu, Jun 24, 6:15 PM PDT · 16171 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505575. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:25 AM UTC.