M2.5 earthquake 12km WSW of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Sep 4, 1982, 1:42 AM PDT

UTC

1982-09-04 08:42:00 UTC

Depth

14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.958° N, 118.921° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

119°

Stations used

0

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast15 kmWSW
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast25 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast63 kmW

After

1. 2.413km N of Bradbury, CATue, Sep 7, 3:58 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.28km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Sep 10, 6:04 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
3. 3.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 10, 10:47 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.54km SE of Carson, CASat, Sep 11, 6:55 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.24km ESE of Carson, CASun, Sep 12, 1:40 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.96km W of Signal Hill, CASun, Sep 12, 8:55 AM PDT · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.52km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Sep 13, 12:09 PM PDT · 16080 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.416km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Sep 14, 6:47 AM PDT · 16079 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 2:29 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
10. 2.628km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 11:36 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
11. 3.14km E of Lennox, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.34km W of Florence-Graham, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:59 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.23km SSW of San Fernando, CASun, Sep 19, 11:51 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
14. 2.53km NNE of Granada Hills, CASun, Sep 19, 11:59 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.46km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Sep 20, 9:21 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
16. 1.97km SSE of Malibu, CAMon, Sep 20, 11:20 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
17. 3.24km ESE of Goleta, CATue, Sep 21, 11:17 AM PDT · 16072 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.820km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Sep 22, 3:32 PM PDT · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
19. 2.215km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 24, 7:58 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
20. 3.16km S of Avalon, CASat, Sep 25, 1:38 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.41km NNW of Los Alamitos, CASat, Sep 25, 6:00 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
22. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Sep 27, 2:43 AM PDT · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
23. 2.41km SSE of Gorman, CATue, Sep 28, 10:05 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.24km SSW of Palmdale, CAThu, Sep 30, 2:18 AM PDT · 16064 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.421km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Oct 2, 3:05 AM PDT · 16062 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
26. 2.417km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Oct 3, 3:14 PM PDT · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
27. 2.020km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 3, 9:11 PM PDT · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
28. 2.321km NNE of Avalon, CAMon, Oct 4, 9:38 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
29. 2.419km SE of Port Hueneme, CATue, Oct 5, 6:29 AM PDT · 16058 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
30. 2.43km WSW of Malibu, CATue, Oct 5, 9:10 AM PDT · 16058 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.24km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 5, 7:28 PM PDT · 16058 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
32. 2.33km NE of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 6, 5:13 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
33. 1.94km N of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Oct 7, 4:38 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
34. 2.516km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 8, 10:08 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
35. 1.71km ENE of Walnut, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.613km N of Bradbury, CAWed, Oct 13, 2:13 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
37. 2.61km SE of West Hills, CAWed, Oct 13, 5:51 PM PDT · 16050 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
38. 3.30km NNE of West Hills, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:57 AM PDT · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
39. 2.04km NNW of Pacoima, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:41 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
40. 2.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 16, 8:58 AM PDT · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
41. 2.85km NW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 17, 4:23 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
42. 2.37km SSW of San Pedro, CASun, Oct 17, 10:56 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
43. 2.63km WSW of Rossmoor, CAMon, Oct 18, 12:23 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
44. 1.822km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Oct 18, 4:17 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
45. 2.513km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.69km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 3:27 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.16km SE of Carson, CAFri, Oct 22, 3:18 AM PDT · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
48. 2.24km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Oct 22, 10:17 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
49. 2.13km SW of Castaic, CASat, Oct 23, 4:19 PM PDT · 16040 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
50. 3.68km SSW of Port Hueneme, CASun, Oct 24, 12:23 PM PDT · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
51. 2.210km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Oct 25, 9:28 PM PDT · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
52. 2.22km WSW of Willowbrook, CAWed, Oct 27, 2:53 AM PDT · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
53. 2.70km SSE of Compton, CAWed, Oct 27, 3:21 AM PDT · 16036 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
54. 2.411km W of Ventura, CASat, Oct 30, 10:47 PM PDT · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

Before

1. 2.49km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Sep 2, 8:11 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
2. 2.616km ENE of Ojai, CATue, Aug 31, 3:03 PM PDT · 16093 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.914km NNE of Bradbury, CAMon, Aug 30, 3:35 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 30, 3:16 AM PDT · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.23km WSW of Westwood, CAFri, Aug 27, 4:59 AM PDT · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.85km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:49 AM PDT · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.45km N of Avalon, CAThu, Aug 26, 4:26 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.90km SE of Signal Hill, CAWed, Aug 25, 5:25 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.723km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Aug 24, 7:34 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.424km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Aug 23, 11:54 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.31km N of Long Beach, CAMon, Aug 23, 1:08 AM PDT · 16102 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.938km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Aug 20, 6:19 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
13. 2.31km S of Artesia, CAThu, Aug 19, 8:07 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
15. 2.14km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Aug 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.416km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Aug 16, 9:23 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 16, 4:09 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.112km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 2:58 PM PDT · 16110 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.712km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:51 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
20. 2.211km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Aug 14, 6:45 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507323. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.