M1.9 earthquake 7km SSE of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Sep 20, 1982, 11:20 AM PDT

UTC

1982-09-20 18:20:22 UTC

Depth

11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.948° N, 118.781° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

296°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast9 kmS
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast25 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast51 kmWSW

After

1. 2.820km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Sep 22, 3:32 PM PDT · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.215km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 24, 7:58 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
3. 3.16km S of Avalon, CASat, Sep 25, 1:38 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.41km NNW of Los Alamitos, CASat, Sep 25, 6:00 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
5. 2.14km NNW of Villa Park, CASun, Sep 26, 4:18 AM PDT · 16067 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Sep 27, 2:43 AM PDT · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.41km SSE of Gorman, CATue, Sep 28, 10:05 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.24km SSW of Palmdale, CAThu, Sep 30, 2:18 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.421km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Oct 2, 3:05 AM PDT · 16061 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.417km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Oct 3, 3:14 PM PDT · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.020km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 3, 9:11 PM PDT · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.321km NNE of Avalon, CAMon, Oct 4, 9:38 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.419km SE of Port Hueneme, CATue, Oct 5, 6:29 AM PDT · 16058 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.43km WSW of Malibu, CATue, Oct 5, 9:10 AM PDT · 16058 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.24km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 5, 7:28 PM PDT · 16058 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.33km NE of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 6, 5:13 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.94km N of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Oct 7, 4:38 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
18. 2.516km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 8, 10:08 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
19. 2.64km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.94km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 8:05 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
21. 1.71km ENE of Walnut, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
22. 2.04km NW of Diamond Bar, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
23. 1.94km S of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:28 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
24. 1.613km N of Bradbury, CAWed, Oct 13, 2:13 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
25. 2.61km SE of West Hills, CAWed, Oct 13, 5:51 PM PDT · 16050 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
26. 3.30km NNE of West Hills, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:57 AM PDT · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
27. 2.04km NNW of Pacoima, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:41 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
28. 2.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 16, 8:58 AM PDT · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
29. 2.85km NW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 17, 4:23 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
30. 2.37km SSW of San Pedro, CASun, Oct 17, 10:56 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
31. 2.63km WSW of Rossmoor, CAMon, Oct 18, 12:23 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
32. 1.822km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Oct 18, 4:17 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
33. 2.513km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
34. 2.69km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 3:27 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
35. 2.16km SE of Carson, CAFri, Oct 22, 3:18 AM PDT · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
36. 2.24km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Oct 22, 10:17 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
37. 2.13km SW of Castaic, CASat, Oct 23, 4:19 PM PDT · 16040 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
38. 3.68km SSW of Port Hueneme, CASun, Oct 24, 12:23 PM PDT · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
39. 2.210km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Oct 25, 9:28 PM PDT · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
40. 2.22km WSW of Willowbrook, CAWed, Oct 27, 2:53 AM PDT · 16036 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
41. 2.70km SSE of Compton, CAWed, Oct 27, 3:21 AM PDT · 16036 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
42. 2.411km W of Ventura, CASat, Oct 30, 10:47 PM PDT · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
43. 1.97km ENE of Villa Park, CAWed, Nov 3, 6:53 PM PST · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
44. 1.810km SW of Valencia, CAThu, Nov 4, 2:21 AM PST · 16028 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
45. 2.42km ENE of Fullerton, CAThu, Nov 4, 8:13 AM PST · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
46. 2.59km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 4, 10:11 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
47. 2.65km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Nov 5, 11:37 PM PST · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
48. 2.54km SSE of Long Beach, CATue, Nov 9, 6:04 AM PST · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
49. 2.510km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Nov 10, 12:18 AM PST · 16023 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
50. 2.412km W of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 11, 6:48 PM PST · 16021 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
51. 2.44km E of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 11, 9:44 PM PST · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
52. 2.31km WSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Nov 12, 1:14 PM PST · 16020 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
53. 1.91km NE of Lakewood, CASat, Nov 13, 1:34 AM PST · 16019 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
54. 2.823km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Nov 13, 2:40 PM PST · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
55. 2.422km ESE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Nov 13, 6:13 PM PST · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
56. 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CATue, Nov 16, 10:19 PM PST · 16016 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
57. 2.415km N of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 17, 11:03 PM PST · 16015 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
58. 2.44km SW of Signal Hill, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:00 PM PST · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

Before

1. 2.46km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Sep 20, 9:21 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
2. 2.53km NNE of Granada Hills, CASun, Sep 19, 11:59 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.23km SSW of San Fernando, CASun, Sep 19, 11:51 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.34km W of Florence-Graham, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:59 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
5. 3.14km E of Lennox, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.628km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 11:36 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
7. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Sep 16, 2:29 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
8. 2.416km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Sep 14, 6:47 AM PDT · 16079 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.52km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Sep 13, 12:09 PM PDT · 16080 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.96km W of Signal Hill, CASun, Sep 12, 8:55 AM PDT · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.24km ESE of Carson, CASun, Sep 12, 1:40 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.54km SE of Carson, CASat, Sep 11, 6:55 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
13. 2.44km ENE of Newport Beach, CAFri, Sep 10, 4:47 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
14. 3.017km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 10, 10:47 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.28km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Sep 10, 6:04 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.413km N of Bradbury, CATue, Sep 7, 3:58 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.512km WSW of Malibu, CASat, Sep 4, 1:42 AM PDT · 16090 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.49km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Sep 2, 8:11 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
19. 2.616km ENE of Ojai, CATue, Aug 31, 3:03 PM PDT · 16093 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.914km NNE of Bradbury, CAMon, Aug 30, 3:35 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507962. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.