M2.6 earthquake 9km W of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Oct 19, 1982, 3:27 PM PDT

UTC

1982-10-19 22:27:13 UTC

Depth

12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.993° N, 118.902° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

139°

Stations used

0

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast12 kmWSW
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast21 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast61 kmW

After

1. 2.16km SE of Carson, CAFri, Oct 22, 3:18 AM PDT · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.24km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Oct 22, 10:17 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.13km SW of Castaic, CASat, Oct 23, 4:19 PM PDT · 16040 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
4. 3.68km SSW of Port Hueneme, CASun, Oct 24, 12:23 PM PDT · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.210km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Oct 25, 9:28 PM PDT · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.22km WSW of Willowbrook, CAWed, Oct 27, 2:53 AM PDT · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
7. 2.70km SSE of Compton, CAWed, Oct 27, 3:21 AM PDT · 16036 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.411km W of Ventura, CASat, Oct 30, 10:47 PM PDT · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
9. 1.810km SW of Valencia, CAThu, Nov 4, 2:21 AM PST · 16028 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.42km ENE of Fullerton, CAThu, Nov 4, 8:13 AM PST · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.59km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 4, 10:11 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.65km W of Signal Hill, CAFri, Nov 5, 11:37 PM PST · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.22km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, Nov 7, 5:10 PM PST · 16025 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.54km SSE of Long Beach, CATue, Nov 9, 6:04 AM PST · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.510km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Nov 10, 12:18 AM PST · 16023 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.412km W of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 11, 6:48 PM PST · 16021 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.44km E of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 11, 9:44 PM PST · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.31km WSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Nov 12, 1:14 PM PST · 16020 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.91km NE of Lakewood, CASat, Nov 13, 1:34 AM PST · 16020 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
20. 2.823km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Nov 13, 2:40 PM PST · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
21. 2.422km ESE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Nov 13, 6:13 PM PST · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
22. 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CATue, Nov 16, 10:19 PM PST · 16016 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.415km N of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 17, 11:03 PM PST · 16015 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
24. 2.44km SW of Signal Hill, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:00 PM PST · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
25. 2.21km WNW of West Hills, CASun, Nov 21, 8:02 AM PST · 16011 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
26. 2.11km NE of Highland Park, CATue, Nov 23, 11:40 AM PST · 16009 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
27. 2.415km W of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 25, 12:47 AM PST · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.528km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Nov 25, 4:40 AM PST · 16007 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
29. 2.619km WSW of Ventura, CAFri, Nov 26, 1:14 AM PST · 16007 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
30. 2.93km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Nov 26, 4:30 AM PST · 16006 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.518km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Nov 26, 6:39 AM PST · 16006 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
32. 2.923km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Nov 27, 9:52 AM PST · 16005 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
33. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Nov 28, 6:58 PM PST · 16004 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
34. 2.523km SSE of San Pedro, CATue, Nov 30, 9:34 PM PST · 16002 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
35. 2.322km S of San Pedro, CATue, Nov 30, 10:24 PM PST · 16002 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
36. 2.117km SW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Dec 2, 10:30 AM PST · 16000 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
37. 3.315km SSW of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 2, 2:44 PM PST · 16000 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
38. 2.717km SW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Dec 2, 4:44 PM PST · 16000 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
39. 1.913km SSW of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 2, 6:51 PM PST · 16000 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
40. 2.62km ESE of Inglewood, CAFri, Dec 3, 7:08 PM PST · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
41. 2.417km N of Santa Paula, CASat, Dec 4, 7:56 AM PST · 15998 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
42. 2.917km SSW of Carpinteria, CASat, Dec 4, 5:28 PM PST · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
43. 2.44km WNW of Inglewood, CASun, Dec 5, 4:41 PM PST · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
44. 2.13km SW of Willowbrook, CASun, Dec 5, 11:47 PM PST · 15997 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
45. 2.43km ENE of Brea, CAMon, Dec 6, 9:25 AM PST · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
46. 1.99km NNE of Bradbury, CAMon, Dec 6, 1:06 PM PST · 15996 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
47. 2.515km W of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Dec 7, 11:49 PM PST · 15995 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
48. 2.59km S of Las Flores, CAWed, Dec 8, 1:42 AM PST · 15995 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
49. 2.214km SSW of Gorman, CASat, Dec 11, 6:11 AM PST · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
50. 2.84km SE of Seal Beach, CASun, Dec 12, 6:05 PM PST · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
51. 2.75km SE of Seal Beach, CAMon, Dec 13, 5:41 PM PST · 15989 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
52. 2.316km SSW of San Pedro, CATue, Dec 14, 12:35 PM PST · 15988 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
53. 2.58km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 15, 12:34 AM PST · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 2.513km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.822km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Oct 18, 4:17 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.63km WSW of Rossmoor, CAMon, Oct 18, 12:23 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.37km SSW of San Pedro, CASun, Oct 17, 10:56 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.85km NW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 17, 4:23 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
6. 2.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 16, 8:58 AM PDT · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.04km NNW of Pacoima, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:41 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
8. 3.30km NNE of West Hills, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:57 AM PDT · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.61km SE of West Hills, CAWed, Oct 13, 5:51 PM PDT · 16050 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.613km N of Bradbury, CAWed, Oct 13, 2:13 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.94km S of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:28 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.04km NW of Diamond Bar, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.71km ENE of Walnut, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.94km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 8:05 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.64km SSE of Charter Oak, CAMon, Oct 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.516km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 8, 10:08 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.94km N of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Oct 7, 4:38 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.33km NE of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 6, 5:13 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.24km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 5, 7:28 PM PDT · 16058 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.43km WSW of Malibu, CATue, Oct 5, 9:10 AM PDT · 16058 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci509216. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.