California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5km E of Malibu, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5km E of Malibu, CA on Sun, Jan 9, 1983, 10:31 PM PST (06:31 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 6km SW of Malibu Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-10 06:31:36 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.006° N, 118.754° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15962 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.53km ESE of Anaheim, CA · 15962 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.86km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15962 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.53km S of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.83km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.63km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.110km SW of Ojai, CA · 15960 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.40km SW of West Hills, CA · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.519km S of Camarillo, CA · 15959 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.56km WNW of Granada Hills, CA · 15953 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.94km NNE of Vincent, CA · 15953 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.615km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 15952 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.46km N of San Dimas, CA · 15950 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.55km NNE of Malibu, CA · 15949 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.38km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15949 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.88km W of Castaic, CA · 15947 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.611km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 15943 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.54km ESE of Valencia, CA · 15942 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.211km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15940 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.814km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.615km NNE of Bradbury, CA · 15939 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.819km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 15939 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.49km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15938 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.838km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15937 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.10km NE of Silver Lake, CA · 15936 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.41km N of Silver Lake, CA · 15936 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.03km NNW of Yorba Linda, CA · 15934 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.39km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15933 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.33km ENE of Lomita, CA · 15933 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.611km NW of Malibu, CA · 15931 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.618km S of San Pedro, CA · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.12km S of Yorba Linda, CA · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.96km SSW of Chino Hills, CA · 15929 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.76km NW of Ventura, CA · 15929 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.511km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15926 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.26km W of Santa Paula, CA · 15926 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.57km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15925 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.75km NNW of Vincent, CA · 15924 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.825km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15920 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.225km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15920 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.86km W of Ventura, CA · 15919 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.217km WSW of El Segundo, CA · 15917 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.521km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15917 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 3.08km NW of Malibu, CA · 15917 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.911km NW of Malibu, CA · 15917 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.44km NW of Willowbrook, CA · 15912 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 2.611km ENE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15912 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.62km E of Inglewood, CA · 15912 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 3.72km NW of Willowbrook, CA · 15911 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.12km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 15907 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.99km NW of Malibu, CA · 15907 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.58km NW of Malibu, CA · 15907 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.516km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 15906 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.219km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15906 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 3.06km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15906 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.66km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15906 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.93km SW of Valencia, CA · 15905 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.114km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15905 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.510km S of Lake Hughes, CA · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.08km ESE of Malibu, CA · 15962 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.96km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15962 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.56km E of Villa Park, CA · 15963 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.216km W of Malibu, CA · 15964 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.67km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15965 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.623km ENE of Avalon, CA · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.518km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.612km NNE of Piru, CA · 15968 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.61km ENE of South Gate, CA · 15971 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.82km SSW of Lawndale, CA · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.28km S of Malibu, CA · 15971 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.78km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15971 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.96km S of Malibu, CA · 15972 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.610km N of Santa Paula, CA · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.05km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15973 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.26km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.65km S of Malibu, CA · 15973 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.726km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15974 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.824km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.814km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci501921. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.