M1.7 earthquake 6km SW of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 17, 1985, 1:44 AM PST

UTC

1985-12-17 09:44:38 UTC

Depth

14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.965° N, 118.858° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

291°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast10 kmSW
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast23 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast57 kmW

After

1. 2.532km W of Avalon, CAWed, Dec 18, 6:14 PM PST · 14888 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.94km NW of Willowbrook, CAWed, Dec 18, 7:01 PM PST · 14888 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
3. 2.72km N of Santa Monica, CAThu, Dec 19, 5:03 AM PST · 14887 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.99km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Dec 20, 11:34 AM PST · 14886 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.03km E of El Segundo, CAFri, Dec 20, 4:39 PM PST · 14886 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.118km NE of Avalon, CASun, Dec 22, 9:54 AM PST · 14884 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.46km W of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Dec 23, 11:03 AM PST · 14883 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
8. 1.615km SSW of Gorman, CAMon, Dec 23, 8:23 PM PST · 14883 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.416km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Dec 25, 5:02 AM PST · 14881 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
10. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Dec 25, 11:33 PM PST · 14881 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.97km NNW of Pacoima, CAThu, Dec 26, 3:54 PM PST · 14880 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.72km E of Castaic, CASun, Dec 29, 6:41 PM PST · 14877 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
13. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CATue, Dec 31, 12:22 AM PST · 14876 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.04km S of Yorba Linda, CAWed, Jan 1, 9:26 PM PST · 14874 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.316km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Jan 6, 8:17 AM PST · 14869 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.37km SSE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 7, 11:32 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.93km SSE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jan 8, 4:21 AM PST · 14867 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.62km WSW of Pasadena, CAThu, Jan 9, 4:32 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.52km N of South Pasadena, CAThu, Jan 9, 6:16 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.22km NE of Huntington Park, CAThu, Jan 9, 10:02 PM PST · 14866 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
21. 2.01km NNW of Granada Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 10:23 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
22. 2.21km NW of Granada Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 11:25 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
23. 2.00km N of Baldwin Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 10:14 PM PST · 14864 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
24. 1.74km E of Vincent, CASun, Jan 12, 7:59 PM PST · 14863 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
25. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jan 14, 1:04 AM PST · 14862 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
26. 1.67km SSW of Ojai, CATue, Jan 14, 6:27 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
27. 2.48km SSW of Ojai, CAWed, Jan 15, 7:59 AM PST · 14860 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
28. 1.65km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Jan 15, 2:47 PM PST · 14860 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
29. 1.610km WNW of Ventura, CAFri, Jan 17, 8:45 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
30. 2.18km SSW of Ojai, CAFri, Jan 17, 9:00 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
31. 2.626km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jan 17, 11:07 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
32. 1.89km NNW of Ventura, CAFri, Jan 17, 11:08 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
33. 1.69km SSW of Ojai, CASat, Jan 18, 12:15 AM PST · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
34. 2.08km ESE of Malibu, CASun, Jan 19, 12:28 PM PST · 14856 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
35. 3.425km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Jan 22, 8:26 AM PST · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
36. 1.72km NNW of Sierra Madre, CAThu, Jan 23, 7:50 AM PST · 14852 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
37. 1.82km WNW of West Hills, CAThu, Jan 23, 6:40 PM PST · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
38. 1.57km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 26, 3:09 PM PST · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
39. 2.38km WNW of Fillmore, CASun, Jan 26, 7:58 PM PST · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
40. 1.822km NNE of Avalon, CASun, Jan 26, 11:22 PM PST · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
41. 2.16km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 27, 7:37 AM PST · 14848 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
42. 2.121km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 28, 1:36 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
43. 2.212km NW of Ventura, CATue, Jan 28, 6:45 PM PST · 14847 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
44. 2.03km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Jan 30, 6:21 PM PST · 14845 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
45. 1.810km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jan 31, 10:07 PM PST · 14844 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
46. 2.14km NNW of Villa Park, CASun, Feb 2, 2:30 AM PST · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
47. 1.76km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Feb 2, 7:08 AM PST · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
48. 1.88km SE of Malibu, CASun, Feb 2, 8:09 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
49. 2.412km SSE of Las Flores, CAMon, Feb 3, 5:36 PM PST · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
50. 2.37km S of Littlerock, CAMon, Feb 3, 8:57 PM PST · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
51. 2.47km E of San Nicolas Is., CAFri, Feb 7, 2:53 PM PST · 14837 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
52. 2.111km S of Las Flores, CAFri, Feb 7, 5:27 PM PST · 14837 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
53. 1.83km E of Lennox, CASun, Feb 9, 10:38 AM PST · 14835 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
54. 2.46km S of Huntington Beach, CATue, Feb 11, 2:30 PM PST · 14833 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
55. 2.03km SE of Huntington Beach, CATue, Feb 11, 2:39 PM PST · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
56. 2.34km NW of Newport Beach, CATue, Feb 11, 3:22 PM PST · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
57. 2.15km WNW of Newport Beach, CATue, Feb 11, 5:33 PM PST · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
58. 2.47km WSW of Santa Monica, CATue, Feb 11, 6:58 PM PST · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
59. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Feb 13, 2:30 AM PST · 14831 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
60. 2.714km SW of Malibu, CAFri, Feb 14, 1:23 PM PST · 14830 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away

Before

1. 1.718km SSW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Dec 13, 10:37 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.08km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAFri, Dec 13, 6:59 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.024km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Dec 13, 5:12 AM PST · 14893 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
4. 2.323km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Dec 13, 4:57 AM PST · 14893 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.18km SSE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Dec 12, 4:52 PM PST · 14894 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
6. 1.86km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 11, 9:29 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
7. 3.39km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Dec 8, 6:56 PM PST · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.12km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Dec 8, 6:54 PM PST · 14898 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.410km N of Santa Barbara, CASun, Dec 8, 2:08 PM PST · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.322km NNE of Avalon, CASat, Dec 7, 4:50 PM PST · 14899 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
11. 2.15km NW of Newport Beach, CASat, Dec 7, 6:04 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.82km S of Anaheim, CASat, Dec 7, 1:12 AM PST · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.913km N of Castaic, CAFri, Dec 6, 1:31 AM PST · 14900 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 3, 8:35 AM PST · 14903 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.612km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Dec 2, 3:26 PM PST · 14904 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.41km S of Santa Fe Springs, CASun, Dec 1, 8:45 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
17. 2.52km N of Norwalk, CASun, Dec 1, 7:44 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.812km E of Carpinteria, CASun, Dec 1, 1:40 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.012km E of Carpinteria, CASun, Dec 1, 12:16 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
20. 2.314km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Nov 30, 1:49 PM PST · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci110862. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.