California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14km SE of Malibu, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14km SE of Malibu, CA on Thu, Feb 21, 1985, 4:19 AM PST (12:19 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 10km E of Santa Clarita, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-21 12:19:31 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.905° N, 118.715° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811km N of Bradbury, CA · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.73km E of Ojai, CA · 15184 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.86km WSW of Fillmore, CA · 15184 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.610km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15184 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.49km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15184 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15184 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.319km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15183 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.93km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 15182 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.94km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 15181 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.15km W of Seal Beach, CA · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.41km ENE of Marina del Rey, CA · 15179 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.621km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15177 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.27km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15177 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.33km NNW of Baldwin Park, CA · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.028km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15176 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.915km SW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 15176 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.39km WSW of Corona, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.326km S of Malibu, CA · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.14km W of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.711km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15172 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.910km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.413km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.113km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.614km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.75km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 15171 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.610km NNE of Sunland, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.08km WNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.02km SE of El Monte, CA · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.013km W of Ojai, CA · 15169 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.913km W of Ojai, CA · 15169 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.65km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15168 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.432km W of Avalon, CA · 15167 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.63km NNE of Sierra Madre, CA · 15166 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.611km WSW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15166 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.51km ESE of Valencia, CA · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.78km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.17km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15163 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.110km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15156 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.017km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15155 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.49km SE of Leona Valley, CA · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.922km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 4.14km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15147 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.64km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15147 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.65km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 15147 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.72km WSW of Monterey Park, CA · 15147 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.65km S of Chino, CA · 15144 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.311km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.82km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 3.412km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.412km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.820km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.014km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.01km N of La Habra, CA · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 3.012km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.635km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.914km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.24km W of Lakewood, CA · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.52km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 15140 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.014km SSW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 15188 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.813km N of Castaic, CA · 15188 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.911km NNE of Ojai, CA · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.227km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.718km N of Fillmore, CA · 15189 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.83km WNW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.52km WSW of Fullerton, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 15194 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.36km SW of Seal Beach, CA · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.79km SW of Valencia, CA · 15196 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.67km N of Ventura, CA · 15197 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.04km ESE of Carpinteria, CA · 15198 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 15199 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.018km N of Fillmore, CA · 15200 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 15200 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.811km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15201 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.98km W of El Segundo, CA · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.22km SSW of Hollywood, CA · 15201 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CA · 15202 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci61367. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.