California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17km WNW of Malibu, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17km WNW of Malibu, CA on Tue, Mar 26, 1985, 10:59 AM PST (18:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9km SE of Leona Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-26 18:59:55 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.040° N, 118.990° 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
173°
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: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15151 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.49km SE of Leona Valley, CA · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.922km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.14km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15147 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.64km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15147 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.65km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 15147 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.72km WSW of Monterey Park, CA · 15147 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.311km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.82km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.412km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.412km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.820km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.014km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.01km N of La Habra, CA · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.012km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.635km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.914km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.24km W of Lakewood, CA · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.81km E of Artesia, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.62km NNE of West Hills, CA · 15138 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.336km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15136 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.51km SSW of East Los Angeles, CA · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.97km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15135 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.28km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 15133 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.812km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15130 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.719km SW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15129 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.43km WNW of Willowbrook, CA · 15127 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.55km NE of Altadena, CA · 15124 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.714km N of Castaic, CA · 15121 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 15121 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.020km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15120 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.612km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.210km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 15119 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.84km NE of Carson, CA · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.213km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 15117 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.218km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.74km SSW of Compton, CA · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.74km NE of Carson, CA · 15116 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15112 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15112 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.21km ESE of Rossmoor, CA · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 3.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15109 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.320km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.019km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.622km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15108 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 2.110km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15156 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15161 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.17km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15163 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.78km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.51km ESE of Valencia, CA · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.611km WSW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15166 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.63km NNE of Sierra Madre, CA · 15167 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.432km W of Avalon, CA · 15167 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.65km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15168 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.913km W of Ojai, CA · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.013km W of Ojai, CA · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.02km SE of El Monte, CA · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.08km WNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.610km NNE of Sunland, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.75km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 15171 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.614km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.113km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.413km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.910km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.711km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15173 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci63259. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.