M2.5 earthquake 3km SSE of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Jul 7, 1985, 11:25 PM PDT

UTC

1985-07-08 06:25:31 UTC

Depth

8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.977° N, 118.795° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

0

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast6 kmSSW
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast22 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast51 kmW

After

1. 2.85km SSE of Pearblossum, CAMon, Jul 8, 4:24 PM PDT · 15063 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.55km SSE of Pearblossum, CAWed, Jul 10, 5:23 AM PDT · 15062 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
3. 1.65km SSE of Pearblossum, CAWed, Jul 10, 5:32 AM PDT · 15062 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.64km SSE of Pearblossum, CAWed, Jul 10, 11:27 AM PDT · 15061 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.64km SSE of Pearblossum, CAWed, Jul 10, 2:15 PM PDT · 15061 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.99km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 10, 6:38 PM PDT · 15061 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.57km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jul 11, 3:00 AM PDT · 15061 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.54km S of Hollywood, CAFri, Jul 12, 9:16 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
9. 1.82km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 17, 5:32 AM PDT · 15055 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.71km SSW of West Hills, CAWed, Jul 17, 10:22 AM PDT · 15054 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.26km NW of Santa Paula, CAThu, Jul 25, 6:03 AM PDT · 15047 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.32km SSW of Westminster, CAFri, Jul 26, 4:24 AM PDT · 15046 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
13. 1.934km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Jul 26, 5:43 AM PDT · 15046 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
14. 2.49km ESE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 29, 10:38 AM PDT · 15042 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.63km SE of Valencia, CATue, Jul 30, 8:54 AM PDT · 15042 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.619km W of Malibu, CAThu, Aug 1, 4:54 AM PDT · 15040 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.125km S of Malibu, CAThu, Aug 1, 12:42 PM PDT · 15039 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.60km SSE of Castaic, CATue, Aug 6, 10:28 PM PDT · 15034 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.95km WNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CAFri, Aug 16, 5:09 AM PDT · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.114km N of Castaic, CAFri, Aug 16, 8:45 AM PDT · 15025 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
21. 1.66km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Aug 16, 10:20 PM PDT · 15024 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
22. 2.120km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Aug 18, 9:24 AM PDT · 15022 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
23. 2.12km SSW of Compton, CASun, Aug 18, 11:03 AM PDT · 15022 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
24. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Aug 19, 1:15 AM PDT · 15022 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
25. 2.610km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Aug 19, 7:43 AM PDT · 15022 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
26. 2.35km S of Pearblossum, CAWed, Aug 21, 12:37 AM PDT · 15020 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
27. 2.11km WNW of Costa Mesa, CAFri, Aug 23, 12:45 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.119km SSE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Aug 23, 2:26 PM PDT · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
29. 1.84km SSW of Glendale, CAFri, Aug 23, 9:04 PM PDT · 15017 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
30. 2.46km NW of Vincent, CASat, Aug 24, 9:24 AM PDT · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
31. 1.74km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 30, 4:32 PM PDT · 15010 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
32. 2.04km SW of Compton, CAFri, Aug 30, 10:09 PM PDT · 15010 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
33. 1.924km NNW of Ojai, CASat, Aug 31, 6:32 PM PDT · 15009 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
34. 2.94km NE of Culver City, CAMon, Sep 2, 7:58 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 2.516km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Jul 6, 5:58 AM PDT · 15066 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.33km WNW of Fountain Valley, CAThu, Jul 4, 12:49 PM PDT · 15067 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.26km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Jul 4, 4:55 AM PDT · 15068 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.431km S of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 3, 3:31 PM PDT · 15068 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.43km W of Manhattan Beach, CAWed, Jul 3, 1:55 PM PDT · 15068 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.39km NNE of La Verne, CAWed, Jul 3, 10:19 AM PDT · 15068 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.63km SE of Hollywood, CATue, Jul 2, 11:03 PM PDT · 15069 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.31km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 29, 4:24 PM PDT · 15072 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.219km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jun 29, 3:40 AM PDT · 15073 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.615km SSW of Neenach, CAFri, Jun 28, 4:55 PM PDT · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.62km NNW of Marina del Rey, CAThu, Jun 27, 11:11 AM PDT · 15074 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
12. 1.718km S of Camarillo, CAMon, Jun 24, 9:08 AM PDT · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
13. 1.617km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 22, 11:48 AM PDT · 15079 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.92km NE of Long Beach, CAFri, Jun 21, 12:14 PM PDT · 15080 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.87km WSW of Chino Hills, CAWed, Jun 19, 9:37 AM PDT · 15082 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.410km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jun 19, 2:03 AM PDT · 15083 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.516km SSW of Port Hueneme, CATue, Jun 18, 4:41 PM PDT · 15083 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
18. 2.22km WNW of Lawndale, CASat, Jun 15, 11:50 PM PDT · 15086 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
19. 1.911km WSW of Marina del Rey, CASat, Jun 15, 11:26 PM PDT · 15086 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.12km NNE of Huntington Beach, CASat, Jun 15, 10:55 PM PDT · 15086 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci69836. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.