California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22km SW of Malibu, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22km SW of Malibu, CA on Sun, Dec 21, 1986, 1:48 AM PST (09:48 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16km N of Fillmore, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-21 09:48:00 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.888° N, 119.002° 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
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.86km SE of Las Flores, CA · 14515 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 14514 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 14513 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 14513 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CA · 14513 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CA · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.64km W of Santa Clarita, CA · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.15km WSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 14512 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.68km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.04km S of Valencia, CA · 14511 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.93km WNW of Inglewood, CA · 14508 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.637km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.438km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.86km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14506 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CA · 14496 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CA · 14496 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.68km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 14496 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.517km WNW of Malibu, CA · 14492 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.06km NE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 14492 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.64km N of El Segundo, CA · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.114km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 14486 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.510km WNW of Malibu, CA · 14484 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.219km W of Malibu, CA · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.75km N of Malibu Beach, CA · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.28km WSW of Ojai, CA · 14481 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.812km SE of Malibu, CA · 14479 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CA · 14477 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.014km WNW of Ojai, CA · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.428km NNE of Montecito, CA · 14473 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.88km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14472 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.88km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14472 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14472 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.72km SSW of Willowbrook, CA · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.04km N of Carson, CA · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.54km WNW of Willowbrook, CA · 14471 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.94km N of Gardena, CA · 14471 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.14km NNE of Gardena, CA · 14471 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.24km E of Lennox, CA · 14471 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.84km WNW of Willowbrook, CA · 14471 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.92km NNW of Gardena, CA · 14471 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.14km N of Gardena, CA · 14471 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.65km SSE of Malibu, CA · 14470 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.318km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.89km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14462 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CA · 14461 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.76km NNW of Ojai, CA · 14522 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.52km E of Manhattan Beach, CA · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.915km WNW of Malibu, CA · 14535 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.54km N of Sunland, CA · 14535 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.59km NE of Valencia, CA · 14537 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.06km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.02km ESE of South Whittier, CA · 14538 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.63km SE of Granada Hills, CA · 14538 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.210km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.43km ESE of Glendale, CA · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.38km WSW of Port Hueneme, CA · 14546 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.110km E of Ojai, CA · 14546 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.82km NNW of South Pasadena, CA · 14548 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.90km NW of Rossmoor, CA · 14550 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci714821. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.