M1.8 earthquake 8km NW of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Sep 22, 2002, 1:49 AM PDT

UTC

2002-09-22 08:49:57 UTC

Depth

14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.067° N, 118.861° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

192°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

27

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast9 kmWNW
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast12 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast57 kmW

After

1. 1.73km WSW of Baldwin Hills, CAWed, Sep 25, 11:59 AM PDT · 8776 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.812km N of Ojai, CaliforniaWed, Sep 25, 4:23 PM PDT · 8776 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.91km N of Newport Beach, CaliforniaFri, Sep 27, 2:38 AM PDT · 8774 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.62km E of Pacoima, CAFri, Sep 27, 11:09 PM PDT · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.432km S of Malibu, CASun, Sep 29, 3:23 AM PDT · 8772 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.05km W of Port Hueneme, CASun, Sep 29, 3:26 PM PDT · 8772 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
7. 1.82km NE of Baldwin Hills, CASun, Sep 29, 5:51 PM PDT · 8771 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.64km SSW of South Pasadena, CAMon, Sep 30, 7:19 PM PDT · 8770 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.82km NNW of Gardena, CAMon, Sep 30, 9:02 PM PDT · 8770 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
10. 1.82km SSE of Hawthorne, CAMon, Sep 30, 9:10 PM PDT · 8770 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.93km WNW of Pacoima, CaliforniaTue, Oct 1, 9:51 AM PDT · 8770 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.613km N of Castaic, CAWed, Oct 2, 11:53 AM PDT · 8769 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
13. 2.43km W of Rossmoor, CAWed, Oct 2, 5:05 PM PDT · 8768 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.85km NW of Newport Beach, CaliforniaThu, Oct 3, 5:53 PM PDT · 8767 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.18km WSW of El Segundo, CAFri, Oct 4, 3:21 AM PDT · 8767 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
16. 1.62km NNW of Sierra Madre, CASat, Oct 5, 2:35 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.68km E of Ojai, CASat, Oct 5, 11:05 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.516km W of Ventura, CaliforniaMon, Oct 7, 4:36 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.61km ESE of Compton, CAWed, Oct 9, 3:04 AM PDT · 8762 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
20. 1.63km WNW of Florence-Graham, CaliforniaWed, Oct 9, 12:55 PM PDT · 8762 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
21. 1.84km SW of Sherman Oaks, CAWed, Oct 9, 7:44 PM PDT · 8761 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
22. 2.02km NNE of Northridge, CAFri, Oct 11, 7:24 AM PDT · 8760 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
23. 1.712km WNW of Ojai, CaliforniaSat, Oct 12, 11:37 AM PDT · 8759 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
24. 1.77km SSE of Piru, CaliforniaSat, Oct 12, 2:39 PM PDT · 8759 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
25. 1.93km NNE of Marina del Rey, CASun, Oct 13, 6:35 PM PDT · 8757 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
26. 2.96km WNW of Newport Beach, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:26 AM PDT · 8757 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.83km ESE of Inglewood, CAMon, Oct 14, 7:29 PM PDT · 8756 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
28. 1.98km N of Pacoima, CAMon, Oct 14, 11:53 PM PDT · 8756 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
29. 2.927km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Oct 20, 3:50 AM PDT · 8751 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
30. 2.422km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Oct 20, 6:20 AM PDT · 8751 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
31. 1.62km W of Chatsworth, CASun, Oct 20, 10:14 AM PDT · 8751 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
32. 1.61km SE of Bell, CASun, Oct 20, 6:41 PM PDT · 8750 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
33. 1.64km ESE of Vincent, CATue, Oct 22, 5:31 AM PDT · 8749 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
34. 2.39km NW of Malibu, CAWed, Oct 23, 1:46 AM PDT · 8748 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
35. 2.14km WNW of Lebec, CASat, Oct 26, 8:49 PM PDT · 8744 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
36. 1.54km W of Northridge, CAMon, Oct 28, 5:50 AM PST · 8743 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
37. 1.62km WSW of Placentia, CaliforniaMon, Oct 28, 7:56 PM PST · 8742 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
38. 2.14km SSE of Carson, CaliforniaTue, Oct 29, 8:18 AM PST · 8742 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
39. 1.812km NNW of Chatsworth, CATue, Oct 29, 3:40 PM PST · 8741 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
40. 1.510km E of Ojai, CASat, Nov 2, 1:58 AM PST · 8738 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
41. 2.07km SW of Ojai, CASat, Nov 2, 11:50 PM PST · 8737 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
42. 1.74km NE of Oxnard, CaliforniaSun, Nov 3, 8:23 AM PST · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
43. 2.33km SE of La Mirada, CAWed, Nov 6, 1:50 PM PST · 8734 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
44. 1.814km WNW of Malibu, CAWed, Nov 6, 6:47 PM PST · 8733 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
45. 1.618km SSW of Seal Beach, CaliforniaWed, Nov 6, 8:57 PM PST · 8733 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
46. 1.93km W of Yorba Linda, CAWed, Nov 6, 9:58 PM PST · 8733 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
47. 3.58km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 8, 3:19 PM PST · 8732 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
48. 2.39km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 8, 5:05 PM PST · 8731 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
49. 1.611km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaSat, Nov 9, 1:21 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
50. 1.513km NE of Simi Valley, CASat, Nov 9, 5:08 PM PST · 8730 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
51. 1.611km WSW of Grapevine, CaliforniaSat, Nov 9, 11:59 PM PST · 8730 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
52. 2.33km NW of Granada Hills, CASun, Nov 10, 6:05 AM PST · 8730 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
53. 1.83km WNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Nov 10, 1:01 PM PST · 8730 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
54. 2.17km ENE of Castaic, CASun, Nov 10, 3:49 PM PST · 8729 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
55. 1.85km ENE of Castaic, CaliforniaSun, Nov 10, 3:49 PM PST · 8729 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
56. 2.24km ESE of Marina del Rey, CAMon, Nov 11, 6:28 PM PST · 8728 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
57. 1.79km NW of Frazier Park, CaliforniaMon, Nov 11, 10:11 PM PST · 8728 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
58. 1.81km SW of Placentia, CATue, Nov 12, 4:00 PM PST · 8727 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
59. 1.77km WSW of Ojai, CATue, Nov 12, 8:48 PM PST · 8727 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
60. 1.98km SW of Ojai, CAWed, Nov 13, 3:56 AM PST · 8727 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

1. 1.64km WSW of Westminster, CaliforniaSat, Sep 21, 2:59 PM PDT · 8780 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.84km SSW of MacArthur Park, CAThu, Sep 19, 9:19 PM PDT · 8781 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.713km SSE of Las Flores, CAThu, Sep 19, 8:29 PM PDT · 8781 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
4. 1.89km WSW of Palos Verdes Estates, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:29 PM PDT · 8782 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.911km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:00 PM PDT · 8782 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
6. 2.717km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 3:50 PM PDT · 8783 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.91km ENE of Lynwood, CAWed, Sep 18, 2:15 AM PDT · 8783 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.80km WSW of Culver City, CAMon, Sep 16, 12:46 AM PDT · 8785 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
9. 1.74km W of Northridge, CASun, Sep 15, 7:43 PM PDT · 8785 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
10. 1.53km N of Valencia, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 11:52 AM PDT · 8786 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
11. 1.74km NNE of Valencia, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 11:43 AM PDT · 8786 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.73km NNW of Valencia, CASun, Sep 15, 11:43 AM PDT · 8786 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
13. 1.94km N of Valencia, CASun, Sep 15, 11:40 AM PDT · 8786 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
14. 1.55km NNE of Valencia, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 11:40 AM PDT · 8786 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
15. 2.34km WNW of Huntington Beach, CATue, Sep 10, 8:48 PM PDT · 8790 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.014km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 8:11 AM PDT · 8791 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
17. 1.912km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 8:00 AM PDT · 8791 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.61km S of San Fernando, CAMon, Sep 9, 8:14 PM PDT · 8791 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.98km NW of Granada Hills, CAMon, Sep 9, 5:40 PM PDT · 8791 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.712km WNW of Malibu, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 9:46 AM PDT · 8793 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9826913. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.