M1.8 earthquake 6km NE of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 5:23 PM PST

UTC

2021-01-01 01:23:49 UTC

Depth

10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.039° N, 118.760° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

151°

Stations used

26

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast2 kmNE
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast16 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast48 kmW

After

1. 1.94km NNW of Orange, CAThu, Dec 31, 5:35 PM PST · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 8
2. 1.81km ENE of Baldwin Hills, CASat, Jan 2, 1:07 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 29
3. 2.24km ESE of Altadena, CAMon, Jan 4, 1:24 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 79
4. 2.120km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Jan 4, 7:53 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.020km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Jan 4, 8:49 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Jan 4, 9:27 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
7. 2.08km E of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Jan 7, 6:03 PM PST · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
8. 2.012km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Jan 7, 7:16 PM PST · 2095 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.93km SSE of Malibu, CASat, Jan 9, 2:31 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.26km NE of Chatsworth, CATue, Jan 12, 12:02 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
11. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Jan 14, 8:14 AM PST · 2088 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.53km WNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 14, 4:28 PM PST · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.56km W of Ojai, CASat, Jan 16, 9:51 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
14. 1.619km NNW of Piru, CASun, Jan 17, 5:27 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
15. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CASun, Jan 17, 5:27 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CASun, Jan 17, 5:28 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.222km SSE of San Pedro, CAWed, Jan 20, 6:17 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
18. 3.52km W of Willowbrook, CAWed, Jan 20, 8:31 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1,573
19. 1.72km W of Willowbrook, CAWed, Jan 20, 10:48 PM PST · 2081 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
20. 1.84km NNE of Elizabeth Lake, CASun, Jan 24, 1:19 PM PST · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
21. 2.214km NNE of Glendora, CAMon, Jan 25, 9:35 AM PST · 2077 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
22. 1.97km W of Ojai, CAMon, Jan 25, 10:35 AM PST · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
23. 1.61km E of Rolling Hills, CAWed, Jan 27, 9:41 AM PST · 2075 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
24. 1.519km S of Las Flores, CASun, Feb 7, 10:52 PM PST · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
25. 1.67km ESE of Yorba Linda, CAFri, Feb 12, 4:24 PM PST · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.617km S of San Pedro, CASat, Feb 13, 4:08 AM PST · 2058 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 16
27. 2.22km NE of Malibu, CASun, Feb 14, 1:46 PM PST · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
28. 1.81km ESE of Malibu, CASun, Feb 14, 2:15 PM PST · 2057 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
29. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 18, 10:58 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
30. 1.713km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 19, 2:40 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
31. 1.815km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Feb 19, 3:12 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 19, 6:38 AM PST · 2052 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
33. 1.95km NNW of Chatsworth, CAFri, Feb 19, 8:47 PM PST · 2051 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
34. 1.519km S of Malibu Beach, CASat, Feb 20, 2:51 PM PST · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
35. 1.82km SSW of Sylmar, CAFri, Feb 26, 10:54 AM PST · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
36. 3.03km E of Simi Valley, CAFri, Feb 26, 12:51 PM PST · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1,486
37. 2.46km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASat, Feb 27, 1:54 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 17
38. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CASat, Feb 27, 3:45 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
39. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CASat, Feb 27, 3:46 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

Before

1. 2.014km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Dec 28, 9:15 PM PST · 2104 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.52km SW of La Habra, CASat, Dec 26, 3:56 AM PST · 2107 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.62km SW of La Habra, CAFri, Dec 25, 5:30 PM PST · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
4. 1.72km SE of Placentia, CAFri, Dec 25, 12:02 PM PST · 2108 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
5. 2.72km SSE of Placentia, CAFri, Dec 25, 8:42 AM PST · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 470
6. 1.63km W of South El Monte, CAFri, Dec 25, 6:56 AM PST · 2108 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.82km NNE of Villa Park, CAFri, Dec 25, 3:44 AM PST · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.86km SSW of Pearblossom, CAMon, Dec 21, 11:38 PM PST · 2111 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 27
9. 1.66km SSW of Pearblossom, CASun, Dec 20, 1:53 AM PST · 2113 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.73km W of Sylmar, CASat, Dec 19, 4:07 AM PST · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.720km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CASat, Dec 19, 1:54 AM PST · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.817km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 14, 10:01 AM PST · 2119 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.816km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 14, 10:01 AM PST · 2119 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
14. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 14, 8:26 AM PST · 2119 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 14, 8:01 AM PST · 2119 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.71km W of Brea, CASun, Dec 13, 7:48 PM PST · 2119 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.81km SE of San Fernando, CASun, Dec 13, 10:38 AM PST · 2120 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.710km SSE of Ojai, CAThu, Dec 10, 11:02 PM PST · 2122 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
19. 1.822km SSE of San Pedro, CAMon, Dec 7, 11:34 PM PST · 2125 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
20. 1.56km W of Ojai, CASun, Dec 6, 11:20 AM PST · 2127 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39508351. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.