California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7km WSW of Malibu, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7km WSW of Malibu, CA on Fri, Mar 5, 2021, 11:44 AM PST (19:44 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2km E of Lennox, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-03-05 19:44:01 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.977° N, 118.875° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16km SSW of Agoura Hills, CA · 2036 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.54km NNE of Montebello, CA · 2035 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.63km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 2033 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.31km WNW of Pacoima, CA · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 11
  5. 2.50km NW of Pacoima, CA · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 256
  6. 2.32km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2028 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.64km NE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 2027 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 8
  8. 1.96km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 2026 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.87km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.121km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 2024 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.712km NNE of Piru, CA · 2024 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.03km SW of San Pedro, CA · 2016 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 15
  13. 1.65km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2012 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.01km ENE of Huntington Park, CA · 2011 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 619
  15. 1.91km W of Piru, CA · 2010 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.120km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 2009 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.72km SE of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.02km ENE of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1,055
  19. 2.42km NW of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 90
  20. 4.02km E of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7,217 · tsunami flag
  21. 2.02km NW of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.82km WNW of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.02km WNW of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.41km NE of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 82
  25. 1.62km ENE of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.72km WNW of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.63km W of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.01km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 18
  29. 1.62km W of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.61km SW of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.62km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.81km SSE of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 38
  33. 1.91km N of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.71km N of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.92km W of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 47
  36. 1.61km SW of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.61km W of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.71km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 10
  39. 1.61km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.51km SE of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.91km SSE of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.32km E of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.41km SSE of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 26
  44. 1.62km ENE of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.81km S of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.31km ENE of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 10
  47. 1.61km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.51km NW of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.81km NNE of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  50. 2.01km E of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 14
  51. 2.01km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 10
  52. 1.61km SW of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 7
  53. 1.61km NNE of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.70km NW of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.91km SW of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.01km SE of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 19
  57. 1.61km ENE of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  58. 1.82km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
  59. 1.92km E of Lennox, CA · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 14
  60. 1.61km S of Inglewood, CA · 2007 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.86km WSW of Gorman, CA · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.75km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 2039 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.520km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.57km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 2040 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.67km SSE of Littlerock, CA · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 27
  6. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.46km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 2044 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 17
  9. 3.03km E of Simi Valley, CA · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1,486
  10. 1.82km SSW of Sylmar, CA · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.519km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.95km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 2052 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.815km WNW of Malibu, CA · 2052 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.713km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CA · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.81km ESE of Malibu, CA · 2057 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.22km NE of Malibu, CA · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.617km S of San Pedro, CA · 2058 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 16
  20. 1.519km S of Las Flores, CA · 2064 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39573015. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC.