California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14km W of Malibu, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14km W of Malibu, CA on Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 3:32 PM PDT (22:32 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4km NNE of El Segundo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-06-23 22:32:31 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.024° N, 118.964° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.24km NNE of El Segundo, CA · 1928 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2,309
  2. 1.52km E of El Segundo, CA · 1928 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.33km NNE of El Segundo, CA · 1928 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 25
  4. 2.230km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1926 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CA · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CA · 1923 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.63km NE of Malibu, CA · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.518km NW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.22km ENE of Gardena, CA · 1920 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 12
  10. 1.713km N of Piru, CA · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 1917 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 111
  12. 1.617km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 1915 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.26km WSW of Isla Vista, CA · 1915 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CA · 1914 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.515km SSE of Malibu, CA · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.66km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 1905 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1902 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.93km WSW of Compton, CA · 1901 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.810km ESE of Ojai, CA · 1900 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.622km SSW of Seal Beach, CA · 1899 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.118km N of Fillmore, CA · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.61km NNW of South Gate, CA · 1896 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.016km S of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.424km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.10km W of Brea, CA · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.313km WSW of Ojai, CA · 1893 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.910km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 1889 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.53km SSE of Piru, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.013km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.81km NNW of La Puente, CA · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.825km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.916km NNE of Avalon, CA · 1868 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CA · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.410km SSW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.920km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 1931 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.05km SW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 12
  5. 2.84km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 1934 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 589
  6. 1.62km SE of Granada Hills, CA · 1937 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.73km WNW of Sylmar, CA · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.62km WNW of Lennox, CA · 1940 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.95km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 1942 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 1943 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 110
  12. 1.63km E of Gardena, CA · 1950 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.94km ESE of Gardena, CA · 1950 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.911km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 1952 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 109
  15. 2.313km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.015km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.713km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.812km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.89km S of Montecito, CA · 1956 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.310km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 1956 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 261

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39716751. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.