M1.6 earthquake 3km NE of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 12:41 AM PDT

UTC

2021-06-30 07:41:41 UTC

Depth

8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.024° N, 118.793° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

42

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast1 kmWSW
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast17 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast51 kmW

After

1. 2.518km NW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CAWed, Jun 30, 5:09 AM PDT · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
2. 2.22km ENE of Gardena, CAThu, Jul 1, 8:32 PM PDT · 1920 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 12
3. 1.713km N of Piru, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:38 AM PDT · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CAMon, Jul 5, 12:58 AM PDT · 1917 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 111
5. 1.617km W of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Jul 6, 10:31 PM PDT · 1915 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
6. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jul 7, 1:10 PM PDT · 1914 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.515km SSE of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 9, 3:33 PM PDT · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
8. 1.66km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jul 16, 4:15 PM PDT · 1905 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jul 19, 10:27 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.75km ENE of Villa Park, CAMon, Jul 19, 8:03 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.93km WSW of Compton, CAWed, Jul 21, 3:28 AM PDT · 1901 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
12. 1.810km ESE of Ojai, CAThu, Jul 22, 4:17 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.622km SSW of Seal Beach, CAFri, Jul 23, 2:43 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.118km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Jul 23, 3:12 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
15. 1.61km NNW of South Gate, CASun, Jul 25, 8:26 PM PDT · 1896 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.016km S of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Jul 26, 7:24 AM PDT · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
17. 2.424km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 27, 3:18 PM PDT · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.10km W of Brea, CAWed, Jul 28, 12:53 AM PDT · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
19. 2.313km WSW of Ojai, CAWed, Jul 28, 5:01 PM PDT · 1893 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.910km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAMon, Aug 2, 8:33 AM PDT · 1889 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
21. 1.52km WSW of Costa Mesa, CAWed, Aug 4, 6:18 AM PDT · 1887 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.53km SSE of Piru, CASat, Aug 7, 2:10 AM PDT · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
23. 2.013km SSE of Malibu Beach, CATue, Aug 10, 5:44 PM PDT · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
24. 1.81km NNW of La Puente, CAMon, Aug 16, 7:50 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
25. 1.825km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Aug 17, 3:04 AM PDT · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
26. 1.916km NNE of Avalon, CASun, Aug 22, 12:44 PM PDT · 1868 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
27. 1.712km WSW of Ventura, CAMon, Aug 23, 3:58 AM PDT · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
28. 2.66km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Aug 25, 2:05 PM PDT · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
29. 1.83km SSE of Garden Grove, CASat, Aug 28, 1:30 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
30. 1.78km E of Ojai, CASat, Aug 28, 11:51 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
31. 1.56km S of Pearblossom, CASun, Aug 29, 12:08 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:50 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
2. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:49 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
3. 2.230km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jun 25, 11:39 PM PDT · 1926 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
4. 2.33km NNE of El Segundo, CAThu, Jun 24, 9:31 AM PDT · 1928 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 25
5. 1.73km NE of Placentia, CAWed, Jun 23, 11:51 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.52km E of El Segundo, CAWed, Jun 23, 5:12 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
7. 3.24km NNE of El Segundo, CAWed, Jun 23, 5:08 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2,309
8. 1.814km W of Malibu, CAWed, Jun 23, 3:32 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 22, 1:17 PM PDT · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
10. 2.410km SSW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Jun 21, 9:02 PM PDT · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
11. 1.920km SW of Huntington Beach, CASun, Jun 20, 10:36 PM PDT · 1931 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.05km SW of Sherman Oaks, CASat, Jun 19, 7:22 AM PDT · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 12
13. 2.84km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAThu, Jun 17, 8:27 PM PDT · 1934 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 589
14. 1.62km SE of Granada Hills, CAMon, Jun 14, 3:35 PM PDT · 1937 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.73km WNW of Sylmar, CAMon, Jun 14, 4:23 AM PDT · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
16. 1.84km NW of Villa Park, CASat, Jun 12, 6:32 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.62km N of Claremont, CASat, Jun 12, 4:39 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.62km WNW of Lennox, CASat, Jun 12, 8:09 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
19. 1.94km NW of Villa Park, CAFri, Jun 11, 2:28 AM PDT · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
20. 1.95km NW of Huntington Beach, CAThu, Jun 10, 9:59 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39724199. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.