California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15km WNW of Malibu, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15km WNW of Malibu, CA on Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 3:12 AM PST (11:12 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-02-19 11:12:31 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.056° N, 118.958° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CA · 2053 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.95km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 2052 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.519km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.82km SSW of Sylmar, CA · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.03km E of Simi Valley, CA · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1,486
  6. 2.46km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 2044 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 17
  7. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.520km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.75km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 2039 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.86km WSW of Gorman, CA · 2039 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.77km WSW of Malibu, CA · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.16km SSW of Agoura Hills, CA · 2037 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.54km NNE of Montebello, CA · 2035 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.31km WNW of Pacoima, CA · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 11
  16. 2.50km NW of Pacoima, CA · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 256
  17. 2.32km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2028 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.64km NE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 2028 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 8
  19. 1.96km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.121km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 2024 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.712km NNE of Piru, CA · 2024 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.03km SW of San Pedro, CA · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 15
  23. 1.65km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2013 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 3.01km ENE of Huntington Park, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 619
  25. 1.91km W of Piru, CA · 2011 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.120km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 2010 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.72km SE of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  28. 3.02km ENE of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1,055
  29. 2.42km NW of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 90
  30. 4.02km E of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 7,217 · tsunami flag
  31. 2.02km NW of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.82km WNW of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.02km WNW of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.41km NE of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 82
  35. 1.62km ENE of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.72km WNW of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.63km W of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.01km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 18
  39. 1.62km W of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.61km SW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.62km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.81km SSE of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 38
  43. 1.91km N of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.71km N of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.92km W of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 47
  46. 1.61km SW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.61km W of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.71km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  49. 1.61km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.51km SE of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.91km SSE of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.32km E of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  53. 2.41km SSE of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 26
  54. 1.62km ENE of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  55. 1.81km S of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.31km ENE of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 10
  57. 1.61km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.51km NW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.81km NNE of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  60. 2.01km E of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 14

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.713km N of Fillmore, CA · 2053 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CA · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.81km ESE of Malibu, CA · 2057 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.22km NE of Malibu, CA · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.617km S of San Pedro, CA · 2059 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 16
  6. 1.519km S of Las Flores, CA · 2064 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.61km E of Rolling Hills, CA · 2076 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.97km W of Ojai, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.84km NNE of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.72km W of Willowbrook, CA · 2082 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.52km W of Willowbrook, CA · 2083 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1,573
  12. 2.222km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39794704. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.