M1.7 earthquake 13km WNW of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 7:50 PM PDT

UTC

2021-10-24 02:50:16 UTC

Depth

9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.052° N, 118.935° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

151°

Stations used

38

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast15 kmWNW
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast16 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast64 kmW

After

1. 3.63km WSW of East Los Angeles, CASun, Oct 24, 7:01 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3,679
2. 2.03km WSW of East Los Angeles, CASun, Oct 24, 7:11 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 90
3. 1.69km N of Santa Barbara, CASun, Oct 24, 8:38 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
4. 2.614km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 26, 1:55 PM PDT · 1803 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
5. 1.62km ESE of Lawndale, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:36 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.63km N of Sylmar, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:47 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.725km NNE of Montecito, CASat, Oct 30, 8:27 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.625km NNE of Montecito, CASat, Oct 30, 9:01 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.919km WSW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 31, 5:05 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
10. 2.319km WSW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 31, 5:32 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.62km SSW of Sherman Oaks, CASun, Oct 31, 9:27 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
12. 2.111km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CATue, Nov 2, 3:17 AM PDT · 1797 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
13. 2.58km NNW of Malibu, CATue, Nov 2, 6:00 PM PDT · 1796 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 20
14. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 3, 4:23 PM PDT · 1795 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.62km SSE of Chatsworth, CAThu, Nov 4, 2:31 PM PDT · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.84km WSW of East Los Angeles, CASat, Nov 6, 9:36 AM PDT · 1793 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.61km SE of Sylmar, CAWed, Nov 10, 9:24 AM PST · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.025km NNE of Montecito, CATue, Nov 16, 5:05 PM PST · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.117km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 1:54 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.718km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 3:32 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
21. 1.818km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 6:28 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
22. 2.218km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 8:56 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
23. 1.618km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 11:56 PM PST · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
24. 1.718km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 11:57 PM PST · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
25. 2.317km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:00 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
26. 2.617km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:07 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 14
27. 2.922km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:07 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 15
28. 1.818km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:14 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
29. 2.017km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 2:00 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
30. 1.77km SE of San Pedro, CAThu, Nov 18, 3:02 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
31. 1.87km ESE of San Pedro, CAThu, Nov 18, 5:16 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.930km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAThu, Nov 18, 11:36 PM PST · 1780 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
33. 1.63km WNW of Sylmar, CAFri, Nov 19, 6:47 PM PST · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
34. 2.23km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Nov 19, 10:00 PM PST · 1779 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
35. 2.220km S of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Nov 19, 11:11 PM PST · 1779 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
36. 2.119km NNE of Avalon, CASat, Nov 20, 4:23 AM PST · 1779 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
37. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 25, 11:16 PM PST · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
38. 2.30km SSE of San Fernando, CAFri, Nov 26, 1:12 AM PST · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 27
39. 1.623km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, Nov 26, 6:06 AM PST · 1773 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
40. 1.72km E of Carson, CASat, Nov 27, 3:09 AM PST · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
41. 1.61km ESE of Baldwin Hills, CASun, Nov 28, 3:28 AM PST · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
42. 1.51km SW of Rossmoor, CAWed, Dec 1, 5:53 AM PST · 1768 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
43. 2.210km NNE of Bradbury, CAFri, Dec 3, 4:46 PM PST · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
44. 2.211km SE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Dec 8, 10:25 PM PST · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
45. 3.511km SE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Dec 8, 10:38 PM PST · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 219
46. 1.97km ESE of San Pedro, CAMon, Dec 13, 4:49 AM PST · 1756 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5

Before

1. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 23, 5:02 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 23, 11:18 AM PDT · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.72km SE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Oct 22, 9:17 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.41km NW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CAThu, Oct 21, 6:58 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 250
5. 1.68km W of Frazier Park, CAWed, Oct 20, 12:34 AM PDT · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.81km S of Commerce, CASun, Oct 17, 3:39 PM PDT · 1812 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.99km W of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:52 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.81km SE of Sylmar, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:12 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.51km SE of Sylmar, CAFri, Oct 15, 9:29 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.413km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Oct 14, 7:45 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
11. 1.517km ENE of Lebec, CAThu, Oct 14, 6:08 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
12. 3.324km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Oct 12, 12:50 PM PDT · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 17
13. 1.78km ESE of San Pedro, CAMon, Oct 11, 12:41 AM PDT · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.015km S of Port Hueneme, CASat, Oct 9, 6:05 AM PDT · 1821 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
15. 1.60km E of Carson, CAThu, Oct 7, 8:52 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
16. 1.82km E of Carson, CASat, Oct 2, 4:12 AM PDT · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 10
17. 1.77km N of Piru, CAFri, Oct 1, 11:11 AM PDT · 1829 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.69km NNW of Piru, CAFri, Oct 1, 11:11 AM PDT · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
19. 2.36km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Sep 28, 8:32 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.610km NNE of Ventura, CATue, Sep 28, 7:53 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39841063. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.