California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14km SE of Malibu, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14km SE of Malibu, CA on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 4:27 AM PST (12:27 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10km NW of Santa Paula, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-12-27 12:27:32 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.910° N, 118.714° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315km SE of Malibu, CA · 1742 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.12km SE of Carson, CA · 1740 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 46
  3. 1.77km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.822km SSW of Seal Beach, CA · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.03km SE of Carson, CA · 1740 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.23km SE of Carson, CA · 1740 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 27
  7. 2.416km S of San Pedro, CA · 1731 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.519km S of San Pedro, CA · 1731 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 6
  9. 1.72km ESE of Carson, CA · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.64km WNW of Pomona, CA · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.68km WNW of Fillmore, CA · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 303
  12. 2.08km NW of Fillmore, CA · 1730 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CA · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.819km S of San Pedro, CA · 1729 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.62km SE of Carson, CA · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.82km WNW of Marina del Rey, CA · 1728 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.83km SSE of Carson, CA · 1727 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 455
  19. 1.50km SE of Carson, CA · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.84km ESE of Carson, CA · 1727 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.52km SE of Carson, CA · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.53km SE of Carson, CA · 1727 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 126
  23. 1.93km ESE of Carson, CA · 1727 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 14
  24. 2.211km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 1727 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.52km ESE of Carson, CA · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
  26. 1.74km SSW of Moorpark, CA · 1723 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  27. 3.25km WSW of Ojai, CA · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 217
  28. 2.33km ESE of Carson, CA · 1721 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 30
  29. 1.94km WSW of Ojai, CA · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.022km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.61km ENE of Carson, CA · 1720 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.62km W of Inglewood, CA · 1719 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.918km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1718 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.98km NW of Malibu, CA · 1718 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.51km E of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 1716 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.923km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 1714 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.625km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1714 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.63km ENE of La Mirada, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.520km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1713 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.419km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.419km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.225km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 1712 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.316km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1712 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.710km NNW of Piru, CA · 1711 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.66km SE of Piru, CA · 1710 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.79km SE of Piru, CA · 1710 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.66km W of Ojai, CA · 1709 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.38km SE of Piru, CA · 1709 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.918km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1708 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 21
  50. 2.419km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1708 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.720km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 1707 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.69km SE of Piru, CA · 1706 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 3.31km SE of South Gate, CA · 1706 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1,137
  54. 2.11km WSW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 1704 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 27
  55. 1.62km NW of Marina del Rey, CA · 1701 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.18km SW of Camarillo, CA · 1700 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.50km SSW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 1699 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.62km WSW of Silver Lake, CA · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 376
  59. 2.010km NW of Santa Paula, CA · 1697 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.310km NW of Santa Paula, CA · 1697 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.820km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1743 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.815km SE of Malibu, CA · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 19
  3. 1.98km SE of Neenach, CA · 1744 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.921km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.936km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1745 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.54km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 1750 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 24
  8. 2.32km SE of Orange, CA · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 145
  9. 1.97km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 1756 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  10. 3.511km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 219
  11. 2.211km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.210km NNE of Bradbury, CA · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.611km W of Corona, CA · 1766 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.51km SW of Rossmoor, CA · 1768 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.61km ESE of Baldwin Hills, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39897095. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.