M2.3 earthquake 15km SE of Malibu, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 4:28 AM PST

UTC

2021-12-27 12:28:55 UTC

Depth

13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.901° N, 118.711° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

73

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast32 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast46 kmWSW

After

1. 2.12km SE of Carson, CAWed, Dec 29, 9:21 AM PST · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 46
2. 1.77km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Dec 29, 12:50 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.822km SSW of Seal Beach, CAWed, Dec 29, 1:08 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
4. 2.03km SE of Carson, CAWed, Dec 29, 5:06 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
5. 2.23km SE of Carson, CAWed, Dec 29, 5:21 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 27
6. 2.416km S of San Pedro, CAThu, Jan 6, 8:43 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
7. 2.519km S of San Pedro, CAThu, Jan 6, 8:51 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
8. 1.72km ESE of Carson, CAFri, Jan 7, 3:39 PM PST · 1730 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
9. 1.64km WNW of Pomona, CAFri, Jan 7, 5:30 PM PST · 1730 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
10. 3.68km WNW of Fillmore, CAFri, Jan 7, 10:21 PM PST · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 303
11. 2.08km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Jan 7, 10:24 PM PST · 1730 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
12. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CASat, Jan 8, 3:03 AM PST · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.819km S of San Pedro, CASat, Jan 8, 8:02 PM PST · 1729 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
14. 1.62km SE of Carson, CASat, Jan 8, 11:03 PM PST · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Jan 9, 8:16 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.82km WNW of Marina del Rey, CAMon, Jan 10, 5:01 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.83km SSE of Carson, CAMon, Jan 10, 9:47 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 455
18. 1.50km SE of Carson, CAMon, Jan 10, 10:23 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
19. 1.84km ESE of Carson, CAMon, Jan 10, 10:24 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.52km SE of Carson, CATue, Jan 11, 2:28 AM PST · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
21. 2.53km SE of Carson, CATue, Jan 11, 3:41 AM PST · 1727 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 126
22. 1.93km ESE of Carson, CATue, Jan 11, 4:09 PM PST · 1726 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 14
23. 2.211km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 11, 4:24 PM PST · 1726 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
24. 1.52km ESE of Carson, CAThu, Jan 13, 6:25 PM PST · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 6
25. 1.74km SSW of Moorpark, CASat, Jan 15, 5:07 AM PST · 1723 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
26. 3.25km WSW of Ojai, CASun, Jan 16, 4:02 PM PST · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 217
27. 2.33km ESE of Carson, CAMon, Jan 17, 7:56 AM PST · 1721 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 30
28. 1.94km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Jan 17, 2:58 PM PST · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
29. 2.022km SW of Huntington Beach, CAMon, Jan 17, 9:25 PM PST · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
30. 1.61km ENE of Carson, CATue, Jan 18, 2:42 PM PST · 1719 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
31. 1.62km W of Inglewood, CATue, Jan 18, 8:52 PM PST · 1719 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
32. 1.918km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Jan 19, 9:37 PM PST · 1718 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
33. 1.98km NW of Malibu, CAThu, Jan 20, 1:02 PM PST · 1717 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
34. 1.51km E of View Park-Windsor Hills, CASat, Jan 22, 1:24 AM PST · 1716 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
35. 1.923km WSW of Dana Point, CAMon, Jan 24, 11:25 AM PST · 1713 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
36. 1.625km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 24, 3:44 PM PST · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
37. 1.63km ENE of La Mirada, CATue, Jan 25, 5:04 AM PST · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
38. 2.520km SSE of Port Hueneme, CATue, Jan 25, 6:45 AM PST · 1713 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
39. 2.419km SSE of Port Hueneme, CATue, Jan 25, 9:23 AM PST · 1712 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
40. 2.419km SSE of Port Hueneme, CATue, Jan 25, 1:21 PM PST · 1712 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
41. 2.225km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Jan 26, 5:24 AM PST · 1712 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
42. 2.316km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAWed, Jan 26, 5:32 AM PST · 1712 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
43. 1.710km NNW of Piru, CAThu, Jan 27, 12:24 PM PST · 1710 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.66km SE of Piru, CAFri, Jan 28, 5:17 AM PST · 1710 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.79km SE of Piru, CAFri, Jan 28, 1:29 PM PST · 1709 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
46. 1.66km W of Ojai, CAFri, Jan 28, 11:04 PM PST · 1709 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
47. 2.38km SE of Piru, CASat, Jan 29, 7:51 AM PST · 1709 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
48. 1.918km SSE of Port Hueneme, CASun, Jan 30, 9:59 AM PST · 1707 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 21
49. 2.419km SSE of Port Hueneme, CASun, Jan 30, 10:53 AM PST · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
50. 1.720km SSE of Port Hueneme, CASun, Jan 30, 10:06 PM PST · 1707 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
51. 1.69km SE of Piru, CATue, Feb 1, 4:50 AM PST · 1706 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
52. 3.31km SE of South Gate, CATue, Feb 1, 9:26 AM PST · 1705 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1,137
53. 2.11km WSW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CAWed, Feb 2, 11:58 PM PST · 1704 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 27
54. 1.62km NW of Marina del Rey, CASun, Feb 6, 7:54 AM PST · 1701 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
55. 2.18km SW of Camarillo, CAMon, Feb 7, 7:44 AM PST · 1700 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
56. 1.50km SSW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CATue, Feb 8, 5:02 AM PST · 1699 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
57. 2.62km WSW of Silver Lake, CATue, Feb 8, 7:38 AM PST · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 376
58. 2.010km NW of Santa Paula, CAThu, Feb 10, 3:32 PM PST · 1696 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
59. 2.310km NW of Santa Paula, CAThu, Feb 10, 3:52 PM PST · 1696 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
60. 3.910km NW of Santa Paula, CAThu, Feb 10, 4:25 PM PST · 1696 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1,307 · tsunami flag

The first 60 of 78.

Before

1. 1.914km SE of Malibu, CAMon, Dec 27, 4:27 AM PST · 1742 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.820km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Dec 25, 7:09 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.815km SE of Malibu, CASat, Dec 25, 4:19 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 19
4. 1.98km SE of Neenach, CASat, Dec 25, 1:23 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CASat, Dec 25, 5:44 AM PST · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.921km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Dec 25, 4:27 AM PST · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.936km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Dec 24, 9:23 AM PST · 1744 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.54km SSE of Charter Oak, CASun, Dec 19, 5:59 AM PST · 1750 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 24
9. 2.32km SE of Orange, CATue, Dec 14, 4:18 PM PST · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 145
10. 1.97km ESE of San Pedro, CAMon, Dec 13, 4:49 AM PST · 1756 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
11. 3.511km SE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Dec 8, 10:38 PM PST · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 219
12. 2.211km SE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Dec 8, 10:25 PM PST · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
13. 2.210km NNE of Bradbury, CAFri, Dec 3, 4:46 PM PST · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.611km W of Corona, CAFri, Dec 3, 1:24 AM PST · 1766 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.51km SW of Rossmoor, CAWed, Dec 1, 5:53 AM PST · 1768 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.61km ESE of Baldwin Hills, CASun, Nov 28, 3:28 AM PST · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39897103. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.