Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Malibu, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 8:47 pm PDT on 12 September 2026 · 28 km (18 mi) S of Malibu, CA
The most recent earthquake near Malibu was M 2.6, 28 km (18 mi) S of Malibu, CA, at 8:47 pm PDT on 12 September 2026. 4 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 530 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 49
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.7 on 12 September 2024, 5 km (3 mi) NW of Malibu, CA
- Reported felt
- 266 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.6 28 km (18 mi) S of Malibu, CA · felt by 4
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Malibu, CA
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Malibu, CA · felt by 47
- 2.5 9 km (6 mi) WSW of Malibu, CA · felt by 58
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Malibu, CA
- 2.4 22 km (14 mi) E of Malibu, CA · felt by 122
- 1.7 17 km (10 mi) W of Malibu, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) W of Malibu, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) W of Malibu, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) W of Malibu, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Malibu, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) SE of Malibu, CA
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Malibu, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Malibu, CA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) W of Malibu, CA
- 2.0 27 km (16 mi) W of Malibu, CA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Malibu, CA
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) SE of Malibu, CA
- 2.9 12 km (8 mi) SE of Malibu, CA · felt by 139
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) ESE of Malibu, CA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NE of Malibu, CA · felt by 11
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) SE of Malibu, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Malibu, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) S of Malibu, CA
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) S of Malibu, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Malibu, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Malibu, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) S of Malibu, CA
- 3.0 28 km (17 mi) W of Malibu, CA · felt by 121
- 2.8 9 km (5 mi) WSW of Malibu, CA · felt by 64
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SE of Malibu, CA
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) S of Malibu, CA
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Malibu, CA
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Malibu, CA
- 2.8 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Malibu, CA · felt by 29
- 2.0 2 km (1 mi) WSW of Malibu, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) SE of Malibu, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Malibu, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Malibu, CA
- 2.5 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Malibu, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Malibu, CA
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) SE of Malibu, CA
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) W of Malibu, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) W of Malibu, CA
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Malibu, CA
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Malibu, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) SE of Malibu, CA
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) S of Malibu, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) ESE of Malibu, CA
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Malibu, CA
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Malibu time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Malibu are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Malibu; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 16 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Malibu; the five largest:
- 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 31 km NE of Malibu
- 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 38 km NE of Malibu
- 5.6 7km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 34 km NNE of Malibu
- 5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 26 km E of Malibu
- 5.3 The 1973 Point Mugu, California Earthquake · 25 km WSW of Malibu
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Malibu Coast fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Dume fault, 6 km from its surface trace
- San Pedro Basin fault, 9 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Thousand Oaks 17 km · Topanga 18 km · Santa Monica 27 km · Simi Valley 27 km · Camarillo 32 km · El Segundo 36 km · Manhattan Beach 38 km · Hermosa Beach 40 km
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