M3.4 earthquake 18km SSW of Carpinteria, CA
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 18km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Thu, Feb 4, 1932, 8:02 AM GMT-8 (16:02 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 25km NNW of San Miguel Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Mh), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1932-02-04 16:02:57 UTC
- Depth
- 0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.259° N, 119.626° W
- Region
- California
- 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 3.5 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 215°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.213km NNE of Goleta, CA · 34564 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.13km ENE of Carpinteria, CA · 34562 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.124km NNE of Montecito, CA · 34562 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.525km NNW of San Miguel Is., CA · 34538 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.36km E of Agoura Hills, CA · 34530 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.723km SSE of Malibu, CA · 34527 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3358520. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC.