M3.1 earthquake 13km SW of Carpinteria, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 13km SW of Carpinteria, CA on Mon, Aug 1, 1932, 12:50 AM GMT-8 (08:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1932-08-01 08:50:30 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.314° N, 119.620° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 232°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.69km N of Castaic, CA · 34368 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.210km ESE of San Miguel Is., CA · 34367 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.420km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 34364 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.418km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 34364 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.122km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 34364 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.06km N of Fillmore, CA · 34360 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.67km NNE of Castaic, CA · 34350 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.85km NW of Castaic, CA · 34349 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.417km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 34348 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359150. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.