M2.8 earthquake 6km W of Carpinteria, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6km W of Carpinteria, CA on Tue, Jun 6, 1933, 10:19 AM GMT-8 (18:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 11km E 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
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1933-06-06 18:19:41 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.397° N, 119.583° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.28
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 360°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.318km S of Solvang, CA · 34081 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.312km SW of Malibu, CA · 34078 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.424km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 34066 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.511km E of San Miguel Is., CA · 34066 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.35km N of Fillmore, CA · 34064 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.84km SSW of Los Olivos, CA · 34063 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.42km NNE of Gorman, CA · 34051 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.44km ENE of Camarillo, CA · 34042 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.320km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 34038 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360736. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.