M2.1 earthquake 18km NNE of Carpinteria, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18km NNE of Carpinteria, CA on Wed, Feb 24, 1937, 5:37 AM GMT-8 (13:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 20km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1937-02-24 13:37:16 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.551° N, 119.469° 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
- ±0.28
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 223°, 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.523km N of Montecito, CA · 32728 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.420km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 32698 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.012km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 32693 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.217km N of Santa Paula, CA · 32680 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.74km WNW of Carpinteria, CA · 32677 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.76km ENE of Buttonwillow, CA · 32677 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.117km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 32671 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364124. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.