M3.6 earthquake 7km SW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jul 2, 1941, 12:45 AM GMT-8

UTC

1941-07-02 08:45:32 UTC

Depth

0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.348° N, 119.562° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.8 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

148°

Stations used

4

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast7 kmSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast39 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast126 kmWNW

After

1. 3.117km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Jul 2, 3:41 AM GMT-8 · 31138 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
2. 3.317km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Jul 2, 4:15 AM GMT-8 · 31138 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
3. 3.510km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jul 2, 2:48 PM GMT-8 · 31138 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
4. 3.420km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Jul 2, 4:25 PM GMT-8 · 31138 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
5. 3.620km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAThu, Jul 3, 11:26 AM GMT-8 · 31137 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.818km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Jul 6, 5:06 PM GMT-8 · 31134 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
7. 3.222km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Jul 6, 10:25 PM GMT-8 · 31133 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
8. 4.717km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jul 12, 8:18 AM GMT-8 · 31128 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.917km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jul 12, 8:41 AM GMT-8 · 31128 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 2.816km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jul 12, 1:07 PM GMT-8 · 31128 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
11. 3.117km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CASat, Jul 12, 1:12 PM GMT-8 · 31128 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
12. 3.28km SSW of Carpinteria, CASat, Jul 12, 10:10 PM GMT-8 · 31127 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
13. 3.22km NW of Malibu, CASun, Jul 13, 11:48 AM GMT-8 · 31127 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.63km WNW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jul 15, 5:33 PM GMT-8 · 31124 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.918km SSW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jul 16, 3:10 PM GMT-8 · 31124 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
16. 3.123km SSW of Carpinteria, CAThu, Jul 17, 10:31 AM GMT-8 · 31123 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.813km S of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 27, 4:44 AM GMT-8 · 31113 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
18. 3.017km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAThu, Jul 31, 5:23 AM GMT-8 · 31109 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.617km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAThu, Jul 31, 6:56 AM GMT-8 · 31109 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.918km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Aug 2, 4:31 AM GMT-8 · 31107 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
21. 3.120km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Aug 8, 9:05 PM GMT-8 · 31100 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
22. 3.220km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Aug 12, 2:35 PM GMT-8 · 31097 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
23. 2.918km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Aug 19, 2:20 AM GMT-8 · 31090 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
24. 3.318km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Aug 24, 10:58 PM GMT-8 · 31084 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
25. 2.918km SSW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Aug 27, 9:11 AM GMT-8 · 31082 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
26. 3.023km NW of San Miguel Is., CAFri, Aug 29, 12:43 AM GMT-8 · 31080 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

Before

1. 3.313km S of Carpinteria, CATue, Jul 1, 8:32 PM GMT-8 · 31138 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
2. 3.221km SSE of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jul 1, 4:17 PM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
3. 4.519km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jul 1, 3:53 PM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
4. 3.322km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 1, 2:51 PM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
5. 3.422km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jul 1, 12:14 PM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
6. 3.217km SSW of Carpinteria, CATue, Jul 1, 11:48 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
7. 3.620km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 1, 10:19 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
8. 3.117km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 1, 10:13 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
9. 3.417km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 1, 6:22 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 3.424km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jul 1, 5:01 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
11. 3.217km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 1, 4:37 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
12. 3.920km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 1, 2:25 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
13. 3.518km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 1, 1:44 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
14. 3.622km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CATue, Jul 1, 1:04 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
15. 3.424km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 1, 12:58 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
16. 3.916km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 1, 12:48 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
17. 3.824km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 1, 12:30 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
18. 3.423km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CATue, Jul 1, 12:24 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
19. 4.016km SSW of Carpinteria, CATue, Jul 1, 12:20 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
20. 4.124km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 1, 12:18 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365671. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.