M2.8 earthquake 13km S of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Jul 27, 1941, 4:44 AM GMT-8

UTC

1941-07-27 12:44:20 UTC

Depth

0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.284° N, 119.541° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.2 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

220°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast13 kmS
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast35 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast122 kmWNW

After

1. 3.017km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAThu, Jul 31, 5:23 AM GMT-8 · 31109 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.617km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAThu, Jul 31, 6:56 AM GMT-8 · 31109 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.918km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Aug 2, 4:31 AM GMT-8 · 31107 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
4. 3.120km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Aug 8, 9:05 PM GMT-8 · 31101 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
5. 3.220km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Aug 12, 2:35 PM GMT-8 · 31097 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.918km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Aug 19, 2:20 AM GMT-8 · 31090 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
7. 3.318km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Aug 24, 10:58 PM GMT-8 · 31085 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.918km SSW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Aug 27, 9:11 AM GMT-8 · 31082 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
9. 3.023km NW of San Miguel Is., CAFri, Aug 29, 12:43 AM GMT-8 · 31081 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
10. 4.411km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Sep 7, 7:12 PM GMT-8 · 31071 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
11. 3.817km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Sep 7, 7:14 PM GMT-8 · 31071 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
12. 3.420km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Sep 7, 8:45 PM GMT-8 · 31071 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
13. 3.425km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Sep 8, 7:23 PM GMT-8 · 31070 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.821km SSW of Carpinteria, CATue, Sep 9, 5:44 AM GMT-8 · 31069 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
15. 3.921km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Sep 13, 5:45 PM GMT-8 · 31065 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.923km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Sep 13, 6:25 PM GMT-8 · 31065 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
17. 4.217km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Sep 14, 5:37 PM GMT-8 · 31064 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
18. 3.217km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Sep 14, 5:55 PM GMT-8 · 31064 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
19. 3.117km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Sep 14, 6:49 PM GMT-8 · 31064 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
20. 3.018km S of Carpinteria, CAMon, Sep 15, 11:27 PM GMT-8 · 31063 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
21. 5.12km NNE of Frazier Park, CASun, Sep 21, 11:53 AM GMT-8 · 31057 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
22. 2.86km SSW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 21, 12:00 PM GMT-8 · 31057 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
23. 2.72km NE of Frazier Park, CASun, Sep 21, 3:35 PM GMT-8 · 31057 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
24. 2.73km SW of Lebec, CASun, Sep 21, 6:11 PM GMT-8 · 31057 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
25. 3.820km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Sep 24, 9:12 PM GMT-8 · 31054 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
26. 2.722km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAWed, Sep 24, 10:01 PM GMT-8 · 31054 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

Before

1. 3.123km SSW of Carpinteria, CAThu, Jul 17, 10:31 AM GMT-8 · 31123 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.918km SSW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jul 16, 3:10 PM GMT-8 · 31124 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.63km WNW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jul 15, 5:33 PM GMT-8 · 31125 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
4. 3.22km NW of Malibu, CASun, Jul 13, 11:48 AM GMT-8 · 31127 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
5. 3.28km SSW of Carpinteria, CASat, Jul 12, 10:10 PM GMT-8 · 31128 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
6. 3.117km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CASat, Jul 12, 1:12 PM GMT-8 · 31128 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.816km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jul 12, 1:07 PM GMT-8 · 31128 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.917km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jul 12, 8:41 AM GMT-8 · 31128 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
9. 4.717km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jul 12, 8:18 AM GMT-8 · 31128 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
10. 3.222km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Jul 6, 10:25 PM GMT-8 · 31134 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.818km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Jul 6, 5:06 PM GMT-8 · 31134 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
12. 3.620km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAThu, Jul 3, 11:26 AM GMT-8 · 31137 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
13. 3.420km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Jul 2, 4:25 PM GMT-8 · 31138 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
14. 3.510km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jul 2, 2:48 PM GMT-8 · 31138 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
15. 3.317km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Jul 2, 4:15 AM GMT-8 · 31138 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
16. 3.117km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Jul 2, 3:41 AM GMT-8 · 31138 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
17. 3.67km SW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jul 2, 12:45 AM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
18. 3.313km S of Carpinteria, CATue, Jul 1, 8:32 PM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
19. 3.221km SSE of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jul 1, 4:17 PM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
20. 4.519km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jul 1, 3:53 PM GMT-8 · 31139 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365704. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.