California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 18km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 18km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Wed, Aug 27, 1941, 9:11 AM GMT-8 (17:11 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 23km NW of San Miguel Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1941-08-27 17:11:02 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.251° N, 119.594° W
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 2.7 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.023km NW of San Miguel Is., CA · 31071 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.411km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 31061 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.817km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31061 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.420km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 31061 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.425km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 31060 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.821km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 31059 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.921km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 31055 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.923km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31055 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.217km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31054 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.217km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31054 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.117km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31054 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.018km S of Carpinteria, CA · 31053 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 5.12km NNE of Frazier Park, CA · 31047 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.86km SSW of Grapevine, CA · 31047 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.72km NE of Frazier Park, CA · 31047 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.73km SW of Lebec, CA · 31047 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.820km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31044 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.722km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 31044 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.916km S of Maricopa, CA · 31039 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.90km N of Carpinteria, CA · 31031 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.318km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 31019 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 3.318km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 31075 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.918km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31080 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.220km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31087 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.120km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 31091 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.918km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31097 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.617km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31099 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.017km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31099 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365723. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.