California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Mon, Nov 17, 1941, 9:30 AM GMT-8 (17:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 19km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1941-11-17 17:30:26 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.234° N, 119.596° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
242°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.119km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30989 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.915km WNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30988 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.322km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30986 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.17km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 30982 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.916km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30980 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.717km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30977 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.316km S of Gorman, CA · 30942 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.721km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30938 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.46km ESE of Gorman, CA · 30932 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.318km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 31019 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365813. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.