California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 7km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Tue, Nov 25, 1941, 12:01 PM GMT-8 (20:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 16km S of Gorman, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1941-11-25 20:01:48 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.342° N, 119.556° 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 19.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
146°
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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.916km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30979 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.717km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30977 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.316km S of Gorman, CA · 30942 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.721km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30938 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.46km ESE of Gorman, CA · 30932 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.429km SW of Malibu, CA · 30926 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.322km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30986 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.915km WNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30988 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.119km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 30989 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.020km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 30990 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365818. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.