M2.7 earthquake 9km SW of Carpinteria, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9km SW of Carpinteria, CA on Fri, Feb 8, 1946, 6:55 PM GMT-8 (02:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 7km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1946-02-09 02:55:29 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.352° N, 119.597° W
- Region
- California
- 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 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 213°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.87km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 29441 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.47km WNW of Neenach, CA · 29420 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360144. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.