California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 17km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 17km SSE of Carpinteria, CA on Thu, Mar 25, 1948, 3:52 PM GMT-7 (22:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6km NW of Frazier Park, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1948-03-25 22:52:20 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.252° N, 119.477° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.46km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 28661 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.216km W of Malibu, CA · 28648 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.520km SW of Malibu, CA · 28648 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.936km WSW of Malibu, CA · 28648 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.418km WSW of Malibu, CA · 28647 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.515km SW of Malibu, CA · 28647 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.513km SSW of Malibu, CA · 28647 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.01km N of Westwood, CA · 28635 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.911km S of Isla Vista, CA · 28629 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.73km ENE of Los Alamos, CA · 28625 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.63km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 28621 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.98km SW of Taft, CA · 28675 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.820km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 28677 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.915km N of Goleta, CA · 28685 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.838km SW of Maricopa, CA · 28693 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3357677. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.