M2.7 earthquake 10km SW of Carpinteria, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10km SW of Carpinteria, CA on Sat, Mar 26, 1949, 10:31 PM GMT-8 (06:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 16km S of Carpinteria, 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
- 1949-03-27 06:31:17 UTC
- Depth
- 9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.346° N, 119.602° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 14.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 217°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.916km S of Carpinteria, CA · 28285 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 28278 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.92km WNW of Malibu, CA · 28276 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.35km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 28264 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.81km ESE of Port Hueneme, CA · 28258 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.323km NNW of San Miguel Is., CA · 28253 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356116. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.