M2.9 earthquake 16km S of Carpinteria, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 16km S of Carpinteria, CA on Wed, Apr 13, 1949, 5:46 PM GMT-8 (01:46 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 23km NNW of San Miguel Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1949-04-14 01:46:12 UTC
- Depth
- 3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.259° N, 119.546° 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 16.2 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 228°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 28287 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.92km WNW of Malibu, CA · 28285 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.35km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 28273 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.81km ESE of Port Hueneme, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.323km NNW of San Miguel Is., CA · 28262 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356133. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.