M3.6 earthquake 4km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

3.6 (ml), minor

Local time

Mon, Jul 14, 1958, 12:05 AM GMT-7

UTC

1958-07-14 07:05:44 UTC

Depth

11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.367° N, 119.496° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.5 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

169°

Stations used

10

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast4 kmSSE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast35 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast120 kmWNW

After

1. 3.26km ESE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 14, 12:08 AM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
2. 3.46km ESE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 14, 12:26 AM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
3. 3.24km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 25, 9:56 AM GMT-7 · 24895 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
4. 2.24km NNE of Granada Hills, CASun, Aug 10, 1:32 PM GMT-7 · 24878 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
5. 3.39km SSW of Maricopa, CASun, Aug 10, 7:06 PM GMT-7 · 24878 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
6. 3.510km NE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Aug 11, 6:23 PM GMT-7 · 24877 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
7. 2.12km N of Santa Monica, CASat, Aug 16, 7:57 PM GMT-7 · 24872 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
8. 3.512km N of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 24, 12:00 AM GMT-7 · 24865 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.97km SE of Carpinteria, CASun, Aug 24, 4:20 PM GMT-7 · 24864 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

Before

1. 3.34km SE of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 11:48 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.95km SSE of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 11:43 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
3. 3.16km E of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 11:41 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
4. 3.16km SE of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 11:22 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
5. 3.56km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 11:09 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
6. 3.04km ESE of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 11:03 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
7. 3.27km ESE of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 10:51 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
8. 3.06km ESE of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 10:45 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
9. 3.15km SSE of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 10:41 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
10. 3.412km S of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 10:34 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
11. 3.68km S of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 10:33 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
12. 3.317km NNE of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 10:32 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
13. 3.71km NNE of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 10:29 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
14. 4.46km S of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 13, 10:25 PM GMT-7 · 24906 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
15. 3.012km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 6, 12:02 AM GMT-7 · 24914 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
16. 3.315km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 26, 6:56 PM GMT-7 · 24923 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.618km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Jun 22, 6:16 PM GMT-7 · 24927 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
18. 3.123km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jun 21, 7:19 PM GMT-7 · 24928 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296708. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.