M2.4 earthquake 17km SSE of Carpinteria, CA
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17km SSE of Carpinteria, CA on Sat, Jun 4, 1966, 5:36 PM GMT-7 (00:36 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 34km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-06-05 00:36:42 UTC
- Depth
- 16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.255° N, 119.448° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 216°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330205. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.