California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 16km SW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 16km SW of Carpinteria, CA on Thu, Jul 4, 1968, 10:28 PM GMT-7 (05:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 22km S of Santa Barbara, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-07-05 05:28:26 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.279° N, 119.623° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.422km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21263 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.523km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.422km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21263 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.224km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.220km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.119km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 21262 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.322km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21261 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.517km WNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21261 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.619km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21261 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.322km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21261 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.322km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21261 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.421km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21260 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21260 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.822km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21260 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.924km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 21260 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21260 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.021km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21260 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.222km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21259 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.922km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21259 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.023km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21258 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.522km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21258 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 3.321km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21256 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 3.523km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21254 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 3.620km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21238 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 3.421km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21238 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.923km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21237 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 3.123km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21237 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 3.414km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21237 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 3.820km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21237 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 3.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21234 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.716km WNW of Malibu, CA · 21224 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 3.114km N of Los Alamos, CA · 21221 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.417km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 21216 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.523km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.017km E of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.014km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.924km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 5.020km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.919km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21264 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.921km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21264 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.023km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21266 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.320km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21266 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.224km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21267 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.221km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21268 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.523km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21269 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.221km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21269 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.219km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 21269 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.123km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21269 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.723km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 21269 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.424km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21269 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.417km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 21269 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 4.321km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21269 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.218km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21269 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328696. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.