California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 19km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 19km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Mon, Jul 8, 1968, 2:06 AM GMT-7 (09:06 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 22km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-07-08 09:06:12 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.248° N, 119.618° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.822km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21260 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.924km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 21260 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21260 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.021km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21259 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.222km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21259 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.922km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21258 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.023km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21258 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.522km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21257 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.321km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21255 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.523km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21254 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.620km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21238 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.421km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21237 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.923km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21237 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.123km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21237 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.414km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21237 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.820km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21236 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21234 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.716km WNW of Malibu, CA · 21224 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.114km N of Los Alamos, CA · 21221 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.417km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 21216 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.421km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21260 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.322km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21260 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.322km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21261 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.619km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21261 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.517km WNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21261 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.322km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 21261 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.119km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 21262 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.220km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.224km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.422km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21263 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.523km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.422km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21263 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.316km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 21263 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.523km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 4.017km E of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.014km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.924km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 5.020km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.919km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 21263 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.921km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328713. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.