M2.9 earthquake 15km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Jun 26, 1968, 11:13 AM GMT-7

UTC

1968-06-26 18:13:55 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.287° N, 119.607° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.9 km horizontally, 16.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

213°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast41 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast128 kmWNW

After

1. 2.918km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jun 26, 11:18 AM GMT-7 · 21272 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
2. 3.724km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAWed, Jun 26, 2:42 PM GMT-7 · 21272 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.918km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jun 26, 3:06 PM GMT-7 · 21272 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.922km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jun 26, 3:41 PM GMT-7 · 21272 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.921km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jun 26, 4:01 PM GMT-7 · 21272 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
6. 3.023km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Jun 28, 5:09 PM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
7. 3.923km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jun 28, 11:33 PM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
8. 3.023km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jun 28, 11:47 PM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
9. 4.022km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Jun 29, 8:32 AM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
10. 3.124km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Jun 29, 8:38 AM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
11. 3.323km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jun 29, 8:53 AM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
12. 3.218km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CASat, Jun 29, 9:11 AM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
13. 4.321km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Jun 29, 12:12 PM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
14. 4.417km SW of Carpinteria, CASat, Jun 29, 12:13 PM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
15. 3.424km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jun 29, 12:21 PM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
16. 3.723km SSE of Santa Barbara, CASat, Jun 29, 1:36 PM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
17. 3.123km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Jun 29, 3:13 PM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
18. 3.219km SW of Carpinteria, CASat, Jun 29, 3:45 PM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
19. 3.221km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Jun 29, 4:11 PM GMT-7 · 21269 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 3.523km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jun 29, 4:48 PM GMT-7 · 21268 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
21. 3.221km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Jun 30, 1:05 AM GMT-7 · 21268 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
22. 3.224km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CASun, Jun 30, 7:26 PM GMT-7 · 21267 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
23. 3.320km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Jul 1, 8:20 PM GMT-7 · 21266 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
24. 3.023km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CATue, Jul 2, 8:42 AM GMT-7 · 21266 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
25. 2.921km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Jul 4, 3:15 PM GMT-7 · 21264 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
26. 3.919km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAThu, Jul 4, 5:36 PM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
27. 5.020km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAThu, Jul 4, 5:45 PM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
28. 2.924km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAThu, Jul 4, 7:09 PM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
29. 3.014km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAThu, Jul 4, 7:09 PM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
30. 4.017km E of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAThu, Jul 4, 7:36 PM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
31. 3.523km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Jul 4, 9:18 PM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
32. 3.316km SW of Carpinteria, CAThu, Jul 4, 10:28 PM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
33. 3.422km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Jul 4, 11:16 PM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
34. 3.523km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAFri, Jul 5, 2:32 AM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
35. 3.422km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Jul 5, 8:03 AM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
36. 3.224km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAFri, Jul 5, 11:33 AM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
37. 3.220km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAFri, Jul 5, 11:44 AM GMT-7 · 21263 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
38. 3.119km SSE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Jul 5, 6:11 PM GMT-7 · 21262 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
39. 3.322km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jul 6, 9:56 PM GMT-7 · 21261 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
40. 3.517km WNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jul 6, 10:27 PM GMT-7 · 21261 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
41. 4.619km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CASun, Jul 7, 7:33 AM GMT-7 · 21261 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
42. 3.322km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CASun, Jul 7, 9:22 AM GMT-7 · 21261 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
43. 3.322km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Jul 7, 1:30 PM GMT-7 · 21261 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
44. 3.421km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Jul 8, 1:22 AM GMT-7 · 21260 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
45. 3.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 8, 2:06 AM GMT-7 · 21260 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
46. 3.822km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Jul 8, 2:18 AM GMT-7 · 21260 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.924km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Jul 8, 8:55 AM GMT-7 · 21260 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
48. 3.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 8, 8:56 AM GMT-7 · 21260 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
49. 3.021km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Jul 8, 4:58 PM GMT-7 · 21259 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
50. 3.222km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Jul 8, 10:40 PM GMT-7 · 21259 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
51. 2.922km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jul 9, 12:13 PM GMT-7 · 21259 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
52. 3.023km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAWed, Jul 10, 1:14 AM GMT-7 · 21258 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
53. 3.522km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAWed, Jul 10, 2:49 PM GMT-7 · 21258 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
54. 3.321km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAFri, Jul 12, 1:59 PM GMT-7 · 21256 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
55. 3.523km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Jul 14, 5:40 AM GMT-7 · 21254 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
56. 3.620km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Jul 29, 11:03 PM GMT-7 · 21238 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
57. 3.421km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 30, 12:11 PM GMT-7 · 21238 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
58. 2.923km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Jul 31, 3:08 AM GMT-7 · 21237 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
59. 3.123km SSW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jul 31, 3:10 AM GMT-7 · 21237 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
60. 3.414km SSW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jul 31, 5:19 AM GMT-7 · 21237 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 4.025km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jun 26, 11:11 AM GMT-7 · 21272 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.87km S of Isla Vista, CAThu, Jun 13, 7:15 AM GMT-7 · 21285 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
3. 2.52km SSW of Goleta, CATue, Jun 11, 8:16 PM GMT-7 · 21286 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.515km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jun 6, 1:36 PM GMT-7 · 21292 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.216km SSW of Neenach, CAThu, Jun 6, 2:04 AM GMT-7 · 21292 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328744. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.