M2.9 earthquake 5km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Feb 18, 1972, 4:26 PM PST

UTC

1972-02-19 00:26:49 UTC

Depth

7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.357° N, 119.490° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.9 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

181°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

12

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast5 kmSSE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast34 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast120 kmWNW

After

1. 2.75km SE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Feb 18, 8:25 PM PST · 19939 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.79km W of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Feb 25, 1:55 AM PST · 19933 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
3. 3.88km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Feb 25, 11:06 AM PST · 19933 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.76km NNW of Pacoima, CASat, Feb 26, 10:05 PM PST · 19931 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.74km SW of Encino, CASun, Feb 27, 2:13 PM PST · 19930 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.710km WNW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Feb 29, 7:56 PM PST · 19928 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 5, 11:15 AM PST · 19924 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.911km NE of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 6, 3:37 PM PST · 19922 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.85km N of Lebec, CAMon, Mar 6, 4:10 PM PST · 19922 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.76km NNW of Pacoima, CAWed, Mar 8, 5:23 PM PST · 19920 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.711km WNW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Mar 9, 5:46 AM PST · 19920 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.76km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 11, 9:08 AM PST · 19918 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.74km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 11, 7:23 PM PST · 19917 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.12km NNE of Pacoima, CAMon, Mar 13, 3:21 AM PST · 19916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.78km SW of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 17, 4:16 PM PST · 19911 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.77km NE of Valencia, CAFri, Mar 17, 10:30 PM PST · 19911 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.68km NNW of Pacoima, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:35 PM PST · 19906 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 25, 5:17 AM PST · 19904 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.72km ESE of Pacoima, CASat, Mar 25, 9:55 PM PST · 19903 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.77km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 26, 7:20 AM PST · 19903 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.77km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 26, 8:30 AM PST · 19903 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.14km NNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Mar 26, 5:45 PM PST · 19902 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
23. 1.78km W of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Mar 27, 11:49 PM PST · 19901 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
24. 1.78km NE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Apr 2, 2:38 PM PST · 19895 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
25. 3.36km NW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Apr 3, 9:02 PM PST · 19894 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
26. 1.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 5, 5:11 AM PST · 19893 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
27. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CAFri, Apr 7, 4:22 AM PST · 19891 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
28. 1.78km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Apr 8, 4:19 AM PST · 19890 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
29. 2.57km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Apr 9, 9:48 AM PST · 19889 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.710km NNE of Pacoima, CATue, Apr 11, 10:13 AM PST · 19887 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.79km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 13, 11:45 AM PST · 19885 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
32. 3.44km S of Isla Vista, CAFri, Apr 14, 12:05 AM PST · 19884 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
33. 3.05km SSE of Isla Vista, CASun, Apr 16, 4:28 PM PST · 19881 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away

Before

1. 1.77km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Feb 17, 9:52 AM PST · 19941 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Feb 15, 11:28 AM PST · 19943 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.43km NW of Castaic, CAWed, Feb 9, 7:48 PM PST · 19948 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.06km NNE of Pacoima, CATue, Feb 8, 10:28 PM PST · 19949 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
5. 3.79km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 7, 6:49 PM PST · 19950 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.72km SSE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 5, 10:48 PM PST · 19952 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
7. 3.66km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Feb 2, 8:56 AM PST · 19956 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.44km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 25, 9:16 AM PST · 19964 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.57km SSE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 24, 8:13 PM PST · 19964 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
10. 3.13km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jan 20, 10:15 AM PST · 19969 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3321606. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.