California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 11km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 11km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Tue, Oct 5, 1976, 12:00 PM PDT (19:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10km S of Las Flores, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1976-10-05 19:00:46 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.314° N, 119.577° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CA · 18257 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.812km ESE of Piru, CA · 18257 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.215km SE of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 18253 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.510km SE of Isla Vista, CA · 18251 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.312km SW of Valencia, CA · 18244 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.622km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 18242 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.69km SW of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 18237 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CA · 18232 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.411km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 18232 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.712km ESE of Piru, CA · 18231 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.412km ESE of Piru, CA · 18229 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.515km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 18227 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.026km SSE of Malibu, CA · 18227 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.016km NNE of Ojai, CA · 18218 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.112km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 18217 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.920km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 18214 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.418km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 18214 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.210km S of Las Flores, CA · 18213 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.810km S of Las Flores, CA · 18213 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.58km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 18212 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.98km WNW of Castaic, CA · 18212 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.62km N of Isla Vista, CA · 18209 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.38km SSW of Malibu, CA · 18208 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.624km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 18204 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.120km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 18268 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CA · 18268 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.625km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 18270 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 18274 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.910km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 18278 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.912km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 18281 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.926km NNE of Montecito, CA · 18282 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.37km N of Grapevine, CA · 18285 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.77km WSW of Los Alamos, CA · 18285 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.914km N of Goleta, CA · 18286 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.126km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 18288 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.15km NW of Chatsworth, CA · 18290 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci150601. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.