California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18km S of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18km S of Carpinteria, CA on Sun, Mar 19, 1978, 6:30 PM PST (02:30 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 12km SW of Isla Vista, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-03-20 02:30:14 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.233° N, 119.502° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17729 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.616km ESE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17727 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CA · 17727 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.112km ESE of Piru, CA · 17727 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.36km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17725 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.54km N of Santa Clarita, CA · 17725 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.510km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 17723 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.729km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 17723 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17722 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.819km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17722 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.420km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17722 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.119km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17722 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.511km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17722 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.320km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17722 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.86km S of Camarillo, CA · 17722 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.818km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17721 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.920km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17721 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.419km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17721 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.819km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.520km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17720 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.619km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.718km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.020km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.020km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.519km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.020km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.519km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.920km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.220km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17720 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.919km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.720km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.920km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.620km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.320km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.720km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.720km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.118km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.320km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.918km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17720 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17719 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.420km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17719 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.020km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17719 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17719 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.018km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17719 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.119km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17719 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.720km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17719 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.019km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17719 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17719 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17719 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.019km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17718 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.518km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17718 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.618km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17718 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.520km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17718 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17718 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17718 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.720km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17718 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.819km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17718 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 2.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 17731 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.86km SE of Camarillo, CA · 17732 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.717km W of Malibu, CA · 17733 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.57km SSW of Westlake Village, CA · 17734 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.25km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17735 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.819km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 17735 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.612km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17735 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.613km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17736 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.12km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17737 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.721km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17737 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.118km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.67km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17739 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.69km SSW of Malibu, CA · 17740 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.616km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.65km ESE of Santa Paula, CA · 17742 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.18km SE of Camarillo, CA · 17742 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.510km SW of Westlake Village, CA · 17744 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.44km ESE of Goleta, CA · 17748 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.710km WSW of Malibu, CA · 17750 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338216. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.