California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18km SSE of Carpinteria, CA on Fri, Mar 31, 1978, 2:12 AM PST (10:12 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 20km S of Carpinteria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-03-31 10:12:04 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.237° N, 119.477° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17708 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17708 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.720km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.819km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.119km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.819km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.81km NE of Frazier Park, CA · 17707 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.818km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.139km N of San Nicolas Is., CA · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.99km S of Isla Vista, CA · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.520km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.519km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.219km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.619km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.519km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.819km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.720km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.819km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.319km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.418km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.418km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17707 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.819km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17706 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.518km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17706 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.019km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17706 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.519km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17705 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.510km N of Ojai, CA · 17705 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.720km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17705 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.920km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17705 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.19km SW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 17704 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.518km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17704 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.219km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17704 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.816km SSW of Neenach, CA · 17703 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.712km ESE of Piru, CA · 17703 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.710km ESE of Piru, CA · 17703 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.020km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17703 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.418km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17703 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.220km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17701 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.616km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17701 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.918km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17701 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.620km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17700 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.17km SE of Santa Paula, CA · 17700 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.819km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17698 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.720km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17698 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.319km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17698 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.318km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17698 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.920km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17698 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.819km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17698 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.310km SSW of Lompoc, CA · 17697 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.915km N of Castaic, CA · 17696 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.319km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17696 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.716km N of Castaic, CA · 17696 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.712km ESE of Piru, CA · 17696 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.816km SSW of Neenach, CA · 17696 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.718km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17695 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.419km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17695 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.020km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17695 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.620km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17695 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.819km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17695 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.518km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17708 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.019km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17708 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17708 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17708 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.019km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.720km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.119km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.018km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.020km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.420km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.918km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.320km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.118km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.720km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.720km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.320km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.620km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17709 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338484. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.