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M1.8 earthquake 20km S of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20km S of Carpinteria, CA on Fri, Jun 2, 1978, 6:48 AM PDT (13:48 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 21km WNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-06-02 13:48:42 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.222° N, 119.489° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17650 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.923km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17650 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.217km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.612km W of Grapevine, CA · 17647 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17647 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.820km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17647 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.18km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17646 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.89km SSW of Valencia, CA · 17643 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.221km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17641 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.922km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17641 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.419km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17638 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17638 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.419km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17638 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.918km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17638 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.116km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17636 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.71km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 17635 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.224km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 17634 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.716km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17634 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.017km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17634 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.030km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.87km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 17632 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.718km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17631 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.712km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17631 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.717km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17631 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.515km S of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 17631 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.37km SSW of Westlake Village, CA · 17630 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.69km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17629 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.53km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17629 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.62km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17629 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.512km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 17629 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 3.06km WNW of Castaic, CA · 17628 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.86km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 17626 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.613km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 17626 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 3.222km S of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 17624 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.623km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17623 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.619km SSE of Malibu, CA · 17618 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.915km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17618 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.83km S of Frazier Park, CA · 17617 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.615km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17617 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.620km SSE of Malibu, CA · 17616 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.59km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 17616 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.55km S of Malibu, CA · 17616 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.020km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 17616 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 3.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17616 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.020km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17614 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.719km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17614 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.718km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17614 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.919km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17614 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.616km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17613 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.916km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17613 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.213km SSW of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 17612 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.75km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17612 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.816km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17611 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.830km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 17610 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.422km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 17610 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.13km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17609 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.419km S of Carpinteria, CA · 17608 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.916km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 17608 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.54km WNW of Malibu Beach, CA · 17607 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.818km W of Ventura, CA · 17606 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.714km W of Malibu, CA · 17655 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.136km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 17655 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.917km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17656 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.29km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 17660 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.627km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17663 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.426km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17663 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.710km WNW of Neenach, CA · 17664 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.832km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17664 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.127km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.831km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.030km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.828km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.627km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.627km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.229km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.527km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.325km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.826km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.827km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.928km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 17665 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339785. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.