M3.2 earthquake 2km SE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

3.2 (ml), minor

Local time

Thu, Dec 14, 1978, 12:55 AM PST

UTC

1978-12-14 08:55:20 UTC

Depth

15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.391° N, 119.505° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

87°

Stations used

42

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast1 kmSE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast37 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast122 kmWNW

After

1. 2.38km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 8:43 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
2. 2.39km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 8:45 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.98km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 8:48 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.211km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 9:07 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.77km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 9:25 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.59km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 9:49 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.59km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 10:19 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.98km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 10:20 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.410km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 10:20 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.910km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 11:15 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.99km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 11:16 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.69km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 11:22 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
13. 3.412km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 11:41 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.410km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 11:42 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.09km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jan 1, 11:46 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.89km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 12:30 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.59km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 12:40 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.39km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 12:47 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.49km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 1:07 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
20. 1.67km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 1:13 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
21. 2.29km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 2:07 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
22. 2.510km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 3:02 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
23. 2.310km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 3:17 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.79km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 3:38 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
25. 1.810km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 3:43 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
26. 2.010km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 4:13 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
27. 2.08km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 5:15 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
28. 2.29km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 5:17 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
29. 2.610km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 6:11 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.212km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 6:38 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
31. 2.17km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 7:04 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
32. 2.011km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 7:38 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
33. 2.612km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 7:47 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
34. 2.610km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 7:50 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.79km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 9:30 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
36. 1.711km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 9:47 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
37. 1.811km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 10:16 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
38. 3.314km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 10:16 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
39. 2.413km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 11:01 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
40. 2.09km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 11:05 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
41. 2.010km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 1:09 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
42. 2.310km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 1:48 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
43. 1.78km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 2:15 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
44. 2.513km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 2:29 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
45. 2.110km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 2:40 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
46. 2.311km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 2:43 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
47. 2.410km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 3:09 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
48. 1.512km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 4:00 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
49. 2.613km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 4:20 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.910km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 5:28 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
51. 2.512km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 5:53 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
52. 1.59km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 6:19 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
53. 2.411km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 7:05 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.511km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 7:08 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
55. 2.512km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 8:28 PM PST · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
56. 2.64km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 8:57 PM PST · 17429 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
57. 1.912km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 2, 11:04 PM PST · 17429 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
58. 1.810km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 12:46 AM PST · 17429 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
59. 1.59km SE of Malibu, CAWed, Jan 3, 2:12 AM PST · 17429 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
60. 1.69km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jan 3, 3:52 AM PST · 17429 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344007 (also filed as usp0000xxf). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.