M1.9 earthquake 17km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Apr 12, 1979, 11:09 PM PST

UTC

1979-04-13 07:09:30 UTC

Depth

12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.270° N, 119.426° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

87°

Stations used

18

• Ventura, CaliforniaPopulation 96,769. Forecast12 kmW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast24 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast111 kmWNW

After

1. 1.715km S of Camarillo, CAFri, Apr 13, 4:53 PM PST · 17339 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.84km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Apr 16, 2:51 PM PST · 17336 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.78km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Apr 16, 9:18 PM PST · 17336 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.514km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Apr 17, 3:58 PM PST · 17335 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
5. 2.59km SE of Gorman, CATue, Apr 17, 7:11 PM PST · 17335 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
6. 3.36km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Apr 19, 2:39 PM PST · 17333 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
7. 1.78km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Apr 20, 11:27 AM PST · 17332 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.019km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 22, 6:41 AM PST · 17331 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.75km WNW of Ventura, CASun, Apr 22, 7:05 PM PST · 17330 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.420km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 24, 12:49 PM PST · 17328 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.712km SE of Malibu, CATue, Apr 24, 2:47 PM PST · 17328 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.719km N of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAWed, Apr 25, 6:08 AM PST · 17328 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
13. 1.720km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CAWed, Apr 25, 7:56 AM PST · 17328 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
14. 3.437km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Apr 25, 11:29 AM PST · 17327 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.611km ESE of Piru, CAMon, Apr 30, 10:47 PM PDT · 17322 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.031km ENE of Santa Ynez, CAThu, May 3, 7:47 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.16km ESE of Isla Vista, CAThu, May 3, 8:08 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
18. 1.53km SSE of Castaic, CAMon, May 7, 12:40 PM PDT · 17315 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.88km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAThu, May 10, 12:15 AM PDT · 17313 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.612km W of Grapevine, CAThu, May 10, 10:40 PM PDT · 17312 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
21. 1.517km SE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, May 11, 6:06 PM PDT · 17311 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
22. 2.53km W of San Fernando, CASat, May 12, 7:16 AM PDT · 17311 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
23. 1.510km SSW of Malibu Beach, CASat, May 12, 3:40 PM PDT · 17310 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
24. 2.110km S of Malibu Beach, CASat, May 12, 8:04 PM PDT · 17310 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
25. 1.716km SE of Maricopa, CASun, May 13, 7:23 PM PDT · 17309 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
26. 2.419km SSW of Port Hueneme, CAMon, May 14, 4:38 PM PDT · 17308 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
27. 1.99km NE of Simi Valley, CATue, May 15, 7:16 AM PDT · 17308 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
28. 2.812km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CATue, May 15, 8:25 PM PDT · 17307 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
29. 2.225km S of Santa Rosa Is., CAWed, May 16, 8:43 AM PDT · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
30. 2.612km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASat, May 19, 9:42 PM PDT · 17303 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.918km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 21, 12:18 AM PDT · 17302 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
32. 1.69km SE of Malibu, CAMon, May 21, 3:30 AM PDT · 17302 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
33. 1.78km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, May 22, 4:17 PM PDT · 17300 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
34. 2.016km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, May 26, 3:31 PM PDT · 17296 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
35. 2.213km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 27, 1:00 PM PDT · 17295 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
36. 1.66km WSW of Valencia, CAWed, May 30, 8:27 AM PDT · 17293 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
37. 2.08km NNW of Pacoima, CAWed, May 30, 1:10 PM PDT · 17292 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
38. 1.611km SW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, May 31, 12:21 AM PDT · 17292 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
39. 2.36km SW of Valencia, CAThu, May 31, 12:46 AM PDT · 17292 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
40. 1.66km SW of Valencia, CAThu, May 31, 5:59 AM PDT · 17292 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
41. 2.018km S of Port Hueneme, CASat, Jun 9, 8:36 AM PDT · 17283 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
42. 2.812km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CAMon, Jun 11, 11:10 AM PDT · 17280 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 1.710km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Apr 11, 4:41 AM PST · 17342 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.32km SE of Ojai, CAFri, Apr 6, 1:17 PM PST · 17346 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
3. 1.612km ENE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Apr 6, 9:27 AM PST · 17346 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.719km SE of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Apr 5, 12:16 PM PST · 17347 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
5. 2.38km NW of Camarillo, CAWed, Apr 4, 11:26 AM PST · 17348 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.09km SSE of Santa Barbara, CATue, Apr 3, 9:06 PM PST · 17349 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
7. 2.416km S of Lompoc, CATue, Apr 3, 5:44 PM PST · 17349 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.37km SW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Mar 29, 12:18 AM PST · 17355 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
9. 2.024km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Mar 27, 7:25 PM PST · 17356 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
10. 1.83km W of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Mar 26, 3:25 AM PST · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.713km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 25, 12:23 PM PST · 17358 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.98km W of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 24, 5:57 PM PST · 17359 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
13. 2.610km SW of Valencia, CASat, Mar 24, 5:59 AM PST · 17360 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.53km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Mar 23, 11:33 PM PST · 17360 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
15. 2.910km SW of Valencia, CAFri, Mar 23, 8:45 PM PST · 17360 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
16. 2.89km SW of Valencia, CAFri, Mar 23, 11:17 AM PST · 17360 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.57km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Mar 21, 10:06 AM PST · 17362 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.710km SW of Valencia, CATue, Mar 20, 12:11 PM PST · 17363 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.97km SSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Mar 20, 2:29 AM PST · 17364 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.07km WSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Mar 18, 9:25 PM PST · 17365 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3348360. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC.