M1.6 earthquake 20km S of Maricopa, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Oct 18, 1979, 7:49 PM PDT

UTC

1979-10-19 02:49:32 UTC

Depth

0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.878° N, 119.415° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

125°

Stations used

7

• Maricopa, CaliforniaPopulation 1,192. Forecast20 kmS
• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast54 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast66 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast141 kmNW

After

1. 2.415km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Oct 19, 4:06 AM PDT · 17140 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.027km E of Santa Maria, CASun, Oct 21, 3:56 AM PDT · 17138 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.216km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Oct 22, 11:55 AM PDT · 17137 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.65km NW of Oak Park, CAMon, Oct 22, 1:42 PM PDT · 17136 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 23, 1:23 PM PDT · 17135 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.817km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Oct 25, 3:58 AM PDT · 17134 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.722km SW of Lamont, CASat, Oct 27, 4:56 PM PDT · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
8. 1.720km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 28, 5:02 PM PST · 17130 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 28, 5:21 PM PST · 17130 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.33km NNW of Oildale, CATue, Oct 30, 6:10 PM PST · 17128 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.818km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 2, 8:45 AM PST · 17126 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.65km WSW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Nov 3, 4:17 AM PST · 17125 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.87km SW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Nov 3, 4:24 AM PST · 17125 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.013km N of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 3, 10:54 AM PST · 17125 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.03km SSW of Isla Vista, CASun, Nov 4, 6:12 AM PST · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
16. 2.27km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Nov 5, 2:19 AM PST · 17123 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
17. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 5, 2:37 PM PST · 17122 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.925km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 5, 6:08 PM PST · 17122 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.515km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 6, 9:32 AM PST · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.94km NW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Nov 7, 3:00 AM PST · 17121 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
21. 2.824km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 4:57 AM PST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
22. 2.024km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 5:00 AM PST · 17120 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
23. 2.618km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 12:41 PM PST · 17119 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.820km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 12:43 PM PST · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
25. 1.513km SW of Ojai, CASun, Nov 11, 2:14 AM PST · 17117 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.116km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 14, 1:37 AM PST · 17114 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.68km W of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 14, 3:00 AM PST · 17114 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
28. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 14, 7:08 PM PST · 17113 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
29. 2.312km WNW of Ojai, CAWed, Nov 21, 4:29 AM PST · 17107 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
30. 1.614km NNW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 21, 7:34 AM PST · 17107 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
31. 2.95km NE of Orcutt, CAWed, Nov 21, 10:06 AM PST · 17107 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
32. 1.529km ENE of Santa Ynez, CAWed, Nov 21, 2:57 PM PST · 17106 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
33. 2.115km WSW of Port Hueneme, CAWed, Nov 21, 4:52 PM PST · 17106 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
34. 2.312km WNW of Ojai, CAWed, Nov 21, 9:18 PM PST · 17106 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
35. 3.06km N of Lamont, CAThu, Nov 22, 10:38 PM PST · 17105 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
36. 2.57km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 23, 7:57 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
37. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 24, 12:16 AM PST · 17104 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
38. 1.713km E of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Nov 24, 9:30 PM PST · 17103 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
39. 1.515km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 30, 2:06 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
40. 2.713km WNW of Ojai, CAFri, Nov 30, 6:54 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
41. 1.916km SW of Frazier Park, CASat, Dec 1, 3:05 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
42. 2.45km SSW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Dec 1, 11:45 PM PST · 17096 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
43. 1.69km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Dec 2, 7:24 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
44. 2.824km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 4, 7:10 PM PST · 17093 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
45. 1.912km ENE of Los Olivos, CAWed, Dec 5, 1:56 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
46. 2.56km WSW of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 5, 4:14 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
47. 1.516km S of Camarillo, CAFri, Dec 7, 8:35 AM PST · 17091 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
48. 2.110km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Dec 10, 1:58 AM PST · 17088 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
49. 2.22km SSE of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 11, 12:27 AM PST · 17087 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
50. 1.620km SSE of Isla Vista, CATue, Dec 11, 3:09 AM PST · 17087 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
51. 1.68km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 4:22 AM PST · 17087 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
52. 1.78km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 4:40 AM PST · 17087 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
53. 2.99km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 15, 10:03 AM PST · 17083 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
54. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 16, 12:45 AM PST · 17082 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
55. 2.317km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Dec 17, 11:24 AM PST · 17080 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
56. 1.55km NNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Dec 17, 3:28 PM PST · 17080 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away

Before

1. 2.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 18, 2:53 PM PDT · 17140 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.58km SSE of Isla Vista, CAWed, Oct 17, 6:06 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.921km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 15, 2:25 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
4. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 15, 12:27 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.619km WSW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 14, 2:48 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
6. 2.39km WNW of Ojai, CAFri, Oct 12, 7:40 AM PDT · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.05km ENE of Goleta, CAThu, Oct 11, 6:27 PM PDT · 17147 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.012km SSW of Port Hueneme, CASun, Oct 7, 3:56 AM PDT · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.813km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 7, 1:24 AM PDT · 17152 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
10. 2.611km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 7, 12:20 AM PDT · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Oct 6, 8:59 PM PDT · 17152 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.917km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 2, 8:40 PM PDT · 17156 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.022km NE of Los Olivos, CATue, Oct 2, 12:12 PM PDT · 17156 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
14. 2.99km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Oct 1, 10:46 AM PDT · 17158 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.717km SSE of Carpinteria, CASun, Sep 30, 8:41 AM PDT · 17159 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.424km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 29, 11:57 PM PDT · 17159 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.52km ESE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Sep 27, 1:52 PM PDT · 17161 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
18. 1.618km SSE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Sep 27, 1:58 AM PDT · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
19. 2.515km SW of Rosedale, CASat, Sep 22, 10:13 PM PDT · 17166 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.018km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Sep 22, 7:06 PM PDT · 17166 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3352913. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.