M2.0 earthquake 20km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Apr 29, 1981, 11:54 AM PDT

UTC

1981-04-29 18:54:10 UTC

Depth

12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.228° N, 119.454° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

109°

Stations used

17

• Ventura, CaliforniaPopulation 96,769. Forecast16 kmWSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast26 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast113 kmW

After

1. 1.720km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 29, 12:15 PM PDT · 16588 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.028km S of Malibu, CAFri, May 1, 12:14 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.51km WSW of Port Hueneme, CAMon, May 4, 4:10 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
4. 1.913km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAThu, May 7, 3:26 AM PDT · 16580 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.511km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, May 8, 9:38 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.65km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, May 10, 12:01 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.09km W of Grapevine, CAFri, May 15, 8:41 PM PDT · 16571 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.922km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, May 22, 8:40 PM PDT · 16564 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.921km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 24, 2:41 AM PDT · 16563 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.910km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, May 26, 9:44 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.01km NNW of West Hills, CAThu, May 28, 11:36 AM PDT · 16559 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, May 29, 5:50 AM PDT · 16558 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
13. 1.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, May 29, 5:25 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.321km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, May 29, 7:20 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, May 29, 7:21 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, May 29, 7:22 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
17. 1.933km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, May 31, 10:55 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.127km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CATue, Jun 2, 11:06 PM PDT · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.131km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAWed, Jun 3, 4:20 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.415km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 6, 11:33 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
21. 1.931km S of Malibu, CASun, Jun 7, 9:23 AM PDT · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
22. 1.57km ESE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jun 9, 5:01 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
23. 2.541km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAThu, Jun 11, 3:53 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
24. 3.811km NE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Jun 11, 11:06 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.35km WSW of Valencia, CAFri, Jun 12, 8:22 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
26. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 13, 1:20 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
27. 1.518km S of Port Hueneme, CAWed, Jun 17, 4:09 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
28. 1.516km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAWed, Jun 17, 4:20 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
29. 2.612km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jun 17, 10:31 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
30. 2.010km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jun 18, 1:00 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
31. 1.622km WSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Jun 22, 2:19 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
32. 2.037km S of Santa Rosa Is., CAMon, Jun 22, 2:20 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
33. 2.79km SW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Jun 24, 1:48 PM PDT · 16532 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

Before

1. 1.55km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 29, 1:18 AM PDT · 16588 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.731km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Apr 28, 12:32 PM PDT · 16589 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
3. 3.07km SSW of Solvang, CATue, Apr 28, 8:55 AM PDT · 16589 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.019km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 AM PST · 16592 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.25km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Apr 24, 11:56 AM PST · 16593 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.56km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Apr 24, 11:53 AM PST · 16593 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.511km NW of Fillmore, CAWed, Apr 22, 1:22 AM PST · 16595 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.88km W of El Segundo, CATue, Apr 21, 4:44 AM PST · 16596 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.122km N of Los Olivos, CAWed, Apr 15, 11:01 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.018km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 14, 8:29 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.512km NW of Fillmore, CATue, Apr 14, 5:23 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.712km SW of Port Hueneme, CASun, Apr 12, 8:33 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.517km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:50 AM PST · 16608 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
14. 1.710km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:10 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.12km NE of Thousand Oaks, CASat, Apr 4, 2:05 PM PST · 16612 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
16. 1.54km NE of Thousand Oaks, CASat, Apr 4, 2:05 PM PST · 16612 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
17. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 1, 8:06 AM PST · 16616 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.316km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Mar 31, 3:36 AM PST · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515463. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.