California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Fri, May 29, 1981, 5:50 AM PDT (12:50 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11km NE of Simi Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-29 12:50:45 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.236° N, 119.631° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.321km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16558 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16558 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16558 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.933km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.931km S of Malibu, CA · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.57km ESE of Carpinteria, CA · 16547 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.541km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.811km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 16545 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.35km WSW of Valencia, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 16543 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.518km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.516km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.612km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.010km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16539 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.622km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 16535 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.037km S of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 16534 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16528 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CA · 16528 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.716km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16526 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.920km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16523 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.712km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16523 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.610km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16523 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.710km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16521 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.819km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16518 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.720km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.818km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16518 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.719km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.519km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16517 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.718km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.118km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16517 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16517 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CA · 16515 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.418km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16510 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.618km N of Goleta, CA · 16508 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CA · 16508 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.518km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16507 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.718km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16506 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CA · 16506 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 3.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16506 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.617km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16506 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.816km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 16506 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.316km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16505 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.414km WNW of Malibu, CA · 16505 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.012km WSW of Ojai, CA · 16500 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.618km S of Carpinteria, CA · 16500 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.08km WSW of Ojai, CA · 16499 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.01km NNW of West Hills, CA · 16559 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.910km SW of Santa Barbara, CA · 16561 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.921km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16564 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.922km NNE of Ojai, CA · 16565 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.09km W of Grapevine, CA · 16572 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.65km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16578 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.913km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16580 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.51km WSW of Port Hueneme, CA · 16583 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.028km S of Malibu, CA · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.720km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16588 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.020km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16588 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516778. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.