M1.7 earthquake 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, May 29, 1981, 5:25 PM PDT

UTC

1981-05-30 00:25:54 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.241° N, 119.610° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 31.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

101°

Stations used

11

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast20 kmSSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast40 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast127 kmW

After

1. 2.321km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, May 29, 7:20 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, May 29, 7:21 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, May 29, 7:22 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.933km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, May 31, 10:55 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.931km S of Malibu, CASun, Jun 7, 9:23 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.57km ESE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jun 9, 5:01 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.541km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAThu, Jun 11, 3:53 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
8. 3.811km NE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Jun 11, 11:06 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.35km WSW of Valencia, CAFri, Jun 12, 8:22 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 13, 1:20 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.518km S of Port Hueneme, CAWed, Jun 17, 4:09 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.516km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAWed, Jun 17, 4:20 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
13. 2.612km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jun 17, 10:31 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.010km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jun 18, 1:00 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.622km WSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Jun 22, 2:19 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.037km S of Santa Rosa Is., CAMon, Jun 22, 2:20 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 28, 12:35 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
18. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CASun, Jun 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.716km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jun 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.920km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Jul 3, 6:33 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
21. 1.712km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jul 3, 4:57 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
22. 2.610km SSE of Malibu Beach, CASat, Jul 4, 12:04 AM PDT · 16524 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.710km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Jul 5, 2:48 AM PDT · 16523 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
24. 1.819km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 12:46 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
25. 1.720km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 12:51 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
26. 1.818km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:34 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
27. 1.719km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:42 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
28. 1.519km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 4:44 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
29. 1.718km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 4:51 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
30. 2.118km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 4:59 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
31. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 5:00 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
32. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CASat, Jul 11, 3:29 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
33. 2.418km SSW of Carpinteria, CAThu, Jul 16, 11:41 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
34. 1.618km N of Goleta, CASat, Jul 18, 1:54 PM PDT · 16510 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
35. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CASat, Jul 18, 9:08 PM PDT · 16510 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
36. 1.518km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Jul 19, 7:33 AM PDT · 16509 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
37. 1.718km SSE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 20, 9:16 AM PDT · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
38. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 20, 1:01 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
39. 3.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 20, 9:31 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
40. 1.617km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Jul 20, 9:47 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
41. 1.816km SW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 20, 10:00 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
42. 2.316km SSE of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jul 21, 4:18 AM PDT · 16507 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
43. 2.414km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Jul 21, 6:43 AM PDT · 16507 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
44. 2.012km WSW of Ojai, CASun, Jul 26, 12:42 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
45. 1.618km S of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 26, 3:46 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
46. 2.08km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 27, 4:29 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away

Before

1. 2.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, May 29, 5:50 AM PDT · 16560 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.01km NNW of West Hills, CAThu, May 28, 11:36 AM PDT · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.910km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, May 26, 9:44 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
4. 1.921km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 24, 2:41 AM PDT · 16565 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.922km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, May 22, 8:40 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.09km W of Grapevine, CAFri, May 15, 8:41 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.65km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, May 10, 12:01 AM PDT · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.913km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAThu, May 7, 3:26 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.51km WSW of Port Hueneme, CAMon, May 4, 4:10 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
10. 2.028km S of Malibu, CAFri, May 1, 12:14 PM PDT · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516818. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC.