M2.4 earthquake 18km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Jul 16, 1981, 11:41 PM PDT

UTC

1981-07-17 06:41:11 UTC

Depth

0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.245° N, 119.595° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

108°

Stations used

23

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast19 kmSSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast39 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast126 kmW

After

1. 3.828km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 4:39 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.623km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 4:41 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.823km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 4:57 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.824km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 5:14 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.624km S of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 5:29 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.725km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 5:55 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.222km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 6:10 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
8. 3.324km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 29, 6:56 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.019km S of Malibu, CAThu, Jul 30, 12:32 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.424km SSE of Malibu, CAThu, Jul 30, 1:51 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
11. 3.426km SSE of Malibu, CAThu, Jul 30, 4:56 AM PDT · 16490 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.013km WSW of Ojai, CAFri, Jul 31, 3:17 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
13. 2.926km SSE of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 31, 11:42 PM PDT · 16489 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.224km SSE of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 31, 11:55 PM PDT · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 1, 5:47 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.524km SSE of Malibu, CASat, Aug 1, 8:03 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.326km SSE of Malibu, CASun, Aug 2, 2:23 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.025km SSE of Malibu, CASun, Aug 2, 2:37 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.816km SSE of Malibu Beach, CASun, Aug 2, 11:43 AM PDT · 16487 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.618km S of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Aug 3, 1:09 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
21. 1.512km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 3, 3:48 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
22. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Aug 3, 7:02 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
23. 1.824km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Aug 4, 6:58 AM PDT · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.04km SW of Santa Rosa Is., CATue, Aug 4, 2:34 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
25. 2.116km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 4, 8:44 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
26. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.228km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Aug 5, 11:59 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
28. 3.65km N of Los Alamos, CAThu, Aug 6, 4:10 AM PDT · 16483 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
29. 1.615km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Aug 6, 6:43 PM PDT · 16483 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
30. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 8, 9:00 PM PDT · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 16479 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
32. 2.54km NNW of Topanga, CAWed, Aug 12, 3:58 PM PDT · 16477 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
33. 3.110km SW of Santa Monica, CAThu, Aug 13, 6:09 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
34. 2.29km NNW of Los Alamos, CAFri, Aug 14, 4:35 PM PDT · 16475 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
35. 2.320km S of Port Hueneme, CASat, Aug 15, 5:31 AM PDT · 16474 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
36. 1.717km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Aug 15, 5:11 PM PDT · 16474 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
37. 3.124km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Aug 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 16472 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
38. 1.618km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Aug 18, 6:16 AM PDT · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
39. 1.515km SW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Aug 19, 3:54 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
40. 2.041km NNW of San Nicolas Is., CAThu, Aug 20, 12:16 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
41. 1.616km WSW of Isla Vista, CAFri, Aug 21, 7:43 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
42. 2.417km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 7:21 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
43. 2.019km S of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 7:27 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
44. 2.717km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 7:47 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
45. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Aug 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
46. 2.520km S of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 2:39 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.44km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Aug 22, 11:58 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
48. 2.030km S of Malibu, CAWed, Aug 26, 4:52 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
49. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:48 PM PDT · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
50. 2.28km N of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 31, 5:06 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
51. 5.511km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 8:50 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
52. 3.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 8:57 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
53. 1.922km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:04 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
54. 2.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:07 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
55. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:09 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
56. 2.018km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:13 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
57. 1.621km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:16 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
58. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:17 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
59. 1.728km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:19 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
60. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:25 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519591. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.