M1.5 earthquake 15km SW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Aug 19, 1981, 3:54 PM PDT

UTC

1981-08-19 22:54:59 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.298° N, 119.623° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 29.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

13

• Summerland, CaliforniaPopulation 1,448. Forecast14 kmS
• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast15 kmSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast42 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast130 kmWNW

After

1. 2.026km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 5:54 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
2. 2.025km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 6:33 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.924km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 6:48 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
4. 2.218km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 6:49 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.325km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 7:33 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.817km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 8:41 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
7. 3.418km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:02 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:12 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:17 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.913km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:18 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.119km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:21 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.723km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:26 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
13. 1.720km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:29 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.224km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 9:59 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:08 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.818km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:20 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 10:33 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.116km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Sep 4, 11:41 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 12:02 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.921km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 1:33 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
21. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 1:55 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
22. 1.828km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:25 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
23. 1.819km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:42 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
24. 2.120km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 3:13 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
25. 2.417km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 4:50 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
26. 2.018km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 6:16 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
27. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 6:36 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
28. 1.724km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 7:35 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
29. 1.721km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 9:17 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
30. 2.222km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 9:26 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
31. 1.831km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 1:18 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
32. 1.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:09 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
33. 2.417km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:21 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
34. 1.821km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:22 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
35. 2.021km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:36 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
36. 1.723km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 2:57 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.918km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 6:54 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
38. 1.818km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 7:59 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
39. 1.818km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 11:18 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
40. 2.120km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Sep 5, 11:20 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
41. 3.627km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 6, 2:17 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
42. 1.724km SSE of Malibu, CASun, Sep 6, 2:27 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
43. 2.019km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 6, 2:30 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
44. 2.423km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 6, 2:49 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
45. 1.620km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 6, 4:23 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
46. 2.232km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 6, 5:20 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
47. 2.022km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 6, 6:41 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
48. 1.519km SSE of Carpinteria, CASun, Sep 6, 8:37 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
49. 3.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 6, 11:30 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
50. 2.019km SSE of Carpinteria, CASun, Sep 6, 1:06 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
51. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 6, 2:58 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
52. 1.926km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 6, 8:46 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
53. 1.530km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Sep 7, 5:43 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
54. 1.835km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Sep 7, 5:44 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
55. 2.221km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Sep 7, 8:21 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
56. 1.720km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Sep 7, 9:19 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
57. 1.918km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Sep 7, 11:58 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
58. 1.924km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Sep 7, 12:10 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
59. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Sep 7, 12:42 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
60. 1.721km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Sep 7, 6:22 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci521398. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.