M1.5 earthquake 21km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Oct 5, 1981, 4:44 PM PDT

UTC

1981-10-05 23:44:38 UTC

Depth

11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.224° N, 119.444° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

111°

Stations used

11

• Ventura, CaliforniaPopulation 96,769. Forecast15 kmWSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast25 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast112 kmW

After

1. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 5, 5:31 PM PDT · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.910km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Oct 5, 9:52 PM PDT · 16430 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.619km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 6, 12:06 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.619km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 6, 2:14 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.121km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 6, 4:02 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.838km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 7, 2:41 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
7. 2.018km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Oct 7, 3:17 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
8. 1.522km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 7, 10:29 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.925km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 7, 3:34 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.333km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Oct 8, 9:01 PM PDT · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
11. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Oct 9, 9:15 AM PDT · 16426 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 9, 10:27 AM PDT · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.832km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Oct 10, 8:59 PM PDT · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.625km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 11, 12:25 AM PDT · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
15. 3.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 11, 11:10 AM PDT · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.819km SE of Port Hueneme, CASun, Oct 11, 11:57 PM PDT · 16424 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
17. 1.821km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 12, 12:29 AM PDT · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
18. 1.715km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Oct 12, 3:00 AM PDT · 16424 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.320km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 12, 5:13 AM PDT · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
20. 1.724km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 12, 6:55 PM PDT · 16423 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.422km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 13, 6:53 PM PDT · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
22. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 14, 1:21 AM PDT · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.07km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Oct 14, 3:56 AM PDT · 16422 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
24. 1.64km N of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAWed, Oct 14, 9:30 AM PDT · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
25. 1.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 14, 9:16 PM PDT · 16421 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
26. 3.115km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Oct 15, 9:07 PM PDT · 16420 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
27. 1.82km NNE of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 16, 4:54 AM PDT · 16419 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
28. 1.822km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, Oct 16, 5:30 AM PDT · 16419 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
29. 2.417km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 16, 5:53 PM PDT · 16419 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
30. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 17, 12:04 AM PDT · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
31. 1.914km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 17, 6:35 AM PDT · 16418 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
32. 1.722km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 18, 1:20 PM PDT · 16417 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
33. 1.520km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 20, 4:16 AM PDT · 16416 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
34. 1.730km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 21, 2:12 AM PDT · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
35. 1.625km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 21, 3:59 AM PDT · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
36. 2.425km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Oct 22, 9:43 AM PDT · 16413 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
37. 1.811km WSW of El Segundo, CAThu, Oct 22, 8:36 PM PDT · 16413 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.614km ENE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Oct 22, 10:49 PM PDT · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
39. 4.814km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:28 AM PDT · 16412 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
40. 1.920km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:34 AM PDT · 16412 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
41. 2.618km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:46 AM PDT · 16412 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
42. 4.617km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 12:15 PM PDT · 16412 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
43. 1.718km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 12:28 PM PDT · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
44. 2.320km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 2:32 PM PDT · 16412 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
45. 2.117km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 3:58 PM PDT · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
46. 1.818km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:11 PM PDT · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
47. 1.719km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 11:29 PM PDT · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
48. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 2:01 AM PDT · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
49. 2.216km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 3:26 AM PDT · 16412 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
50. 2.418km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 5:25 AM PDT · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
51. 2.418km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 6:53 AM PDT · 16411 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
52. 1.62km SW of Marina del Rey, CASat, Oct 24, 4:43 PM PDT · 16411 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
53. 2.818km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 11:28 PM PDT · 16411 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
54. 2.14km N of Granada Hills, CASun, Oct 25, 1:15 AM PDT · 16411 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
55. 1.820km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 25, 10:53 AM PST · 16410 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
56. 1.619km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 25, 2:09 PM PST · 16410 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
57. 1.718km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 25, 10:51 PM PST · 16410 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
58. 1.718km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 26, 1:44 AM PST · 16410 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
59. 1.59km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Oct 27, 6:16 AM PST · 16408 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
60. 1.927km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 27, 3:18 PM PST · 16408 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

1. 2.637km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Oct 5, 1:31 PM PDT · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.719km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 4, 7:09 PM PDT · 16431 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.923km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 3, 2:15 PM PDT · 16432 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.831km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 3, 10:59 AM PDT · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.821km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 3, 8:00 AM PDT · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.016km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 2, 2:13 PM PDT · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.719km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 2, 1:13 AM PDT · 16434 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
8. 2.224km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Oct 1, 2:25 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.54km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:06 PM PDT · 16435 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.218km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Sep 30, 1:13 PM PDT · 16435 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.124km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Sep 29, 6:37 PM PDT · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.637km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Sep 29, 5:24 PM PDT · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
13. 2.221km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Sep 29, 2:33 PM PDT · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
14. 2.319km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Sep 29, 11:12 AM PDT · 16436 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.237km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Sep 28, 2:46 AM PDT · 16438 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.821km W of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 27, 3:52 PM PDT · 16438 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.112km W of El Segundo, CASun, Sep 27, 1:59 PM PDT · 16438 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.622km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 27, 7:33 AM PDT · 16438 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.321km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Sep 27, 1:19 AM PDT · 16439 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.523km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 26, 7:33 PM PDT · 16439 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci524374. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC.