M1.8 earthquake 22km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 16, 1981, 5:30 AM PDT

UTC

1981-10-16 12:30:20 UTC

Depth

16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.222° N, 119.624° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

103°

Stations used

16

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast22 kmSSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast41 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast128 kmW

After

1. 2.417km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 16, 5:53 PM PDT · 16419 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 17, 12:04 AM PDT · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.914km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 17, 6:35 AM PDT · 16419 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
4. 1.722km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 18, 1:20 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.520km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 20, 4:16 AM PDT · 16416 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.730km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 21, 2:12 AM PDT · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.625km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 21, 3:59 AM PDT · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
8. 1.78km W of Los Alamos, CAWed, Oct 21, 6:43 AM PDT · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.425km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Oct 22, 9:43 AM PDT · 16414 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
10. 4.814km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:28 AM PDT · 16413 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.920km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:34 AM PDT · 16413 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.618km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:46 AM PDT · 16413 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
13. 4.617km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 12:15 PM PDT · 16413 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.718km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 12:28 PM PDT · 16413 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.320km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 2:32 PM PDT · 16413 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.117km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 3:58 PM PDT · 16413 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.818km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:11 PM PDT · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.719km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 11:29 PM PDT · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 2:01 AM PDT · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.216km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 3:26 AM PDT · 16412 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
21. 2.418km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 5:25 AM PDT · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
22. 2.418km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 6:53 AM PDT · 16412 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
23. 2.818km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 11:28 PM PDT · 16411 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
24. 1.820km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 25, 10:53 AM PST · 16411 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
25. 1.619km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 25, 2:09 PM PST · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.718km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 25, 10:51 PM PST · 16410 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
27. 1.718km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 26, 1:44 AM PST · 16410 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.59km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Oct 27, 6:16 AM PST · 16409 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
29. 1.927km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 27, 3:18 PM PST · 16409 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
30. 2.319km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 28, 10:15 PM PST · 16407 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
31. 2.418km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Oct 30, 3:50 AM PST · 16406 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
32. 3.518km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 30, 9:07 AM PST · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
33. 1.920km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 31, 7:51 AM PST · 16405 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
34. 3.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 31, 3:14 PM PST · 16405 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
35. 2.917km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Nov 1, 9:08 PM PST · 16403 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
36. 1.523km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 2, 10:29 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
37. 2.414km S of Las Flores, CAWed, Nov 4, 3:54 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
38. 1.512km W of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 4, 5:59 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.92km NW of West Hills, CAFri, Nov 6, 6:12 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
40. 2.57km NW of Castaic, CASat, Nov 7, 6:20 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
41. 3.04km SSW of Montecito, CAMon, Nov 9, 5:43 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
42. 2.03km SSW of Montecito, CAMon, Nov 9, 10:43 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
43. 1.59km E of Piru, CAMon, Nov 9, 11:38 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
44. 2.39km E of Piru, CAMon, Nov 9, 11:40 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
45. 1.519km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 9, 11:13 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
46. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 9, 11:29 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
47. 1.74km S of Montecito, CATue, Nov 10, 5:19 AM PST · 16395 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
48. 4.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 2:34 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
49. 2.518km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 2:35 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
50. 4.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 2:37 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
51. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 2:42 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
52. 1.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 2:48 PM PST · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
53. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 3:24 PM PST · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
54. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 3:31 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
55. 2.218km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 3:44 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
56. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 4:11 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
57. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 4:29 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
58. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 4:30 PM PST · 16394 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
59. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 6:28 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
60. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 10, 7:21 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

1. 3.115km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Oct 15, 9:07 PM PDT · 16420 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 14, 9:16 PM PDT · 16421 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.64km N of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAWed, Oct 14, 9:30 AM PDT · 16422 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 14, 1:21 AM PDT · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.422km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 13, 6:53 PM PDT · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.724km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 12, 6:55 PM PDT · 16423 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.320km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 12, 5:13 AM PDT · 16424 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.715km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Oct 12, 3:00 AM PDT · 16424 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.821km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 12, 12:29 AM PDT · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.819km SE of Port Hueneme, CASun, Oct 11, 11:57 PM PDT · 16424 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
11. 3.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 11, 11:10 AM PDT · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.625km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 11, 12:25 AM PDT · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 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 · 55 km away
14. 1.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 9, 10:27 AM PDT · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Oct 9, 9:15 AM PDT · 16427 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.333km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Oct 8, 9:01 PM PDT · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.925km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 7, 3:34 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.522km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 7, 10:29 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.018km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Oct 7, 3:17 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
20. 1.838km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 7, 2:41 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525600. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.