M2.6 earthquake 7km NE of Carpinteria, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7km NE of Carpinteria, CA on Mon, Feb 1, 1982, 12:03 PM PST (20:03 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 37km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-01 20:03:27 UTC
- Depth
- 21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.440° N, 119.462° W
- Region
- California
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.39km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16311 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.337km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16310 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.422km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16310 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.38km SSE of Gorman, CA · 16309 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.020km ENE of Taft, CA · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16305 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.620km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16305 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.32km NW of West Hills, CA · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.610km WSW of Malibu, CA · 16305 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.35km NE of Panorama City, CA · 16304 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.010km WSW of Isla Vista, CA · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.520km N of Fillmore, CA · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.35km SW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16303 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.15km NE of Panorama City, CA · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.59km WSW of Isla Vista, CA · 16303 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.820km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16303 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.611km SW of Port Hueneme, CA · 16301 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.012km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16299 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.222km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.66km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16297 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.69km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.32km WSW of Malibu, CA · 16296 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.918km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.818km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.41km ESE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16288 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.27km SSE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16288 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.39km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16287 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.29km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16286 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.39km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16286 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.816km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16285 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.31km ESE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.016km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.312km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.117km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.623km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.920km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.015km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.317km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16274 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.616km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.416km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.617km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.017km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.616km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.616km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.613km N of Grapevine, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.618km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.016km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.618km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.416km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.014km SE of Arvin, CA · 16269 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.217km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16268 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.117km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.59km N of Grapevine, CA · 16266 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.215km NNE of Ojai, CA · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.629km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16265 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.73km ENE of Pacoima, CA · 16264 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.06km ENE of Lebec, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
The first 60 of 67.
Before
- 2.515km NNW of Goleta, CA · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.55km SE of Malibu, CA · 16313 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.87km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.516km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16315 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 16317 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.120km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16318 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.120km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16318 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.28km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16319 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CA · 16321 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.719km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16323 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.017km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16323 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.23km NE of Panorama City, CA · 16324 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.42km SE of Goleta, CA · 16325 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.011km ESE of Piru, CA · 16325 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.13km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16327 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.215km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.315km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.917km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16329 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.720km E of Maricopa, CA · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci105291. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.