M2.3 earthquake 19km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jul 15, 1983, 10:49 AM PDT

UTC

1983-07-15 17:49:45 UTC

Depth

9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.230° N, 119.466° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

18

• Ventura, CaliforniaPopulation 96,769. Forecast17 kmWSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast27 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast114 kmW

After

1. 2.520km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Jul 16, 12:17 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.820km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Jul 16, 9:45 AM PDT · 15784 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.48km WSW of Malibu, CAMon, Jul 18, 8:19 PM PDT · 15782 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.316km SW of Malibu, CATue, Jul 19, 5:27 AM PDT · 15781 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.032km SW of Maricopa, CAFri, Jul 22, 2:14 AM PDT · 15779 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.621km S of Las Flores, CASun, Jul 24, 6:25 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.923km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 26, 2:04 AM PDT · 15775 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.48km NW of Neenach, CAMon, Aug 1, 9:41 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.914km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Aug 2, 6:46 PM PDT · 15767 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
10. 2.214km WNW of Malibu, CAThu, Aug 4, 2:28 AM PDT · 15766 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
11. 2.26km NNW of Malibu, CAFri, Aug 5, 12:11 PM PDT · 15764 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.58km NE of Ventura, CASat, Aug 6, 11:05 AM PDT · 15763 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.626km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Aug 9, 12:30 PM PDT · 15760 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.117km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Aug 10, 6:59 AM PDT · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
15. 3.05km W of Santa Paula, CAFri, Aug 12, 11:22 AM PDT · 15757 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
16. 1.88km W of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 21, 6:45 PM PDT · 15748 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 22, 12:02 PM PDT · 15747 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 22, 7:58 PM PDT · 15747 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.71km NW of Castaic, CATue, Aug 23, 2:05 AM PDT · 15747 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.029km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Aug 23, 4:22 AM PDT · 15746 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
21. 2.811km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 23, 5:42 AM PDT · 15746 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
22. 2.410km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 23, 5:45 AM PDT · 15746 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
23. 2.67km NE of Santa Paula, CAFri, Aug 26, 1:06 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
24. 1.99km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Aug 28, 11:44 PM PDT · 15741 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
25. 1.65km ESE of Oak Park, CAFri, Sep 2, 8:44 AM PDT · 15736 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
26. 1.85km NNW of Santa Monica, CASat, Sep 3, 4:41 AM PDT · 15735 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
27. 1.514km WNW of Malibu, CAWed, Sep 7, 11:07 AM PDT · 15731 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
28. 1.721km SSE of Port Hueneme, CASat, Sep 10, 10:17 AM PDT · 15728 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
29. 2.214km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Sep 13, 2:00 AM PDT · 15726 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away

Before

1. 1.618km ENE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Jul 13, 5:07 PM PDT · 15787 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.83km S of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 12, 10:11 AM PDT · 15788 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.716km S of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Jul 9, 4:25 PM PDT · 15791 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.814km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jul 7, 9:46 PM PDT · 15793 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.64km NNW of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 6, 1:07 AM PDT · 15795 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
6. 3.012km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 2, 1:21 PM PDT · 15798 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.84km SW of Camarillo, CAFri, Jun 24, 9:39 AM PDT · 15806 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.55km SSE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 24, 12:06 AM PDT · 15807 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
9. 1.910km NNE of Castaic, CAThu, Jun 23, 1:42 AM PDT · 15808 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.710km SSE of Isla Vista, CATue, Jun 21, 7:18 PM PDT · 15809 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
11. 2.123km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 20, 8:18 AM PDT · 15810 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.98km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jun 19, 3:45 AM PDT · 15811 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.511km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jun 17, 1:40 PM PDT · 15813 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10320. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.