California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16km SE of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16km SE of Carpinteria, CA on Sun, Mar 6, 1983, 6:48 AM PST (14:48 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7km NNW of Granada Hills, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-03-06 14:48:39 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.288° N, 119.407° W
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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15916 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.66km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15916 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.712km NNW of Montecito, CA · 15915 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.93km SW of Valencia, CA · 15915 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.114km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15915 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.510km S of Lake Hughes, CA · 15913 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.924km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15912 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.834km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15911 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.517km S of Camarillo, CA · 15906 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.45km S of Castaic, CA · 15906 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.211km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15905 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.815km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15905 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.711km N of Castaic, CA · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15901 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15901 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.612km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15901 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15900 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.33km SW of Valencia, CA · 15899 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.74km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 15898 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.624km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15895 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.224km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15895 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.324km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15895 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.324km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15895 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.524km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15895 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.824km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15894 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.422km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15894 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.224km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15894 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.711km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 15894 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.92km ENE of Malibu, CA · 15893 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.628km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15893 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.625km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15893 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.52km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15890 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.219km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 15888 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.82km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15888 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.85km WSW of Valencia, CA · 15887 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.65km SW of Valencia, CA · 15887 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.44km SW of Valencia, CA · 15887 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.75km SW of Valencia, CA · 15887 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15885 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.87km W of Malibu, CA · 15882 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.09km W of Malibu, CA · 15882 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.34km W of El Segundo, CA · 15881 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.64km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15881 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.114km S of Carpinteria, CA · 15880 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.75km SW of Valencia, CA · 15877 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.76km E of Las Flores, CA · 15877 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.58km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15875 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.55km N of Chatsworth, CA · 15875 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.37km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15875 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 3.57km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15875 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 3.67km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 15875 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.28km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15875 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.99km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15875 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.96km NE of Chatsworth, CA · 15875 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.96km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15875 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.612km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15875 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.28km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15875 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.819km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15874 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.739km S of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 15873 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.99km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 15872 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.58km NW of Malibu, CA · 15916 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.99km NW of Malibu, CA · 15917 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.611km ENE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15922 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.513km SE of Maricopa, CA · 15922 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.613km N of Grapevine, CA · 15926 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.912km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15926 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.911km NW of Malibu, CA · 15926 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.08km NW of Malibu, CA · 15926 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.521km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15927 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.217km WSW of El Segundo, CA · 15927 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.86km W of Ventura, CA · 15929 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.225km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.825km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.512km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.57km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.923km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.26km W of Santa Paula, CA · 15936 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.511km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15936 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.312km N of Grapevine, CA · 15936 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.411km N of Grapevine, CA · 15937 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1102473. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.