M2.1 earthquake 14km S of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Apr 11, 1983, 6:11 AM PST

UTC

1983-04-11 14:11:05 UTC

Depth

10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.270° N, 119.549° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

234°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast35 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast123 kmWNW

After

1. 1.75km SW of Valencia, CAThu, Apr 14, 4:45 AM PST · 15876 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
2. 1.76km E of Las Flores, CAThu, Apr 14, 11:51 AM PST · 15875 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.58km NW of Granada Hills, CASat, Apr 16, 3:53 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.55km N of Chatsworth, CASat, Apr 16, 3:54 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.37km NW of Granada Hills, CASat, Apr 16, 4:24 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
6. 3.57km NW of Granada Hills, CASat, Apr 16, 4:25 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
7. 3.67km NNW of Granada Hills, CASat, Apr 16, 4:26 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.28km NNE of Chatsworth, CASat, Apr 16, 4:32 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.99km NNE of Chatsworth, CASat, Apr 16, 4:58 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.96km NE of Chatsworth, CASat, Apr 16, 5:01 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.96km NNE of Chatsworth, CASat, Apr 16, 5:02 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.612km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Apr 16, 2:43 PM PST · 15873 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.28km NW of Granada Hills, CASat, Apr 16, 7:26 PM PST · 15873 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.819km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Apr 17, 6:42 AM PST · 15873 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
15. 2.739km S of Santa Rosa Is., CAMon, Apr 18, 6:31 PM PST · 15871 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.215km SSE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Apr 22, 11:36 AM PST · 15867 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.011km SE of Isla Vista, CASat, Apr 23, 4:30 PM PST · 15866 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
18. 2.26km SE of Malibu, CASun, May 1, 9:14 AM PDT · 15858 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.53km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, May 4, 9:49 AM PDT · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, May 6, 8:41 AM PDT · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
21. 1.71km S of Santa Ynez, CASat, May 7, 9:38 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
22. 2.619km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CASun, May 8, 9:58 AM PDT · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
23. 2.420km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, May 15, 8:42 AM PDT · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
24. 1.636km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, May 18, 1:30 AM PDT · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
25. 1.921km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, May 18, 3:22 AM PDT · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
26. 1.52km SE of Ojai, CASat, May 21, 12:09 PM PDT · 15838 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
27. 1.719km N of Goleta, CASun, May 22, 8:12 AM PDT · 15837 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
28. 1.65km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, May 24, 6:39 AM PDT · 15836 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.419km E of Maricopa, CAFri, May 27, 10:00 AM PDT · 15832 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
30. 1.517km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, May 28, 5:59 AM PDT · 15832 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
31. 1.85km ESE of Malibu, CASun, May 29, 9:37 AM PDT · 15830 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
32. 1.517km W of Malibu, CATue, May 31, 7:30 PM PDT · 15828 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
33. 1.56km NNW of Fillmore, CAThu, Jun 9, 6:20 PM PDT · 15819 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away

Before

1. 1.64km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 10, 1:06 PM PST · 15879 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
2. 2.09km W of Malibu, CASat, Apr 9, 5:46 AM PST · 15881 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.87km W of Malibu, CASat, Apr 9, 5:46 AM PST · 15881 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 6, 7:25 PM PST · 15883 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.75km SW of Valencia, CATue, Apr 5, 1:19 AM PST · 15885 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.44km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Apr 4, 11:55 PM PST · 15885 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.65km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Apr 4, 10:53 PM PST · 15885 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.85km WSW of Valencia, CAMon, Apr 4, 10:20 PM PST · 15885 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.82km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Apr 3, 11:50 PM PST · 15886 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.219km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Apr 3, 8:21 AM PST · 15886 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.52km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Apr 1, 6:28 PM PST · 15888 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
12. 3.225km S of San Miguel Is., CAWed, Mar 30, 10:45 PM PST · 15890 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.628km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Mar 30, 12:04 AM PST · 15891 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.92km ENE of Malibu, CATue, Mar 29, 9:59 AM PST · 15891 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.224km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 28, 9:34 AM PST · 15892 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
16. 3.224km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 27, 6:44 PM PST · 15893 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.624km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 27, 6:43 PM PST · 15893 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.74km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Mar 24, 11:19 AM PST · 15896 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.33km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Mar 23, 4:02 PM PST · 15897 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 22, 3:43 AM PST · 15899 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1104767. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC.