California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Sun, May 15, 1983, 8:42 AM PDT (15:42 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 24km SSW of San Miguel Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-05-15 15:42:15 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.225° N, 119.592° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.636km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.921km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.52km SE of Ojai, CA · 15838 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.719km N of Goleta, CA · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.65km SW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15836 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.419km E of Maricopa, CA · 15832 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.517km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15832 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.85km ESE of Malibu, CA · 15831 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.517km W of Malibu, CA · 15828 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.56km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 15819 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.88km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15815 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.512km NW of Malibu, CA · 15815 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.332km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15814 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.511km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15811 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.710km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 15807 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.55km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 15805 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.84km SW of Camarillo, CA · 15805 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.524km SSW of San Miguel Is., CA · 15801 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.012km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15796 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.814km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15791 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.716km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15789 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.618km ENE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.619km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.71km S of Santa Ynez, CA · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.53km SSW of Valencia, CA · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.26km SE of Malibu, CA · 15859 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.011km SE of Isla Vista, CA · 15866 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.215km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 15867 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.739km S of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 15871 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.819km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15873 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.28km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15873 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.612km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15873 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.96km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15874 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.96km NE of Chatsworth, CA · 15874 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.99km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15874 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.28km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15874 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.67km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 15874 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.57km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15874 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.37km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15874 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.55km N of Chatsworth, CA · 15874 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.58km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15874 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1107779. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.