California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14km SSE of Carpinteria, CA on Mon, Jan 31, 1983, 4:36 PM PST (00:36 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-01 00:36:31 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.285° N, 119.467° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15938 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.838km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15937 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.39km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15933 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.611km NW of Malibu, CA · 15931 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.47km SE of Goleta, CA · 15929 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.76km NW of Ventura, CA · 15929 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.411km N of Grapevine, CA · 15927 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.312km N of Grapevine, CA · 15926 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.511km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15926 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.26km W of Santa Paula, CA · 15926 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.923km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 15925 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.57km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15925 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.512km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15925 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.825km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15920 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.225km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15920 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.86km W of Ventura, CA · 15919 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.217km WSW of El Segundo, CA · 15917 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.521km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15917 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.08km NW of Malibu, CA · 15916 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.911km NW of Malibu, CA · 15916 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.912km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15916 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.513km SE of Maricopa, CA · 15912 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.611km ENE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15912 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.99km NW of Malibu, CA · 15907 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.58km NW of Malibu, CA · 15906 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.516km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 15906 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 3.06km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15906 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.66km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15906 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.712km NNW of Montecito, CA · 15905 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.93km SW of Valencia, CA · 15905 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.114km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15905 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.510km S of Lake Hughes, CA · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.924km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15902 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.834km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15901 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.517km S of Camarillo, CA · 15896 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.45km S of Castaic, CA · 15896 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.211km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15895 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.815km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15895 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.711km N of Castaic, CA · 15893 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15891 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15891 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.612km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15890 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15890 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.33km SW of Valencia, CA · 15889 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.74km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 15888 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.624km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15885 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 3.224km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15885 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.324km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15885 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.324km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15885 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.524km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15885 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.824km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15884 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.422km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15884 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.224km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15884 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.711km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 15884 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.92km ENE of Malibu, CA · 15883 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.628km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15883 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.211km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15940 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.56km WNW of Goleta, CA · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.54km ESE of Valencia, CA · 15942 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.611km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 15943 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.88km W of Castaic, CA · 15947 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.55km NNE of Malibu, CA · 15949 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.615km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 15952 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.56km WNW of Granada Hills, CA · 15953 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.512km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15955 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.519km S of Camarillo, CA · 15959 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.40km SW of West Hills, CA · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.846km S of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.545km S of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.720km S of Maricopa, CA · 15960 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.110km SW of Ojai, CA · 15960 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.810km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15960 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.63km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.83km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.53km S of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12161439. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.