M2.7 earthquake 20km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Nov 16, 1983, 4:14 AM PST

UTC

1983-11-16 12:14:29 UTC

Depth

6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.232° N, 119.442° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

22

• Ventura, CaliforniaPopulation 96,769. Forecast15 kmWSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast25 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast112 kmW

After

1. 2.417km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Nov 16, 5:24 AM PST · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.019km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAFri, Nov 18, 6:02 PM PST · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.18km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 21, 8:09 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
4. 2.822km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Nov 22, 4:01 AM PST · 15656 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.916km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Nov 22, 8:16 AM PST · 15656 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.58km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 22, 9:13 PM PST · 15656 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.85km WNW of Santa Monica, CAWed, Nov 23, 4:01 AM PST · 15655 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
8. 2.412km WNW of Ventura, CAWed, Nov 23, 3:35 PM PST · 15655 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.59km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 26, 7:43 PM PST · 15652 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.38km NNW of Santa Paula, CASun, Nov 27, 10:18 PM PST · 15651 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
11. 2.01km S of Valencia, CAMon, Nov 28, 11:38 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.437km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Dec 2, 11:23 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.27km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Dec 4, 1:14 PM PST · 15644 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.47km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASun, Dec 4, 1:28 PM PST · 15644 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.717km S of Malibu Beach, CASat, Dec 10, 8:07 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.09km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 12, 2:02 PM PST · 15636 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
17. 2.51km SSE of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Dec 13, 5:44 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
18. 3.010km WSW of Isla Vista, CAThu, Dec 15, 11:29 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
19. 2.712km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 15, 1:48 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.812km SSE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 15, 2:02 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
21. 2.313km SSE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 15, 4:55 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
22. 1.916km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Dec 17, 5:18 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
23. 2.615km NNE of Montecito, CASun, Dec 18, 8:20 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
24. 2.219km ENE of Maricopa, CASun, Dec 18, 10:14 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.89km E of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 21, 6:21 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
26. 2.526km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Dec 21, 10:35 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
27. 2.37km W of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 24, 2:09 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.925km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Dec 24, 5:15 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
29. 2.67km SSE of Isla Vista, CAWed, Dec 28, 11:10 AM PST · 15620 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
30. 1.87km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 31, 6:04 AM PST · 15617 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
31. 2.63km S of Montecito, CAMon, Jan 2, 5:26 AM PST · 15615 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
32. 2.44km SSW of Montecito, CAMon, Jan 2, 6:01 AM PST · 15615 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.52km NNE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 5, 5:31 PM PST · 15612 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
34. 2.15km SSW of Castaic, CASun, Jan 8, 4:28 PM PST · 15609 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
35. 2.49km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jan 11, 6:38 PM PST · 15606 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
36. 2.512km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jan 11, 6:45 PM PST · 15606 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away

Before

1. 2.16km WNW of Castaic, CATue, Nov 15, 9:56 AM PST · 15663 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.514km ESE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Nov 12, 8:54 AM PST · 15666 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.715km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 11, 5:33 AM PST · 15667 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.822km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Nov 10, 4:20 PM PST · 15668 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.39km ENE of Carpinteria, CATue, Nov 8, 1:46 PM PST · 15670 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.214km N of Castaic, CATue, Nov 8, 12:22 PM PST · 15670 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 7, 5:57 AM PST · 15671 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
8. 3.020km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 4, 9:57 AM PST · 15674 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.910km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 1, 8:23 AM PST · 15677 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.316km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 25, 11:49 PM PDT · 15684 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.415km S of Las Flores, CATue, Oct 25, 6:08 AM PDT · 15684 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.77km W of El Segundo, CAMon, Oct 24, 1:50 PM PDT · 15685 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.725km SSW of Santa Rosa Is., CASat, Oct 22, 4:56 AM PDT · 15687 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Oct 20, 11:32 AM PDT · 15689 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.48km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 18, 5:55 PM PDT · 15691 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.07km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 18, 5:54 PM PDT · 15691 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci22439. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.