M2.8 earthquake 12km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 15, 1983, 2:02 PM PST

UTC

1983-12-15 22:02:33 UTC

Depth

0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.302° N, 119.463° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

0°

Stations used

0

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast12 kmSSE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast29 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast116 kmWNW

After

1. 2.313km SSE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 15, 4:55 PM PST · 15621 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.916km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Dec 17, 5:18 PM PST · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.615km NNE of Montecito, CASun, Dec 18, 8:20 PM PST · 15618 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.219km ENE of Maricopa, CASun, Dec 18, 10:14 PM PST · 15618 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.817km E of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 21, 5:39 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.89km E of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 21, 6:21 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.526km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Dec 21, 10:35 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.37km W of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 24, 2:09 AM PST · 15613 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.925km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Dec 24, 5:15 AM PST · 15613 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.67km SSE of Isla Vista, CAWed, Dec 28, 11:10 AM PST · 15609 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.87km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 31, 6:04 AM PST · 15606 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.63km S of Montecito, CAMon, Jan 2, 5:26 AM PST · 15604 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
13. 2.44km SSW of Montecito, CAMon, Jan 2, 6:01 AM PST · 15604 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
14. 1.52km NNE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 5, 5:31 PM PST · 15600 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.15km SSW of Castaic, CASun, Jan 8, 4:28 PM PST · 15597 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.49km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jan 11, 6:38 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.512km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jan 11, 6:45 PM PST · 15594 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.712km E of Orcutt, CAWed, Jan 11, 11:56 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.318km E of Maricopa, CASun, Jan 15, 10:02 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
20. 1.724km SW of Lamont, CATue, Jan 17, 8:55 PM PST · 15588 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.67km N of Granada Hills, CAWed, Jan 18, 1:24 AM PST · 15588 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
22. 1.77km SW of Ojai, CAWed, Jan 18, 8:06 AM PST · 15588 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
23. 2.77km SSW of Malibu, CAMon, Jan 23, 4:01 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
24. 1.92km WNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 26, 1:54 PM PST · 15579 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.212km S of Las Flores, CASat, Jan 28, 3:32 AM PST · 15578 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
26. 2.67km W of Frazier Park, CASat, Jan 28, 4:05 PM PST · 15577 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
27. 1.912km WSW of Santa Rosa Is., CASat, Jan 28, 6:38 PM PST · 15577 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.814km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 29, 10:21 AM PST · 15577 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
29. 2.13km NNW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jan 31, 5:39 AM PST · 15575 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
30. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 2, 2:18 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
31. 2.116km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 2, 2:23 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
32. 2.316km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 2, 8:10 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
33. 3.315km N of Fillmore, CASun, Feb 5, 12:39 PM PST · 15570 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
34. 2.515km N of Fillmore, CASun, Feb 5, 12:55 PM PST · 15570 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.917km SSE of Carpinteria, CASun, Feb 5, 2:50 PM PST · 15569 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
36. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Feb 5, 3:14 PM PST · 15569 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
37. 3.35km NW of Ventura, CAMon, Feb 6, 7:33 PM PST · 15568 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
38. 3.219km SSE of San Miguel Is., CAMon, Feb 6, 11:52 PM PST · 15568 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
39. 2.417km N of Fillmore, CATue, Feb 7, 12:01 AM PST · 15568 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
40. 1.715km N of Fillmore, CATue, Feb 7, 1:49 AM PST · 15568 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
41. 1.615km N of Fillmore, CATue, Feb 7, 1:49 AM PST · 15568 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
42. 1.615km N of Fillmore, CATue, Feb 7, 8:08 AM PST · 15568 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
43. 2.27km SSE of Malibu Beach, CATue, Feb 7, 12:34 PM PST · 15568 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
44. 1.815km N of Fillmore, CATue, Feb 7, 10:27 PM PST · 15567 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
45. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 9, 11:33 AM PST · 15566 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
46. 2.915km N of Fillmore, CASat, Feb 11, 6:25 AM PST · 15564 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away

Before

1. 2.712km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 15, 1:48 PM PST · 15621 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
2. 3.010km WSW of Isla Vista, CAThu, Dec 15, 11:29 AM PST · 15622 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.09km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 12, 2:02 PM PST · 15624 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.717km S of Malibu Beach, CASat, Dec 10, 8:07 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.47km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASun, Dec 4, 1:28 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.27km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Dec 4, 1:14 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
7. 2.437km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Dec 2, 11:23 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.01km S of Valencia, CAMon, Nov 28, 11:38 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
9. 2.38km NNW of Santa Paula, CASun, Nov 27, 10:18 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.59km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 26, 7:43 PM PST · 15640 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.010km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 24, 4:43 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.412km WNW of Ventura, CAWed, Nov 23, 3:35 PM PST · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.85km WNW of Santa Monica, CAWed, Nov 23, 4:01 AM PST · 15644 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.58km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 22, 9:13 PM PST · 15644 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.916km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Nov 22, 8:16 AM PST · 15645 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.822km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Nov 22, 4:01 AM PST · 15645 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
17. 2.18km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 21, 8:09 AM PST · 15646 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.417km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Nov 16, 5:24 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.720km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Nov 16, 4:14 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci24877. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.