California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Sat, Apr 14, 1984, 12:10 PM PST (20:10 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 11km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-04-14 20:10:16 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.239° N, 119.615° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
0°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CA · 15509 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.25km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 15506 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.99km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.219km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.320km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.320km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.419km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.820km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.320km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.420km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.018km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.319km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.221km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.819km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 3.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.219km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 3.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.420km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.719km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.719km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.020km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.420km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.819km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 3.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.819km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.219km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.119km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.818km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.219km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.219km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.420km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.320km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.520km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15503 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.419km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.418km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.320km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.420km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.918km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 15503 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.418km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.33km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15511 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.04km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15511 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.26km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15513 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.126km NNE of Montecito, CA · 15513 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.122km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 15514 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.414km NW of Ventura, CA · 15516 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.312km NW of Ventura, CA · 15516 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.510km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15518 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.55km NW of West Hills, CA · 15529 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.66km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 15529 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.75km WSW of Chatsworth, CA · 15530 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15531 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.816km N of Fillmore, CA · 15531 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.311km NNW of Los Alamos, CA · 15532 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.428km SSE of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 15534 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.018km S of Maricopa, CA · 15540 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away

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