California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Mon, Apr 23, 1984, 9:10 PM PST (05:10 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
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-04-24 05:10:43 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.241° N, 119.637° 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: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.321km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15500 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.421km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15500 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.421km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15500 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.619km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 15500 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.319km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15500 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.919km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15500 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.520km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 15500 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.520km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15500 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.13km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15498 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.23km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15498 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.38km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15498 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.218km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15497 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.421km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15497 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.818km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15497 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.018km S of Carpinteria, CA · 15496 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.219km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15496 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.413km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15496 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.421km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15496 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.114km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 15494 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.022km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15493 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.419km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15491 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.618km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15491 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.58km SW of Ojai, CA · 15490 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.714km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.519km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15488 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 4.311km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15487 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.413km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15487 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.312km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15487 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.312km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15487 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.212km NE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15487 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.212km NE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15487 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.114km NE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15487 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.513km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15487 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.612km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15486 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.612km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15485 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.911km W of Malibu, CA · 15484 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.52km SW of Grapevine, CA · 15484 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15483 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.912km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15480 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 3.59km SE of Orcutt, CA · 15478 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.911km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 15476 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.01km NE of Maricopa, CA · 15473 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.521km NE of Ojai, CA · 15471 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.15km SSW of Montecito, CA · 15469 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.619km S of Maricopa, CA · 15467 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 3.07km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15465 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.81km WSW of Castaic, CA · 15463 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.71km SSW of Castaic, CA · 15461 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.320km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15460 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.812km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 15458 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.616km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15456 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.910km WSW of Ojai, CA · 15456 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.39km WSW of Ojai, CA · 15456 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.822km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15455 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.63km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15455 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.58km SW of Ojai, CA · 15453 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.75km ESE of Malibu, CA · 15453 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.97km SE of Malibu, CA · 15453 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.820km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.421km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.421km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15501 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.420km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.820km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.418km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15501 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.317km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.321km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.119km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15501 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.620km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.318km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.120km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.220km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.419km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.219km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.419km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.320km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15501 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37608. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC.