California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Sun, Apr 22, 1984, 4:24 PM PST (00:24 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
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-04-23 00:24:08 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.242° N, 119.628° 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: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.320km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.420km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.020km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.420km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.420km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.320km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.419km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.219km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.419km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.220km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.120km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.318km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.620km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.119km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.321km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 3.317km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.418km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.820km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.420km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.421km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15503 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.421km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.820km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.321km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.321km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.421km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15503 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.421km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15502 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.619km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 15502 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.319km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15502 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.919km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15502 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 3.520km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 15502 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.520km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15502 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.13km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15500 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.23km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15500 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.38km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15500 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.218km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15500 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.421km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15499 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.818km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15499 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.018km S of Carpinteria, CA · 15499 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.219km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15499 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.413km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15498 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.421km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15498 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.114km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 15496 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.022km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15495 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.419km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15493 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.618km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15493 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.58km SW of Ojai, CA · 15492 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.714km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15492 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.519km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15491 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 4.311km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.413km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15490 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.312km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15490 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 2.519km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.520km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.018km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.920km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 3.520km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15504 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.120km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.219km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.519km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.620km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.419km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15504 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.420km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.220km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.219km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.520km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 15505 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.218km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15505 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.019km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.318km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.719km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15505 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37628. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.