M2.1 earthquake 19km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Aug 23, 1985, 2:26 PM PDT

UTC

1985-08-23 21:26:20 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.232° N, 119.472° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

0

• Ventura, CaliforniaPopulation 96,769. Forecast17 kmWSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast27 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast115 kmW

After

1. 1.610km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Aug 30, 4:17 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.74km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 30, 4:32 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.924km NNW of Ojai, CASat, Aug 31, 6:32 PM PDT · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.320km SSW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 6, 12:06 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.30km ESE of Los Alamos, CASun, Sep 8, 6:25 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.03km SSE of Malibu Beach, CASun, Sep 8, 9:03 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.43km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Sep 9, 11:25 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.913km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 5:57 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.813km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 3:46 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.028km NW of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 12, 12:26 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
11. 2.318km S of Camarillo, CASat, Sep 14, 1:55 AM PDT · 14991 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
12. 2.57km SE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 12:11 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
13. 2.36km SE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 12:12 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
14. 3.07km SSE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 12:18 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
15. 2.46km SE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 1:37 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.37km SSE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 4:13 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
17. 1.913km ENE of Carpinteria, CATue, Sep 17, 12:56 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
18. 1.51km NW of Frazier Park, CATue, Sep 17, 8:59 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.914km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 7:21 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
20. 2.213km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 9:09 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
21. 2.314km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:18 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
22. 2.314km ENE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:18 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
23. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:20 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
24. 1.914km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:34 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
25. 2.613km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 5:07 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
26. 2.714km ENE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 6:07 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
27. 1.914km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:26 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
28. 1.714km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:36 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
29. 2.613km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 9:58 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
30. 1.813km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:10 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
31. 3.114km W of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 19, 12:35 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
32. 2.214km NE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Sep 19, 12:53 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
33. 2.316km S of Camarillo, CAThu, Sep 19, 3:24 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
34. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Sep 19, 4:38 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
35. 2.39km W of Malibu, CAThu, Sep 19, 7:47 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
36. 2.97km SSE of Goleta, CAFri, Sep 20, 1:04 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
37. 2.36km SSE of Goleta, CAFri, Sep 20, 6:04 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
38. 1.74km E of Las Flores, CASat, Sep 21, 2:39 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
39. 1.912km W of Ojai, CASat, Sep 21, 4:35 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
40. 1.927km SSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Sep 23, 6:31 AM PDT · 14982 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
41. 1.712km N of Piru, CAMon, Sep 23, 4:04 PM PDT · 14981 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
42. 2.610km S of Las Flores, CAWed, Sep 25, 6:25 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
43. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 25, 10:29 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
44. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 3:52 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
45. 1.917km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 4:39 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
46. 1.516km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 8:58 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
47. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 9:27 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
48. 2.04km NNW of Las Flores, CAFri, Sep 27, 4:38 PM PDT · 14977 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
49. 1.914km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Sep 29, 4:26 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
50. 2.118km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASun, Sep 29, 3:03 PM PDT · 14976 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.818km S of Las Flores, CASun, Sep 29, 3:16 PM PDT · 14976 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
52. 2.212km WNW of Ojai, CASat, Oct 5, 4:15 PM PDT · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
53. 2.214km WNW of Ojai, CASat, Oct 5, 4:15 PM PDT · 14969 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
54. 2.514km W of Ojai, CASat, Oct 5, 4:19 PM PDT · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
55. 2.15km SE of Malibu, CATue, Oct 8, 4:17 PM PDT · 14966 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
56. 2.55km ENE of Panorama City, CATue, Oct 8, 11:29 PM PDT · 14966 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
57. 1.65km SSW of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Oct 9, 1:44 AM PDT · 14966 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
58. 2.012km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Oct 10, 4:04 AM PDT · 14965 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
59. 1.63km S of Valencia, CAThu, Oct 10, 7:07 PM PDT · 14964 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
60. 3.13km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 2:04 AM PDT · 14963 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

1. 2.710km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 23, 1:55 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
2. 2.610km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Aug 19, 7:43 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Aug 19, 1:15 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.120km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Aug 18, 9:24 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.66km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Aug 16, 10:20 PM PDT · 15019 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.84km E of Goleta, CAFri, Aug 16, 9:05 PM PDT · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
7. 2.114km N of Castaic, CAFri, Aug 16, 8:45 AM PDT · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.60km SSE of Castaic, CATue, Aug 6, 10:28 PM PDT · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.711km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 1, 11:15 PM PDT · 15034 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.125km S of Malibu, CAThu, Aug 1, 12:42 PM PDT · 15035 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.619km W of Malibu, CAThu, Aug 1, 4:54 AM PDT · 15035 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.617km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 31, 3:16 AM PDT · 15036 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.532km N of San Miguel Is., CAWed, Jul 31, 3:06 AM PDT · 15036 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.63km SE of Valencia, CATue, Jul 30, 8:54 AM PDT · 15037 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.49km ESE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 29, 10:38 AM PDT · 15038 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
16. 1.934km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Jul 26, 5:43 AM PDT · 15041 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.26km NW of Santa Paula, CAThu, Jul 25, 6:03 AM PDT · 15042 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci110720. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.