M1.9 earthquake 13km ENE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Sep 17, 1985, 12:56 PM PDT

UTC

1985-09-17 19:56:52 UTC

Depth

12.3 km (7.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.457° N, 119.397° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

125°

Stations used

0

• Mira Monte, CaliforniaPopulation 6,854. Forecast11 kmWNW
• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast13 kmENE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast35 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast115 kmWNW

After

1. 1.51km NW of Frazier Park, CATue, Sep 17, 8:59 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.914km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 7:21 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.213km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 9:09 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.314km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:18 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.314km ENE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:18 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:20 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.914km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:34 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.613km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 5:07 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.714km ENE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 6:07 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.914km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:26 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.714km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:36 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.613km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 9:58 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.813km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:10 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
14. 3.114km W of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 19, 12:35 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.214km NE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Sep 19, 12:53 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.316km S of Camarillo, CAThu, Sep 19, 3:24 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
17. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Sep 19, 4:38 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.39km W of Malibu, CAThu, Sep 19, 7:47 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
19. 2.97km SSE of Goleta, CAFri, Sep 20, 1:04 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.36km SSE of Goleta, CAFri, Sep 20, 6:04 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
21. 1.74km E of Las Flores, CASat, Sep 21, 2:39 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
22. 1.912km W of Ojai, CASat, Sep 21, 4:35 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
23. 1.927km SSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Sep 23, 6:31 AM PDT · 14982 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
24. 1.712km N of Piru, CAMon, Sep 23, 4:04 PM PDT · 14982 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
25. 2.610km S of Las Flores, CAWed, Sep 25, 6:25 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 25, 10:29 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
27. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 3:52 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
28. 1.917km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 4:39 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
29. 1.516km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 8:58 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
30. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 9:27 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
31. 2.04km NNW of Las Flores, CAFri, Sep 27, 4:38 PM PDT · 14978 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
32. 1.914km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Sep 29, 4:26 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
33. 1.818km S of Las Flores, CASun, Sep 29, 3:16 PM PDT · 14976 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.812km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 2, 1:17 AM PDT · 14974 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
35. 2.212km WNW of Ojai, CASat, Oct 5, 4:15 PM PDT · 14970 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.214km WNW of Ojai, CASat, Oct 5, 4:15 PM PDT · 14970 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
37. 2.514km W of Ojai, CASat, Oct 5, 4:19 PM PDT · 14970 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.15km SE of Malibu, CATue, Oct 8, 4:17 PM PDT · 14967 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
39. 2.55km ENE of Panorama City, CATue, Oct 8, 11:29 PM PDT · 14967 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
40. 1.65km SSW of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Oct 9, 1:44 AM PDT · 14967 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
41. 2.012km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Oct 10, 4:04 AM PDT · 14965 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
42. 1.63km S of Valencia, CAThu, Oct 10, 7:07 PM PDT · 14965 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
43. 3.13km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 2:04 AM PDT · 14964 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
44. 1.72km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 3:18 AM PDT · 14963 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
45. 1.83km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 3:23 AM PDT · 14963 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
46. 1.71km NW of Santa Clarita, CASat, Oct 12, 6:16 AM PDT · 14963 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
47. 1.68km WNW of Santa Paula, CASun, Oct 13, 5:11 PM PDT · 14962 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
48. 2.321km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Oct 17, 8:52 AM PDT · 14958 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
49. 2.618km WSW of Rosedale, CASat, Oct 19, 6:17 AM PDT · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
50. 2.721km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 10:04 AM PDT · 14956 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
51. 2.022km SW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 10:26 AM PDT · 14956 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
52. 1.817km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 3:33 PM PDT · 14956 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
53. 2.416km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 21, 3:50 PM PDT · 14954 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
54. 1.59km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 21, 10:49 PM PDT · 14954 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
55. 2.220km SSW of Maricopa, CAWed, Oct 23, 5:26 PM PDT · 14952 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
56. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Oct 23, 8:26 PM PDT · 14952 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
57. 2.919km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Oct 27, 3:20 PM PST · 14948 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
58. 1.912km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Oct 29, 9:02 PM PST · 14946 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
59. 1.76km NNW of Chatsworth, CAWed, Oct 30, 7:40 PM PST · 14945 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
60. 1.921km SW of Lamont, CASat, Nov 2, 12:46 AM PST · 14943 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

1. 2.37km SSE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 4:13 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.46km SE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 1:37 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
3. 3.07km SSE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 12:18 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
4. 2.36km SE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 12:12 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.57km SE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 12:11 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.318km S of Camarillo, CASat, Sep 14, 1:55 AM PDT · 14992 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
7. 2.028km NW of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 12, 12:26 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
8. 1.813km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 3:46 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.913km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 5:57 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
10. 2.43km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Sep 9, 11:25 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.03km SSE of Malibu Beach, CASun, Sep 8, 9:03 PM PDT · 14997 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.30km ESE of Los Alamos, CASun, Sep 8, 6:25 PM PDT · 14997 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.89km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Sep 6, 8:34 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.320km SSW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 6, 12:06 AM PDT · 15000 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Sep 5, 8:21 AM PDT · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.924km NNW of Ojai, CASat, Aug 31, 6:32 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
17. 2.012km SW of Lamont, CASat, Aug 31, 12:30 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.74km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 30, 4:32 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
19. 1.610km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Aug 30, 4:17 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.119km SSE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Aug 23, 2:26 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci118563. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC.