M1.8 earthquake 12km E of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 1, 1985, 1:40 PM PST

UTC

1985-12-01 21:40:52 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.413° N, 119.383° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

0

• Oak View, CaliforniaPopulation 4,066. Forecast8 kmW
• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast12 kmE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast30 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast112 kmWNW

After

1. 1.612km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Dec 2, 3:26 PM PST · 14904 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 3, 8:35 AM PST · 14903 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.610km SSW of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 5, 11:01 PM PST · 14901 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.913km N of Castaic, CAFri, Dec 6, 1:31 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.717km SE of Arvin, CAFri, Dec 6, 10:06 PM PST · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.515km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 7, 10:03 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.410km N of Santa Barbara, CASun, Dec 8, 2:08 PM PST · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.12km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Dec 8, 6:54 PM PST · 14898 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.99km SSW of Arvin, CAMon, Dec 9, 12:04 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.819km ENE of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 10, 6:58 AM PST · 14896 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.86km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 11, 9:29 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.69km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 12, 2:33 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.08km ENE of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 12, 6:20 AM PST · 14894 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.18km SSE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Dec 12, 4:52 PM PST · 14894 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.323km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Dec 13, 4:57 AM PST · 14893 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
16. 2.024km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Dec 13, 5:12 AM PST · 14893 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.718km SSW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Dec 13, 10:37 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
18. 1.614km SSW of Maricopa, CASun, Dec 15, 10:53 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
19. 1.811km NE of Neenach, CASun, Dec 15, 3:41 PM PST · 14891 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.917km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Dec 16, 1:24 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
21. 1.76km SW of Malibu, CATue, Dec 17, 1:44 AM PST · 14890 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
22. 2.72km N of Santa Monica, CAThu, Dec 19, 5:03 AM PST · 14887 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
23. 1.88km NE of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 20, 1:43 AM PST · 14887 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
24. 1.99km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Dec 20, 11:34 AM PST · 14886 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
25. 2.46km W of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Dec 23, 11:03 AM PST · 14883 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
26. 1.615km SSW of Gorman, CAMon, Dec 23, 8:23 PM PST · 14883 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
27. 2.416km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Dec 25, 5:02 AM PST · 14881 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
28. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Dec 25, 11:33 PM PST · 14881 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
29. 1.97km NNW of Pacoima, CAThu, Dec 26, 3:54 PM PST · 14880 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
30. 1.72km E of Castaic, CASun, Dec 29, 6:41 PM PST · 14877 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 30, 5:24 AM PST · 14876 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
32. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CATue, Dec 31, 12:22 AM PST · 14876 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
33. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 3, 10:57 AM PST · 14872 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
34. 2.64km S of Los Alamos, CASun, Jan 5, 5:41 PM PST · 14870 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
35. 2.316km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Jan 6, 8:17 AM PST · 14869 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
36. 2.37km SSE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 7, 11:32 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
37. 1.93km SSE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jan 8, 4:21 AM PST · 14867 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
38. 2.01km NNW of Granada Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 10:23 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
39. 2.21km NW of Granada Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 11:25 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
40. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jan 14, 1:04 AM PST · 14862 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
41. 1.67km SSW of Ojai, CATue, Jan 14, 6:27 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.48km SSW of Ojai, CAWed, Jan 15, 7:59 AM PST · 14860 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
43. 1.65km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Jan 15, 2:47 PM PST · 14860 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
44. 1.610km WNW of Ventura, CAFri, Jan 17, 8:45 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.18km SSW of Ojai, CAFri, Jan 17, 9:00 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
46. 2.626km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jan 17, 11:07 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
47. 1.89km NNW of Ventura, CAFri, Jan 17, 11:08 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
48. 1.69km SSW of Ojai, CASat, Jan 18, 12:15 AM PST · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
49. 2.08km ESE of Malibu, CASun, Jan 19, 12:28 PM PST · 14856 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
50. 2.013km N of Taft, CAMon, Jan 20, 7:02 AM PST · 14855 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
51. 2.118km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 20, 8:05 AM PST · 14855 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
52. 3.425km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Jan 22, 8:26 AM PST · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.82km WNW of West Hills, CAThu, Jan 23, 6:40 PM PST · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
54. 1.57km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 26, 3:09 PM PST · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.33km S of Isla Vista, CASun, Jan 26, 7:56 PM PST · 14849 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
56. 2.38km WNW of Fillmore, CASun, Jan 26, 7:58 PM PST · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
57. 2.16km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 27, 7:37 AM PST · 14848 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
58. 2.121km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 28, 1:36 AM PST · 14848 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
59. 2.212km NW of Ventura, CATue, Jan 28, 6:45 PM PST · 14847 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away

Before

1. 2.012km E of Carpinteria, CASun, Dec 1, 12:16 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.113km E of Carpinteria, CAThu, Nov 28, 7:24 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.610km SW of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 28, 7:16 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.38km SW of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 28, 7:15 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.66km SW of Piru, CAThu, Nov 28, 6:36 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
6. 2.014km W of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 28, 7:27 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.318km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Nov 26, 12:21 AM PST · 14911 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.116km SE of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Nov 25, 6:04 AM PST · 14911 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.62km S of Malibu, CAFri, Nov 22, 5:50 AM PST · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.37km SW of Marina del Rey, CAMon, Nov 18, 9:52 PM PST · 14918 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.810km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Nov 17, 1:43 PM PST · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.519km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Nov 17, 9:38 AM PST · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
13. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, Nov 15, 5:23 PM PST · 14921 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
14. 2.114km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 14, 5:15 AM PST · 14922 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
15. 1.98km SW of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Nov 13, 6:22 PM PST · 14923 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.714km SSW of Gorman, CATue, Nov 12, 12:56 PM PST · 14924 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
17. 2.414km WSW of Ventura, CAFri, Nov 8, 10:12 PM PST · 14928 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.24km WSW of Santa Paula, CAWed, Nov 6, 1:28 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
19. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 6, 12:08 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 5, 3:25 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124905. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.