California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 19km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 19km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Sun, Oct 27, 1985, 3:20 PM PST (23:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-27 23:20:24 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.233° N, 119.585° 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
107°
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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14937 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.76km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 14937 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.72km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14932 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.29km NW of Los Olivos, CA · 14932 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.43km N of Frazier Park, CA · 14932 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14932 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.24km WSW of Santa Paula, CA · 14930 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.414km WSW of Ventura, CA · 14927 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.714km SSW of Gorman, CA · 14924 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.98km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 14923 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 14921 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.519km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.62km S of Malibu, CA · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.211km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 14911 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.79km SW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.318km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.014km W of Grapevine, CA · 14908 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.66km SW of Piru, CA · 14908 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.38km SW of Malibu, CA · 14908 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.610km SW of Malibu, CA · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.113km E of Carpinteria, CA · 14908 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.012km E of Carpinteria, CA · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.812km E of Carpinteria, CA · 14905 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.931km SSW of Lompoc, CA · 14901 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.913km N of Castaic, CA · 14900 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.515km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14899 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.410km N of Santa Barbara, CA · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.12km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14898 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 3.39km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.69km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14894 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.323km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 14893 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.024km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 14893 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.718km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 14892 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.614km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 14891 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.917km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14890 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.76km SW of Malibu, CA · 14889 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.99km NW of Fillmore, CA · 14886 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.46km W of Malibu Beach, CA · 14883 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.615km SSW of Gorman, CA · 14883 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.416km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 14881 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 14944 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.220km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 14944 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.59km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14945 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.817km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14948 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.022km SW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14948 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.721km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14948 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.321km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14950 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.68km WNW of Santa Paula, CA · 14954 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.83km SSE of Valencia, CA · 14955 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.72km SSE of Valencia, CA · 14955 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.13km SSE of Valencia, CA · 14955 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.63km S of Valencia, CA · 14957 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.012km N of Fillmore, CA · 14957 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.15km SE of Malibu, CA · 14959 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.514km W of Ojai, CA · 14962 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.214km WNW of Ojai, CA · 14962 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.212km WNW of Ojai, CA · 14962 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.818km S of Las Flores, CA · 14968 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.914km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 14968 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.04km NNW of Las Flores, CA · 14970 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci130338. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.