M1.5 earthquake 20km S of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 23, 1985, 11:20 AM PST

UTC

1985-01-23 19:20:49 UTC

Depth

11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.218° N, 119.487° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

223°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Ventura, CaliforniaPopulation 96,769. Forecast19 kmWSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast29 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast116 kmW

After

1. 1.66km WSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 24, 2:59 PM PST · 15216 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.09km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Jan 25, 3:54 AM PST · 15215 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.916km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Jan 25, 11:03 AM PST · 15215 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
4. 1.815km WSW of Ventura, CAFri, Jan 25, 6:06 PM PST · 15214 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
5. 3.32km SSE of Camarillo, CAFri, Jan 25, 10:41 PM PST · 15214 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
6. 2.219km SSE of Carpinteria, CASun, Jan 27, 8:42 PM PST · 15212 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.88km E of Piru, CAMon, Jan 28, 8:22 AM PST · 15212 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.914km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Jan 28, 9:12 AM PST · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.517km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jan 29, 12:51 PM PST · 15211 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.720km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jan 29, 3:31 PM PST · 15211 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.99km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jan 29, 5:05 PM PST · 15211 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
12. 1.83km N of Pacoima, CAWed, Jan 30, 6:27 AM PST · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.712km SW of Neenach, CAThu, Jan 31, 5:34 AM PST · 15209 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.410km SW of Ojai, CAThu, Jan 31, 11:58 AM PST · 15209 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Feb 1, 2:25 PM PST · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.94km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Feb 3, 3:59 PM PST · 15206 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.84km S of Santa Clarita, CASun, Feb 3, 4:04 PM PST · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
18. 2.117km NE of Ojai, CAMon, Feb 4, 2:00 AM PST · 15205 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.27km NNW of Isla Vista, CAWed, Feb 6, 3:31 AM PST · 15203 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
20. 1.918km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 10:02 AM PST · 15202 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
21. 2.316km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 10:08 AM PST · 15202 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
22. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 10:08 AM PST · 15202 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
23. 2.017km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 10:33 AM PST · 15202 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
24. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 11:21 AM PST · 15202 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
25. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 11:59 AM PST · 15202 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.98km W of El Segundo, CAFri, Feb 8, 8:01 AM PST · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
27. 2.817km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 8, 4:15 PM PST · 15201 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
28. 2.018km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 8, 5:01 PM PST · 15201 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
29. 2.716km N of Fillmore, CASun, Feb 10, 1:07 PM PST · 15199 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
30. 2.04km ESE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Feb 11, 4:46 AM PST · 15198 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
31. 1.713km SSE of Maricopa, CATue, Feb 12, 5:27 AM PST · 15197 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
32. 1.67km N of Ventura, CATue, Feb 12, 7:08 AM PST · 15197 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.912km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 12, 3:35 PM PST · 15197 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.79km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Feb 13, 7:22 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 15, 7:09 AM PST · 15194 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
36. 2.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Feb 17, 5:59 AM PST · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
37. 1.718km N of Fillmore, CATue, Feb 19, 11:20 PM PST · 15189 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
38. 2.227km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Feb 20, 5:21 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
39. 1.911km NNE of Ojai, CAWed, Feb 20, 5:52 PM PST · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
40. 1.813km N of Castaic, CAWed, Feb 20, 9:57 PM PST · 15188 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
41. 2.014km SSW of Thousand Oaks, CAWed, Feb 20, 10:33 PM PST · 15188 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
42. 1.914km SE of Malibu, CAThu, Feb 21, 4:19 AM PST · 15188 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
43. 1.73km E of Ojai, CASun, Feb 24, 9:06 PM PST · 15184 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
44. 1.86km WSW of Fillmore, CAMon, Feb 25, 5:19 AM PST · 15184 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
45. 2.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Feb 25, 7:18 AM PST · 15184 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
46. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Feb 25, 10:09 AM PST · 15184 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.515km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Feb 26, 6:59 AM PST · 15183 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
48. 2.319km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Feb 26, 1:42 PM PST · 15183 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
49. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 27, 2:06 PM PST · 15182 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
50. 1.94km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Feb 28, 12:09 AM PST · 15181 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
51. 2.41km ENE of Marina del Rey, CAFri, Mar 1, 8:53 PM PST · 15179 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
52. 3.27km SE of Las Flores, CAMon, Mar 4, 3:51 AM PST · 15177 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
53. 2.915km SW of Thousand Oaks, CAMon, Mar 4, 9:15 PM PST · 15176 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
54. 2.326km S of Malibu, CAWed, Mar 6, 8:14 PM PST · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
55. 2.413km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CAFri, Mar 8, 11:11 PM PST · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
56. 2.113km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CAFri, Mar 8, 11:32 PM PST · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
57. 2.614km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CASat, Mar 9, 1:55 AM PST · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
58. 1.75km NNW of Pacoima, CASat, Mar 9, 11:39 PM PST · 15171 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
59. 2.013km W of Ojai, CAMon, Mar 11, 3:34 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
60. 1.913km W of Ojai, CAMon, Mar 11, 3:56 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 1.919km SSE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jan 22, 11:36 PM PST · 15217 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.218km SSE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jan 22, 9:07 PM PST · 15217 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.017km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jan 22, 10:23 AM PST · 15218 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
4. 2.310km WNW of Ojai, CATue, Jan 22, 10:22 AM PST · 15218 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
5. 2.116km WSW of Ventura, CAMon, Jan 21, 9:46 AM PST · 15219 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.624km WSW of Malibu, CASun, Jan 20, 11:47 PM PST · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.811km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jan 20, 3:00 PM PST · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
8. 1.72km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Jan 20, 2:37 AM PST · 15220 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.916km NNW of Castaic, CASun, Jan 20, 12:24 AM PST · 15220 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.26km W of El Segundo, CASat, Jan 19, 9:32 AM PST · 15221 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.85km WSW of El Segundo, CASat, Jan 19, 8:08 AM PST · 15221 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.520km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jan 18, 5:50 PM PST · 15221 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.06km W of El Segundo, CAFri, Jan 18, 5:09 AM PST · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.96km W of El Segundo, CAFri, Jan 18, 5:08 AM PST · 15222 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.818km SSE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Jan 18, 2:47 AM PST · 15222 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 16, 1:31 PM PST · 15224 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.719km SSE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jan 15, 2:33 PM PST · 15225 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.317km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CATue, Jan 15, 12:41 AM PST · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
19. 1.520km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Jan 14, 7:50 PM PST · 15225 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
20. 2.219km SSE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jan 14, 7:29 PM PST · 15225 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59363. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.