M2.1 earthquake 18km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Feb 17, 1985, 5:59 AM PST

UTC

1985-02-17 13:59:45 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.246° N, 119.582° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

147°

Stations used

0

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast18 kmSSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast38 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast125 kmW

After

1. 1.718km N of Fillmore, CATue, Feb 19, 11:20 PM PST · 15197 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.227km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Feb 20, 5:21 AM PST · 15197 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.911km NNE of Ojai, CAWed, Feb 20, 5:52 PM PST · 15197 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
4. 1.813km N of Castaic, CAWed, Feb 20, 9:57 PM PST · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.014km SSW of Thousand Oaks, CAWed, Feb 20, 10:33 PM PST · 15196 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.914km SE of Malibu, CAThu, Feb 21, 4:19 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.222km NNE of Los Alamos, CAFri, Feb 22, 1:29 AM PST · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.73km E of Ojai, CASun, Feb 24, 9:06 PM PST · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
9. 1.86km WSW of Fillmore, CAMon, Feb 25, 5:19 AM PST · 15192 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Feb 25, 7:18 AM PST · 15192 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Feb 25, 10:09 AM PST · 15192 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.515km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Feb 26, 6:59 AM PST · 15191 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.319km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Feb 26, 1:42 PM PST · 15191 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 27, 2:06 PM PST · 15190 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.94km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Feb 28, 12:09 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
16. 3.27km SE of Las Flores, CAMon, Mar 4, 3:51 AM PST · 15185 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.915km SW of Thousand Oaks, CAMon, Mar 4, 9:15 PM PST · 15185 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.326km S of Malibu, CAWed, Mar 6, 8:14 PM PST · 15183 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.013km W of Ojai, CAMon, Mar 11, 3:34 PM PST · 15178 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.913km W of Ojai, CAMon, Mar 11, 3:56 PM PST · 15178 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
21. 1.51km ESE of Valencia, CASat, Mar 16, 10:20 PM PST · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
22. 2.78km SE of Las Flores, CASun, Mar 17, 11:43 PM PST · 15171 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.17km SE of Las Flores, CAMon, Mar 18, 1:29 AM PST · 15171 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
24. 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Mar 20, 7:59 AM PST · 15169 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
25. 2.110km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Mar 24, 9:19 PM PST · 15165 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
26. 2.017km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Mar 26, 10:59 AM PST · 15163 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
27. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CASat, Mar 30, 12:43 AM PST · 15159 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
28. 1.922km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Apr 2, 7:25 AM PST · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
29. 4.14km NE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:04 PM PST · 15156 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
30. 2.64km NE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:10 PM PST · 15156 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
31. 2.65km NNE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:20 PM PST · 15156 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
32. 2.311km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Apr 7, 1:25 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
33. 3.412km WNW of Malibu, CASun, Apr 7, 5:09 PM PST · 15151 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
34. 2.412km WNW of Malibu, CASun, Apr 7, 5:21 PM PST · 15151 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
35. 2.014km WNW of Malibu, CAMon, Apr 8, 1:15 AM PST · 15150 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
36. 3.012km WNW of Malibu, CAMon, Apr 8, 5:20 AM PST · 15150 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
37. 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CAMon, Apr 8, 8:23 AM PST · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
38. 1.620km SSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Apr 8, 3:50 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
39. 2.635km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Apr 9, 2:43 AM PST · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
40. 1.914km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Apr 9, 2:28 PM PST · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
41. 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Apr 11, 1:59 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
42. 1.62km NNE of West Hills, CAFri, Apr 12, 1:15 AM PST · 15146 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
43. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Apr 13, 2:51 PM PST · 15145 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
44. 2.336km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Apr 13, 10:02 PM PST · 15144 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
45. 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Apr 14, 2:28 AM PST · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
46. 1.97km SW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Apr 15, 3:40 PM PST · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Apr 17, 4:18 AM PST · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

Before

1. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 15, 7:09 AM PST · 15202 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.79km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Feb 13, 7:22 AM PST · 15204 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.912km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 12, 3:35 PM PST · 15205 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.67km N of Ventura, CATue, Feb 12, 7:08 AM PST · 15205 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
5. 1.713km SSE of Maricopa, CATue, Feb 12, 5:27 AM PST · 15205 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.04km ESE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Feb 11, 4:46 AM PST · 15206 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
7. 2.716km N of Fillmore, CASun, Feb 10, 1:07 PM PST · 15207 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.018km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 8, 5:01 PM PST · 15209 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.817km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 8, 4:15 PM PST · 15209 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 11:59 AM PST · 15210 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
11. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 11:21 AM PST · 15210 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.017km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 10:33 AM PST · 15210 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 10:08 AM PST · 15210 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.316km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 10:08 AM PST · 15210 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.918km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 7, 10:02 AM PST · 15210 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.27km NNW of Isla Vista, CAWed, Feb 6, 3:31 AM PST · 15211 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
17. 2.117km NE of Ojai, CAMon, Feb 4, 2:00 AM PST · 15213 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
18. 2.410km SW of Ojai, CAThu, Jan 31, 11:58 AM PST · 15217 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
19. 1.712km SW of Neenach, CAThu, Jan 31, 5:34 AM PST · 15217 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.99km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jan 29, 5:05 PM PST · 15219 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci61073. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.