California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 18km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Mon, Feb 25, 1985, 7:18 AM PST (15:18 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4km NE of Santa Paula, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-25 15:18:22 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.243° N, 119.562° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15191 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.515km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15190 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.319km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15190 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15189 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.94km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 15189 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.27km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15184 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.915km SW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 15184 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.326km S of Malibu, CA · 15182 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.013km W of Ojai, CA · 15177 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.913km W of Ojai, CA · 15177 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.51km ESE of Valencia, CA · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.78km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15171 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.17km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15171 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15168 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.110km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15164 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.017km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15162 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15159 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.922km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.14km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15155 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.64km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15155 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.65km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 15155 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.311km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15151 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.412km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15150 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.412km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.014km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15150 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 3.012km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15149 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.620km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15149 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.635km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.914km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15148 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15146 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.62km NNE of West Hills, CA · 15146 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15144 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.336km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15144 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.97km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15142 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15141 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15140 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.812km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15137 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15135 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.86km WSW of Fillmore, CA · 15191 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.73km E of Ojai, CA · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.222km NNE of Los Alamos, CA · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.914km SE of Malibu, CA · 15195 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.014km SSW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 15196 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.813km N of Castaic, CA · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.911km NNE of Ojai, CA · 15196 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.227km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.718km N of Fillmore, CA · 15197 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 15201 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.79km SW of Valencia, CA · 15203 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.912km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15204 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.67km N of Ventura, CA · 15204 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.713km SSE of Maricopa, CA · 15204 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.04km ESE of Carpinteria, CA · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 15206 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.018km N of Fillmore, CA · 15208 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 15208 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CA · 15209 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci61614. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.