California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14km NE of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14km NE of Carpinteria, CA on Sat, May 4, 1985, 2:59 AM PDT (09:59 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 16km SE of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-04 09:59:18 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.470° N, 119.396° 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
74°
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: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15120 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15120 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15120 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15119 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15119 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15119 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15117 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.320km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.019km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.622km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15115 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.920km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.020km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15114 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.420km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15114 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 3.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15114 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15114 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.22km WSW of Granada Hills, CA · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15114 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 15114 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15113 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.713km S of Bakersfield, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.28km ESE of Carpinteria, CA · 15112 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 3.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15112 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.218km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15112 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.612km SW of Port Hueneme, CA · 15112 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.78km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15110 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15110 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15105 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.815km SSW of Arvin, CA · 15104 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.06km W of Castaic, CA · 15104 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.03km S of Valencia, CA · 15102 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15101 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.06km W of Grapevine, CA · 15100 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.912km E of Maricopa, CA · 15097 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.621km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.521km S of Solvang, CA · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.322km S of Solvang, CA · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.522km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15095 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 15095 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.422km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15095 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.522km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15094 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.422km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15094 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.218km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15123 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15123 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.213km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 15124 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.210km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 15125 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15127 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.612km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 15127 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 15128 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.714km N of Castaic, CA · 15128 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.69km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15129 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.99km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15130 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 15134 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 15135 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.812km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15137 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15140 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15140 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.97km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15141 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15143 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.336km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15143 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci65624. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.