California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Sun, May 12, 1985, 12:56 PM PDT (19:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-12 19:56:37 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.242° N, 119.629° 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
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: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.420km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15107 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15106 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.28km ESE of Carpinteria, CA · 15106 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.218km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.612km SW of Port Hueneme, CA · 15105 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.78km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15104 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15104 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15098 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.06km W of Castaic, CA · 15097 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.03km S of Valencia, CA · 15095 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.06km W of Grapevine, CA · 15093 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.912km E of Maricopa, CA · 15091 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.621km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15089 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.521km S of Solvang, CA · 15089 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.322km S of Solvang, CA · 15089 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.522km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15089 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.422km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15088 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.522km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15088 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.422km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15088 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.422km S of Solvang, CA · 15088 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 3.122km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15087 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.722km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.412km SE of Isla Vista, CA · 15083 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 3.522km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15082 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.322km S of Solvang, CA · 15082 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.422km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15082 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.722km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15081 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.622km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15080 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.721km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15078 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.422km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.522km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15077 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.03km SSW of Valencia, CA · 15076 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.73km S of Valencia, CA · 15076 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.114km N of Castaic, CA · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.516km SSW of Port Hueneme, CA · 15071 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.410km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15071 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.421km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.617km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15067 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.718km S of Camarillo, CA · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.913km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15065 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.415km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.110km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15062 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.219km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15060 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.31km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15060 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.431km S of Malibu, CA · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.26km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15055 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.920km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.622km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15108 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.019km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.320km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15110 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15112 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15113 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.218km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.210km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 15119 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 15122 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci66179. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.