California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA on Sun, May 12, 1985, 11:26 AM PDT (18:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 22km W of Isla Vista, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-05-12 18:26:15 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.233° N, 119.602° 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
110°
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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.020km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.420km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.22km WSW of Granada Hills, CA · 15116 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15115 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.28km ESE of Carpinteria, CA · 15115 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.218km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.612km SW of Port Hueneme, CA · 15114 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.78km SSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15113 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15112 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15107 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.06km W of Castaic, CA · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.03km S of Valencia, CA · 15104 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.06km W of Grapevine, CA · 15102 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.912km E of Maricopa, CA · 15099 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.621km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.521km S of Solvang, CA · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.322km S of Solvang, CA · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.522km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15097 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.422km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15097 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.522km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15097 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.422km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15096 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.422km S of Solvang, CA · 15096 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 3.122km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15096 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.722km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15093 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.412km SE of Isla Vista, CA · 15091 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 3.522km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15091 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.322km S of Solvang, CA · 15091 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.422km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15090 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.722km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15089 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.622km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.721km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 15087 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.422km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.522km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15086 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.03km SSW of Valencia, CA · 15085 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.73km S of Valencia, CA · 15085 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.114km N of Castaic, CA · 15085 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.516km SSW of Port Hueneme, CA · 15080 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.410km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15079 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.421km W of Isla Vista, CA · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.617km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15076 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.99km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15074 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.718km S of Camarillo, CA · 15074 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.913km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15074 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.415km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.110km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15071 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.622km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15117 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.019km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.320km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15118 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15121 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15121 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 15125 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.218km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15125 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.210km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 15128 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15129 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 15130 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.714km N of Castaic, CA · 15130 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.99km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci66317. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.