M2.4 earthquake 9km ESE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Jul 29, 1985, 10:38 AM PDT

UTC

1985-07-29 17:38:25 UTC

Depth

12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.380° N, 119.421° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

0

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast9 kmESE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast30 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast114 kmWNW

After

1. 1.63km SE of Valencia, CATue, Jul 30, 8:54 AM PDT · 15036 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.532km N of San Miguel Is., CAWed, Jul 31, 3:06 AM PDT · 15035 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.617km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 31, 3:16 AM PDT · 15035 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
4. 2.619km W of Malibu, CAThu, Aug 1, 4:54 AM PDT · 15034 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.125km S of Malibu, CAThu, Aug 1, 12:42 PM PDT · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.711km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 1, 11:15 PM PDT · 15034 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.60km SSE of Castaic, CATue, Aug 6, 10:28 PM PDT · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.619km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Aug 12, 2:54 AM PDT · 15023 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.114km N of Castaic, CAFri, Aug 16, 8:45 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.84km E of Goleta, CAFri, Aug 16, 9:05 PM PDT · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.66km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Aug 16, 10:20 PM PDT · 15019 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.120km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Aug 18, 9:24 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.820km ENE of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 18, 4:20 PM PDT · 15017 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Aug 19, 1:15 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
15. 2.610km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Aug 19, 7:43 AM PDT · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
16. 2.710km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 23, 1:55 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.119km SSE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Aug 23, 2:26 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
18. 1.610km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Aug 30, 4:17 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.74km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 30, 4:32 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.012km SW of Lamont, CASat, Aug 31, 12:30 PM PDT · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.924km NNW of Ojai, CASat, Aug 31, 6:32 PM PDT · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
22. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Sep 5, 8:21 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
23. 2.320km SSW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 6, 12:06 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
24. 1.89km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Sep 6, 8:34 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
25. 2.30km ESE of Los Alamos, CASun, Sep 8, 6:25 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
26. 2.03km SSE of Malibu Beach, CASun, Sep 8, 9:03 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
27. 2.43km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Sep 9, 11:25 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
28. 1.913km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 5:57 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
29. 1.813km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 3:46 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
30. 2.028km NW of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 12, 12:26 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
31. 2.318km S of Camarillo, CASat, Sep 14, 1:55 AM PDT · 14991 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
32. 2.57km SE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 12:11 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
33. 2.36km SE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 12:12 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
34. 3.07km SSE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 12:18 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
35. 2.46km SE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 1:37 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
36. 2.37km SSE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 4:13 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
37. 1.913km ENE of Carpinteria, CATue, Sep 17, 12:56 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
38. 1.51km NW of Frazier Park, CATue, Sep 17, 8:59 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
39. 1.914km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 7:21 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
40. 2.213km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 9:09 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
41. 2.314km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:18 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.314km ENE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:18 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
43. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:20 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
44. 1.914km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:34 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.613km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 5:07 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
46. 2.714km ENE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 6:07 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
47. 1.914km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:26 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
48. 1.714km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:36 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
49. 2.613km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 9:58 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
50. 1.813km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:10 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
51. 3.114km W of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 19, 12:35 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.214km NE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Sep 19, 12:53 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
53. 2.316km S of Camarillo, CAThu, Sep 19, 3:24 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
54. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Sep 19, 4:38 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
55. 2.39km W of Malibu, CAThu, Sep 19, 7:47 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
56. 2.97km SSE of Goleta, CAFri, Sep 20, 1:04 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
57. 2.36km SSE of Goleta, CAFri, Sep 20, 6:04 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
58. 1.74km E of Las Flores, CASat, Sep 21, 2:39 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
59. 1.912km W of Ojai, CASat, Sep 21, 4:35 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
60. 1.927km SSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Sep 23, 6:31 AM PDT · 14981 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

1. 1.614km SW of Lamont, CASun, Jul 28, 8:31 AM PDT · 15038 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.934km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Jul 26, 5:43 AM PDT · 15040 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.26km NW of Santa Paula, CAThu, Jul 25, 6:03 AM PDT · 15041 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.69km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 24, 5:46 AM PDT · 15042 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.925km E of Maricopa, CASun, Jul 21, 1:49 PM PDT · 15045 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.71km SSW of West Hills, CAWed, Jul 17, 10:22 AM PDT · 15049 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.82km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 17, 5:32 AM PDT · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.88km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 17, 1:49 AM PDT · 15050 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.919km SW of Lamont, CATue, Jul 16, 3:47 AM PDT · 15050 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.810km W of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jul 16, 3:20 AM PDT · 15050 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.64km W of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 15, 6:20 PM PDT · 15051 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.610km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 12, 10:48 PM PDT · 15054 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.222km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Jul 11, 11:31 PM PDT · 15055 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
14. 1.57km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jul 11, 3:00 AM PDT · 15055 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.99km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Jul 10, 6:38 PM PDT · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
16. 2.53km SSE of Malibu, CASun, Jul 7, 11:25 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.26km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Jul 4, 4:55 AM PDT · 15062 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
18. 2.431km S of Malibu, CAWed, Jul 3, 3:31 PM PDT · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.31km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 29, 4:24 PM PDT · 15067 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci71533. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.