M2.5 earthquake 2km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Apr 30, 1986, 9:28 PM PDT

UTC

1986-05-01 04:28:10 UTC

Depth

12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.384° N, 119.527° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

181°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast2 kmSSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast38 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast124 kmWNW

After

1. 2.113km SW of Malibu, CAThu, May 1, 5:52 AM PDT · 14765 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.55km E of Ojai, CAThu, May 1, 9:08 AM PDT · 14765 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
3. 2.36km NNE of Maricopa, CAFri, May 2, 7:14 AM PDT · 14764 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.124km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, May 2, 1:40 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.610km NNE of Grapevine, CAFri, May 2, 10:54 PM PDT · 14763 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, May 3, 10:46 PM PDT · 14762 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
7. 2.66km SSE of Malibu Beach, CASun, May 4, 1:33 AM PDT · 14762 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
8. 3.311km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 5, 8:51 AM PDT · 14761 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
9. 3.212km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 5, 8:51 AM PDT · 14761 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.712km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 5, 8:59 AM PDT · 14761 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.06km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, May 5, 9:48 AM PDT · 14761 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.39km SSW of Lake Hughes, CAMon, May 5, 3:30 PM PDT · 14761 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.54km SSW of Las Flores, CAMon, May 5, 6:43 PM PDT · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, May 9, 9:38 AM PDT · 14757 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
15. 1.710km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, May 9, 10:00 AM PDT · 14757 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 4:51 AM PDT · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.219km NW of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 8:46 AM PDT · 14756 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 9:22 AM PDT · 14756 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.17km NE of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 4:29 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
20. 2.031km SSW of Malibu, CASun, May 11, 2:35 PM PDT · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
21. 2.15km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, May 12, 4:58 AM PDT · 14754 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
22. 2.64km SE of Frazier Park, CAMon, May 12, 5:35 AM PDT · 14754 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.09km W of Malibu, CAMon, May 12, 10:38 AM PDT · 14754 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
24. 1.52km SSE of Valencia, CATue, May 13, 8:47 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
25. 2.010km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, May 14, 12:39 AM PDT · 14752 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.55km SSE of Goleta, CAWed, May 14, 9:59 AM PDT · 14752 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
27. 2.719km WNW of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAWed, May 14, 1:58 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
28. 1.710km SSE of Neenach, CASat, May 17, 12:54 PM PDT · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
29. 2.09km WNW of Malibu, CASun, May 18, 4:13 PM PDT · 14748 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
30. 2.810km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, May 20, 12:11 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
31. 2.010km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, May 20, 12:59 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
32. 2.611km N of Grapevine, CAThu, May 22, 7:17 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
33. 2.211km S of Montecito, CAFri, May 23, 11:38 AM PDT · 14743 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.62km W of Goleta, CAFri, May 23, 11:09 PM PDT · 14742 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
35. 2.017km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 25, 2:23 AM PDT · 14741 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
36. 2.115km NW of Grapevine, CASun, May 25, 4:16 PM PDT · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
37. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASun, May 25, 9:05 PM PDT · 14741 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
38. 1.614km SSW of Arvin, CATue, May 27, 5:29 AM PDT · 14739 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
39. 2.016km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 28, 3:46 PM PDT · 14738 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
40. 2.214km SE of Santa Ynez, CAThu, May 29, 4:06 PM PDT · 14737 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
41. 1.77km NNW of Pacoima, CAFri, May 30, 3:42 PM PDT · 14736 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.68km SE of Orcutt, CASat, May 31, 4:36 PM PDT · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.327km SSE of Santa Rosa Is., CASun, Jun 1, 12:37 AM PDT · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
44. 1.86km S of Las Flores, CAMon, Jun 2, 8:38 AM PDT · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
45. 1.61km WNW of Valencia, CAWed, Jun 4, 2:56 AM PDT · 14731 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
46. 1.97km S of Las Flores, CAThu, Jun 5, 3:00 AM PDT · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
47. 1.928km S of Malibu, CAThu, Jun 5, 9:25 AM PDT · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
48. 1.916km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 14729 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
49. 2.33km S of Carpinteria, CAFri, Jun 6, 3:00 PM PDT · 14729 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.516km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 6, 5:36 PM PDT · 14729 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
51. 1.814km NE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 7, 7:02 AM PDT · 14728 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
52. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 7, 7:33 AM PDT · 14728 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
53. 1.920km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 7, 10:38 AM PDT · 14728 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
54. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 7, 10:39 AM PDT · 14728 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
55. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jun 11, 7:10 PM PDT · 14724 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
56. 2.314km WNW of Malibu, CAThu, Jun 12, 3:52 AM PDT · 14723 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
57. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 13, 7:25 AM PDT · 14722 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.67km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 13, 6:51 PM PDT · 14722 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
59. 1.924km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 13, 7:52 PM PDT · 14722 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
60. 2.111km SE of Maricopa, CASun, Jun 15, 7:31 AM PDT · 14720 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

1. 2.12km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 30, 9:24 PM PDT · 14765 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.07km SSE of Goleta, CAWed, Apr 30, 7:25 PM PDT · 14766 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
3. 2.06km ESE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 30, 5:09 AM PDT · 14766 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.36km E of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 30, 12:34 AM PDT · 14766 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.515km SW of Neenach, CATue, Apr 29, 8:56 AM PDT · 14767 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.67km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Apr 23, 2:10 AM PST · 14773 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.517km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Apr 21, 6:00 AM PST · 14775 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.98km SW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Apr 21, 1:12 AM PST · 14775 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.15km N of Simi Valley, CAFri, Apr 18, 1:50 AM PST · 14778 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 15, 7:31 PM PST · 14781 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
11. 2.410km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 13, 3:52 AM PST · 14783 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.63km ESE of Piru, CASat, Apr 12, 12:39 AM PST · 14784 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
13. 2.46km E of Ojai, CAFri, Apr 11, 10:34 PM PST · 14784 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.36km ESE of Malibu, CAWed, Apr 9, 7:01 AM PST · 14787 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.58km ESE of Piru, CATue, Apr 8, 2:52 AM PST · 14788 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
16. 2.216km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Apr 7, 3:59 AM PST · 14789 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.77km SW of Malibu Beach, CASat, Apr 5, 4:38 AM PST · 14791 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.96km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Apr 3, 1:03 PM PST · 14793 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.813km N of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 1, 4:00 AM PST · 14795 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123337. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC.