M2.3 earthquake 3km S of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jun 6, 1986, 3:00 PM PDT

UTC

1986-06-06 22:00:12 UTC

Depth

16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.376° N, 119.513° 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. Forecast3 kmS
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast37 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast122 kmWNW

After

1. 2.516km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 6, 5:36 PM PDT · 14730 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.814km NE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 7, 7:02 AM PDT · 14730 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 7, 7:33 AM PDT · 14730 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.920km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 7, 10:38 AM PDT · 14729 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 7, 10:39 AM PDT · 14729 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jun 11, 7:10 PM PDT · 14725 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.314km WNW of Malibu, CAThu, Jun 12, 3:52 AM PDT · 14725 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 13, 7:25 AM PDT · 14724 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.67km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 13, 6:51 PM PDT · 14723 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.924km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 13, 7:52 PM PDT · 14723 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.111km SE of Maricopa, CASun, Jun 15, 7:31 AM PDT · 14722 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.67km NNE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jun 16, 2:03 AM PDT · 14721 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jun 16, 4:07 AM PDT · 14721 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.715km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 18, 4:32 AM PDT · 14719 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.93km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 20, 12:58 AM PDT · 14717 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.64km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 20, 12:58 AM PDT · 14717 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.122km ESE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jun 20, 8:21 PM PDT · 14716 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
18. 2.514km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Jun 20, 9:30 PM PDT · 14716 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
19. 1.813km WSW of Marina del Rey, CATue, Jun 24, 6:55 PM PDT · 14712 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.89km NE of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 25, 8:05 PM PDT · 14711 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
21. 1.83km SE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 26, 10:23 AM PDT · 14710 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
22. 2.28km SSW of Carpinteria, CASat, Jun 28, 8:52 AM PDT · 14709 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
23. 2.328km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Jul 2, 3:08 AM PDT · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
24. 1.85km S of Valencia, CAWed, Jul 2, 9:34 AM PDT · 14705 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
25. 3.321km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 8:24 PM PDT · 14702 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
26. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 8:45 PM PDT · 14702 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
27. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 10:14 PM PDT · 14702 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.75km SW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jul 11, 9:25 AM PDT · 14696 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.813km N of Castaic, CASun, Jul 13, 3:12 AM PDT · 14694 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
30. 1.812km N of Castaic, CASun, Jul 13, 3:39 AM PDT · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
31. 2.435km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Jul 13, 9:45 AM PDT · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
32. 2.022km NNE of Los Olivos, CAWed, Jul 16, 7:36 AM PDT · 14691 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
33. 2.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 16, 3:16 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
34. 2.27km SE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Jul 18, 9:40 PM PDT · 14688 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.56km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:40 AM PDT · 14686 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
36. 2.323km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Jul 23, 4:52 AM PDT · 14684 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
37. 2.214km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 25, 3:13 AM PDT · 14682 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
38. 2.313km N of Castaic, CASun, Jul 27, 7:20 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
39. 2.113km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Jul 29, 12:15 PM PDT · 14677 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
40. 1.710km NNW of Castaic, CAFri, Aug 1, 5:51 PM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
41. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Aug 2, 12:18 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.618km NNW of Fillmore, CASat, Aug 2, 9:55 PM PDT · 14673 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
43. 2.622km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Aug 3, 3:54 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
44. 1.83km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 3, 11:19 AM PDT · 14672 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away

Before

1. 2.58km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jun 6, 8:40 AM PDT · 14731 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.916km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 14731 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.928km S of Malibu, CAThu, Jun 5, 9:25 AM PDT · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.97km S of Las Flores, CAThu, Jun 5, 3:00 AM PDT · 14732 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.61km WNW of Valencia, CAWed, Jun 4, 2:56 AM PDT · 14733 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.86km S of Las Flores, CAMon, Jun 2, 8:38 AM PDT · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.327km SSE of Santa Rosa Is., CASun, Jun 1, 12:37 AM PDT · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.68km SE of Orcutt, CASat, May 31, 4:36 PM PDT · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.77km NNW of Pacoima, CAFri, May 30, 3:42 PM PDT · 14737 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.214km SE of Santa Ynez, CAThu, May 29, 4:06 PM PDT · 14738 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
11. 2.016km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 28, 3:46 PM PDT · 14739 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.614km SSW of Arvin, CATue, May 27, 5:29 AM PDT · 14741 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASun, May 25, 9:05 PM PDT · 14742 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.115km NW of Grapevine, CASun, May 25, 4:16 PM PDT · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.017km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 25, 2:23 AM PDT · 14743 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.62km W of Goleta, CAFri, May 23, 11:09 PM PDT · 14744 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.211km S of Montecito, CAFri, May 23, 11:38 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.611km N of Grapevine, CAThu, May 22, 7:17 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.010km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, May 20, 12:59 AM PDT · 14748 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
20. 2.810km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, May 20, 12:11 AM PDT · 14748 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci126149. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:26 AM UTC.