M2.6 earthquake 2km WSW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Nov 9, 1986, 11:16 AM PST

UTC

1986-11-09 19:16:16 UTC

Depth

12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.390° N, 119.542° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

0

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast2 kmWSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast40 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast125 kmWNW

After

1. 2.39km NNW of Los Olivos, CASun, Nov 9, 11:31 AM PST · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CASun, Nov 9, 2:33 PM PST · 14562 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.28km NNW of Los Olivos, CAMon, Nov 10, 12:08 AM PST · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.48km NNW of Los Olivos, CATue, Nov 11, 1:13 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.38km NNW of Los Olivos, CATue, Nov 11, 6:01 PM PST · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.78km NNW of Los Olivos, CAWed, Nov 12, 5:51 AM PST · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.810km NE of Valencia, CAWed, Nov 12, 3:26 PM PST · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.212km NE of Valencia, CAWed, Nov 12, 4:00 PM PST · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.910km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 15, 4:28 AM PST · 14556 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.28km ESE of Los Alamos, CASat, Nov 15, 8:57 PM PST · 14556 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.110km E of Ojai, CATue, Nov 25, 9:21 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
12. 2.38km WSW of Port Hueneme, CATue, Nov 25, 10:06 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CAWed, Nov 26, 8:25 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Nov 26, 3:14 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.622km S of Santa Rosa Is., CAThu, Nov 27, 4:41 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
16. 2.28km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 30, 4:23 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
17. 2.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CAMon, Dec 1, 5:50 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.63km SE of Granada Hills, CAWed, Dec 3, 10:07 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.710km NNW of Los Olivos, CAWed, Dec 3, 10:29 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.59km NE of Valencia, CAThu, Dec 4, 6:16 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
21. 1.915km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Dec 6, 10:56 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.815km SW of Lamont, CASun, Dec 7, 7:47 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:25 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:38 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
25. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 3:55 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
26. 1.817km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 9, 10:43 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
27. 2.213km SE of Santa Ynez, CAWed, Dec 10, 3:08 PM PST · 14531 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
28. 2.019km WSW of Lamont, CAFri, Dec 12, 5:45 AM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.615km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 13, 5:24 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
30. 2.211km N of Los Olivos, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:22 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
31. 1.76km NNW of Ojai, CAFri, Dec 19, 5:13 AM PST · 14522 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
32. 2.022km SW of Malibu, CASun, Dec 21, 1:48 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
33. 1.823km S of Port Hueneme, CASun, Dec 21, 6:31 PM PST · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
34. 2.26km N of Goleta, CAMon, Dec 22, 12:35 PM PST · 14519 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
35. 2.29km E of Los Alamos, CATue, Dec 23, 6:29 PM PST · 14518 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
36. 1.86km SE of Las Flores, CAFri, Dec 26, 5:21 AM PST · 14515 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
37. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CASat, Dec 27, 8:04 PM PST · 14514 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
38. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:21 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
39. 1.817km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:30 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
40. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 1:46 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
41. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 5:35 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
42. 1.64km W of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Dec 29, 7:08 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.04km S of Valencia, CATue, Dec 30, 10:33 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
44. 2.15km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 1, 11:51 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
45. 2.637km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jan 2, 10:21 AM PST · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
46. 2.438km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jan 2, 4:03 PM PST · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
47. 2.310km N of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 3, 7:55 PM PST · 14507 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
48. 1.86km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 4, 6:39 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
49. 1.86km ENE of Lebec, CASun, Jan 4, 11:49 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
50. 2.011km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 5, 10:42 PM PST · 14505 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
51. 2.715km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Jan 7, 1:10 AM PST · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
52. 1.916km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:19 AM PST · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
53. 1.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jan 7, 6:03 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 2.48km NNW of Los Olivos, CASat, Nov 8, 5:46 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.79km NW of Santa Paula, CAFri, Nov 7, 2:27 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.67km SSE of Goleta, CAThu, Nov 6, 11:12 PM PST · 14565 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
4. 4.09km NNW of Los Olivos, CAThu, Nov 6, 1:19 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.59km NNW of Los Olivos, CAThu, Nov 6, 1:19 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 3, 11:37 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.38km NNW of Los Olivos, CAMon, Nov 3, 1:02 AM PST · 14569 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.62km NW of Malibu, CAThu, Oct 30, 11:04 AM PST · 14572 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.89km NNW of Los Olivos, CAThu, Oct 30, 7:36 AM PST · 14572 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.324km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 30, 5:58 AM PST · 14572 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
11. 3.38km NNW of Los Olivos, CAWed, Oct 29, 12:15 AM PST · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.812km N of Castaic, CAMon, Oct 27, 1:09 AM PST · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 25, 7:38 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.710km N of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 25, 5:00 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.314km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 25, 4:00 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.114km NE of Taft, CAFri, Oct 24, 9:54 AM PDT · 14578 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 23, 12:15 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.326km WSW of Malibu, CAWed, Oct 22, 8:42 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.76km NNE of Santa Paula, CAWed, Oct 22, 5:44 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
20. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 22, 1:10 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci712700. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.