M3.0 earthquake 12km SE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jul 31, 1987, 5:39 PM PDT

UTC

1987-08-01 00:39:23 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.327° N, 119.429° 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. Forecast11 kmSE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast27 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast113 kmWNW

After

1. 2.214km N of Santa Paula, CATue, Aug 4, 1:17 PM PDT · 14306 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.97km W of Fillmore, CAMon, Aug 10, 5:48 PM PDT · 14300 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.418km ENE of Los Alamos, CAWed, Aug 12, 1:21 AM PDT · 14299 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.117km N of Los Olivos, CAWed, Aug 12, 2:05 AM PDT · 14299 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.919km W of Malibu, CAWed, Aug 12, 6:49 AM PDT · 14299 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.16km NE of Lebec, CAThu, Aug 13, 9:36 PM PDT · 14297 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.26km SSE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 14, 12:25 AM PDT · 14297 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.714km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Aug 14, 5:16 AM PDT · 14297 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
9. 1.615km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Aug 16, 1:13 AM PDT · 14295 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.715km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 17, 3:11 AM PDT · 14294 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
11. 2.024km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 17, 10:52 PM PDT · 14293 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.58km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 21, 4:58 AM PDT · 14290 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.513km W of Malibu, CAMon, Aug 24, 12:12 AM PDT · 14287 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Aug 25, 1:06 AM PDT · 14286 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.66km NNW of Chatsworth, CATue, Aug 25, 10:30 AM PDT · 14285 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
16. 2.57km NW of Chatsworth, CATue, Aug 25, 4:43 PM PDT · 14285 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.68km ENE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Aug 25, 10:43 PM PDT · 14285 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.87km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 26, 3:37 AM PDT · 14285 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
19. 2.213km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Aug 27, 3:07 PM PDT · 14283 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
20. 2.313km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Aug 27, 4:57 PM PDT · 14283 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
21. 2.830km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Aug 27, 5:43 PM PDT · 14283 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.432km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Aug 27, 6:13 PM PDT · 14283 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
23. 2.27km WNW of Malibu, CAThu, Aug 27, 8:21 PM PDT · 14283 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
24. 1.94km NE of Castaic, CASun, Aug 30, 12:17 PM PDT · 14280 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
25. 1.64km NE of Castaic, CASun, Aug 30, 12:18 PM PDT · 14280 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
26. 2.12km SE of Port Hueneme, CASun, Aug 30, 5:53 PM PDT · 14280 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
27. 1.93km NNW of Frazier Park, CATue, Sep 1, 3:21 PM PDT · 14278 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
28. 1.68km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Sep 2, 12:13 AM PDT · 14278 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
29. 1.816km ESE of Maricopa, CAThu, Sep 3, 8:18 AM PDT · 14277 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
30. 2.19km SSE of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 4, 6:48 PM PDT · 14275 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
31. 2.214km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 9, 5:54 AM PDT · 14271 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
32. 1.82km NW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Sep 9, 7:02 PM PDT · 14270 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.14km SSW of Santa Monica, CASat, Sep 12, 4:47 PM PDT · 14267 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
34. 2.118km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Sep 14, 4:35 PM PDT · 14265 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
35. 1.85km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Sep 18, 2:28 AM PDT · 14262 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
36. 2.35km SSE of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Sep 18, 2:28 AM PDT · 14262 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
37. 2.03km SW of Santa Monica, CAFri, Sep 18, 5:33 AM PDT · 14262 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
38. 2.013km SSW of Arvin, CAFri, Sep 18, 6:36 AM PDT · 14262 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
39. 2.54km SW of Santa Monica, CASat, Sep 19, 7:36 AM PDT · 14261 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
40. 3.512km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Sep 20, 11:42 AM PDT · 14259 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
41. 1.84km SSW of Santa Monica, CAMon, Sep 21, 4:40 PM PDT · 14258 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
42. 1.77km WSW of Malibu, CAWed, Sep 23, 3:03 AM PDT · 14257 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
43. 2.510km S of Malibu, CAThu, Sep 24, 3:32 AM PDT · 14256 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.813km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 24, 5:39 AM PDT · 14256 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
45. 2.09km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 26, 8:18 AM PDT · 14254 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
46. 1.84km WSW of Malibu Beach, CASat, Sep 26, 8:55 AM PDT · 14253 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
47. 2.42km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Sep 27, 10:08 AM PDT · 14252 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away

Before

1. 2.211km W of Malibu, CATue, Jul 28, 12:45 PM PDT · 14313 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.118km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 28, 12:30 AM PDT · 14314 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.716km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jul 27, 6:19 PM PDT · 14314 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.94km SSE of Santa Ynez, CAMon, Jul 27, 2:42 PM PDT · 14314 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.922km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASun, Jul 26, 9:49 PM PDT · 14315 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.77km SW of Ojai, CASun, Jul 26, 1:14 PM PDT · 14315 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
7. 1.62km NE of Valencia, CASat, Jul 25, 1:44 PM PDT · 14316 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.82km N of Valencia, CAFri, Jul 24, 3:20 AM PDT · 14318 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.52km NNE of Valencia, CAFri, Jul 24, 12:47 AM PDT · 14318 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.82km NNE of Valencia, CAFri, Jul 24, 12:31 AM PDT · 14318 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.98km S of Piru, CAThu, Jul 23, 2:35 PM PDT · 14318 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.29km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Jul 23, 10:04 AM PDT · 14318 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.110km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Jul 23, 8:20 AM PDT · 14319 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.610km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Jul 23, 8:16 AM PDT · 14319 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.910km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Jul 23, 8:01 AM PDT · 14319 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.910km E of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jul 22, 6:49 AM PDT · 14320 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.03km NNE of Valencia, CATue, Jul 21, 7:58 AM PDT · 14321 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
18. 1.81km NNE of Valencia, CATue, Jul 21, 6:44 AM PDT · 14321 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.610km SE of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 19, 1:23 PM PDT · 14322 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.118km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASun, Jul 19, 4:29 AM PDT · 14323 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci620002. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.