M2.4 earthquake 18km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Jan 13, 1990, 9:25 AM PST

UTC

1990-01-13 17:25:11 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.247° N, 119.576° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

103°

Stations used

0

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast18 kmSSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast37 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast124 kmW

After

1. 2.42km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Jan 15, 11:20 PM PST · 13409 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.918km SSW of Malibu, CATue, Jan 16, 1:45 PM PST · 13408 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.12km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Jan 20, 4:52 PM PST · 13404 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.223km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Jan 27, 4:18 PM PST · 13397 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.037km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Feb 8, 1:19 AM PST · 13386 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Feb 12, 1:23 AM PST · 13382 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
7. 2.334km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Feb 12, 7:24 AM PST · 13381 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.28km NNW of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 15, 4:13 AM PST · 13378 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.78km W of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Feb 18, 1:33 PM PST · 13375 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.518km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Feb 20, 11:59 AM PST · 13373 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.510km NNE of Santa Paula, CAThu, Feb 22, 5:47 AM PST · 13371 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.914km SW of Malibu, CAFri, Feb 23, 9:01 AM PST · 13370 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
13. 2.315km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Feb 23, 8:02 PM PST · 13370 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.018km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Feb 26, 1:39 AM PST · 13368 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
15. 1.79km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Feb 27, 2:20 AM PST · 13367 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.67km N of Piru, CASat, Mar 10, 1:24 AM PST · 13356 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.66km W of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Mar 10, 8:00 PM PST · 13355 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.015km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Mar 12, 5:32 PM PST · 13353 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away

Before

1. 1.84km W of Gorman, CATue, Jan 9, 7:15 PM PST · 13415 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.08km WSW of Ojai, CASun, Jan 7, 6:11 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.77km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 7, 6:26 AM PST · 13417 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
4. 2.18km WSW of Ojai, CASat, Jan 6, 2:41 PM PST · 13418 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.415km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Jan 6, 1:50 AM PST · 13419 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 3, 11:24 PM PST · 13421 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.716km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 3, 3:21 AM PST · 13422 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
8. 1.618km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Jan 2, 12:17 PM PST · 13422 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
9. 2.917km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Jan 2, 10:52 AM PST · 13422 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
10. 1.519km SSE of Solvang, CATue, Jan 2, 8:16 AM PST · 13422 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.916km NE of Ojai, CAMon, Jan 1, 9:44 PM PST · 13423 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.517km WSW of Isla Vista, CAMon, Jan 1, 9:34 PM PST · 13423 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.014km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Jan 1, 4:15 PM PST · 13423 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.221km SSE of Solvang, CASun, Dec 31, 9:17 PM PST · 13424 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
15. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CASun, Dec 31, 5:51 PM PST · 13424 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.816km N of Fillmore, CASun, Dec 31, 5:04 PM PST · 13424 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
17. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CASun, Dec 31, 5:03 PM PST · 13424 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.811km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Dec 28, 7:09 PM PST · 13427 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.92km SSE of Castaic, CATue, Dec 26, 4:49 PM PST · 13429 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.03km N of Valencia, CATue, Dec 26, 4:44 PM PST · 13429 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1049979. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC.