M2.7 earthquake 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Jun 12, 1990, 9:05 AM PDT

UTC

1990-06-12 16:05:31 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.242° N, 119.632° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

0

• Summerland, CaliforniaPopulation 1,448. Forecast20 kmS
• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast20 kmSSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast42 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast129 kmW

After

1. 2.43km WSW of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jun 12, 3:35 PM PDT · 13262 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
2. 2.17km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jun 14, 11:59 AM PDT · 13260 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.87km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jun 14, 5:45 PM PDT · 13260 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
4. 1.76km S of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jun 14, 6:46 PM PDT · 13259 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.89km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jun 15, 2:01 PM PDT · 13259 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
6. 3.010km WNW of Malibu, CAMon, Jun 18, 6:24 AM PDT · 13256 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.56km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jun 18, 6:58 AM PDT · 13256 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.714km WNW of Malibu, CAMon, Jun 18, 8:16 AM PDT · 13256 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.312km N of Fillmore, CASat, Jun 23, 7:15 PM PDT · 13250 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.714km W of Malibu, CAMon, Jun 25, 6:33 AM PDT · 13249 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
11. 2.016km S of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Jun 25, 8:55 PM PDT · 13248 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
12. 2.79km N of Piru, CAThu, Jun 28, 7:18 AM PDT · 13246 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.611km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jul 2, 9:17 PM PDT · 13241 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jul 3, 1:24 PM PDT · 13241 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.87km E of Piru, CAThu, Jul 5, 5:36 PM PDT · 13239 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.02km SW of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 6, 12:47 PM PDT · 13238 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.820km W of Malibu, CASun, Jul 8, 7:21 AM PDT · 13236 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
18. 1.714km S of Camarillo, CAWed, Jul 11, 8:28 PM PDT · 13232 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.89km N of Piru, CAThu, Jul 12, 11:20 PM PDT · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
20. 3.48km SW of Santa Rosa Is., CAThu, Jul 12, 11:27 PM PDT · 13231 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
21. 1.69km N of Piru, CAThu, Jul 12, 11:47 PM PDT · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
22. 2.511km SSW of Santa Rosa Is., CAFri, Jul 13, 4:27 AM PDT · 13231 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
23. 3.56km SW of Santa Rosa Is., CAFri, Jul 13, 4:37 PM PDT · 13231 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
24. 2.612km SSW of Santa Rosa Is., CASun, Jul 15, 11:32 AM PDT · 13229 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
25. 2.02km SE of Malibu, CATue, Jul 17, 10:11 PM PDT · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
26. 1.532km SSW of Lompoc, CAWed, Jul 18, 12:38 PM PDT · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.714km SSE of Camarillo, CAThu, Jul 26, 6:47 AM PDT · 13218 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
28. 2.45km SSE of Frazier Park, CASun, Jul 29, 9:51 PM PDT · 13214 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
29. 2.04km SE of Frazier Park, CASun, Jul 29, 9:52 PM PDT · 13214 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
30. 1.55km SE of Las Flores, CAMon, Jul 30, 11:52 PM PDT · 13213 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
31. 2.516km S of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Aug 2, 2:51 PM PDT · 13211 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
32. 1.75km W of Malibu, CASat, Aug 4, 11:36 AM PDT · 13209 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
33. 2.38km W of Malibu, CASat, Aug 4, 11:40 AM PDT · 13209 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
34. 2.013km WNW of Ventura, CASun, Aug 5, 4:39 PM PDT · 13208 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.06km SE of Goleta, CAMon, Aug 6, 1:59 AM PDT · 13207 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
36. 2.89km SW of Malibu, CATue, Aug 7, 12:42 AM PDT · 13206 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
37. 1.614km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 8, 7:55 PM PDT · 13204 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
38. 3.26km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Aug 9, 6:15 AM PDT · 13204 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

Before

1. 1.924km SW of Maricopa, CAMon, Jun 11, 11:14 PM PDT · 13262 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.516km N of Fillmore, CASat, Jun 9, 10:43 AM PDT · 13265 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.316km N of Fillmore, CASat, Jun 9, 10:28 AM PDT · 13265 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.99km ESE of Lompoc, CAWed, Jun 6, 12:55 AM PDT · 13268 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.812km S of Las Flores, CATue, Jun 5, 7:00 PM PDT · 13268 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.410km W of Castaic, CASun, Jun 3, 3:22 AM PDT · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.78km SSE of Malibu Beach, CASun, Jun 3, 1:18 AM PDT · 13271 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.310km W of Castaic, CASat, Jun 2, 11:57 PM PDT · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.310km W of Castaic, CASat, Jun 2, 10:20 PM PDT · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.510km W of Castaic, CASat, Jun 2, 8:18 PM PDT · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.58km W of Castaic, CASat, Jun 2, 1:56 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.010km W of Castaic, CASat, Jun 2, 1:16 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.79km NE of Piru, CASat, Jun 2, 12:56 AM PDT · 13272 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.010km W of Castaic, CAFri, Jun 1, 10:35 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.79km W of Castaic, CAFri, Jun 1, 10:35 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.210km W of Castaic, CAFri, Jun 1, 10:19 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.99km W of Castaic, CAFri, Jun 1, 4:55 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.27km SSW of Malibu, CAMon, May 28, 11:18 PM PDT · 13276 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.718km SW of Thousand Oaks, CAMon, May 28, 8:57 AM PDT · 13277 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
20. 1.97km WNW of Fillmore, CASat, May 26, 5:11 PM PDT · 13279 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2000244. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.