California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 10km SW of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10km SW of Carpinteria, CA on Tue, Dec 4, 1990, 8:16 PM PST (04:16 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7km SE of Orcutt, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-12-05 04:16:45 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.333° N, 119.595° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13086 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.012km S of Las Flores, CA · 13083 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.66km W of Carpinteria, CA · 13082 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.814km WNW of Malibu, CA · 13080 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.87km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13080 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.713km SE of Malibu, CA · 13079 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.418km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 13077 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.45km S of Malibu, CA · 13076 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.614km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13076 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.88km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.112km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 13069 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.96km SE of Camarillo, CA · 13065 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.615km W of Ventura, CA · 13064 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.86km SE of Malibu, CA · 13064 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13062 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13061 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.816km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 13060 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.816km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 13060 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.73km SW of Las Flores, CA · 13056 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.810km E of Ojai, CA · 13054 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CA · 13052 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13051 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.529km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13049 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.88km NNE of Piru, CA · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.59km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.98km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.120km NW of Ojai, CA · 13048 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.38km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.08km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.815km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13044 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.72km N of Valencia, CA · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.710km ESE of Santa Ynez, CA · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.51km N of Valencia, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.55km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.14km NNE of Valencia, CA · 13040 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.84km SE of Oak Park, CA · 13040 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.713km WSW of Buellton, CA · 13039 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 13035 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13035 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.69km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 13034 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.57km ESE of Oxnard, CA · 13034 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.713km E of Santa Maria, CA · 13031 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 3.47km SE of Orcutt, CA · 13029 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.42km WNW of Canoga Park, CA · 13088 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.98km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.511km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.27km SW of Ojai, CA · 13095 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.810km SSW of Ojai, CA · 13095 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.57km NW of Ventura, CA · 13098 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.84km SSW of Valencia, CA · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.812km N of Castaic, CA · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.512km N of Castaic, CA · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.917km W of Malibu, CA · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.16km NE of Piru, CA · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.110km W of Castaic, CA · 13105 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.210km W of Castaic, CA · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.810km W of Castaic, CA · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.337km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 13107 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13107 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.98km NE of Castaic, CA · 13108 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.120km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 13110 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.012km S of Las Flores, CA · 13111 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2008464. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.