M1.6 earthquake 6km W of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Dec 10, 1990, 5:35 AM PST

UTC

1990-12-10 13:35:04 UTC

Depth

14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.401° N, 119.580° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

125°

Stations used

0

• Toro Canyon, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast2 kmSSW
• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast6 kmW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast43 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast129 kmWNW

After

1. 1.814km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Dec 11, 10:20 PM PST · 13080 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.87km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 12, 6:35 AM PST · 13080 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.713km SE of Malibu, CAThu, Dec 13, 1:40 AM PST · 13079 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.418km S of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Dec 14, 2:39 PM PST · 13077 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.45km S of Malibu, CASat, Dec 15, 11:27 AM PST · 13076 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.614km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 15, 7:29 PM PST · 13076 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.88km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 19, 2:33 AM PST · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
8. 2.112km S of Malibu Beach, CASun, Dec 23, 6:26 AM PST · 13069 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CASun, Dec 23, 4:26 PM PST · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.96km SE of Camarillo, CAWed, Dec 26, 2:25 PM PST · 13065 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.615km W of Ventura, CAFri, Dec 28, 4:51 AM PST · 13064 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.86km SE of Malibu, CAFri, Dec 28, 5:29 AM PST · 13064 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 30, 12:03 AM PST · 13062 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 30, 12:36 PM PST · 13061 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.816km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Dec 31, 12:54 PM PST · 13060 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
16. 2.816km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Dec 31, 2:52 PM PST · 13060 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.73km SW of Las Flores, CASat, Jan 5, 8:22 AM PST · 13056 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.810km E of Ojai, CAMon, Jan 7, 8:44 AM PST · 13054 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
19. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Jan 9, 9:16 AM PST · 13052 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
20. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 9, 10:50 PM PST · 13051 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
21. 1.529km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:41 PM PST · 13049 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
22. 1.88km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 9:04 AM PST · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
23. 1.59km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 12:39 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
24. 1.98km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 5:35 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
25. 2.120km NW of Ojai, CASat, Jan 12, 6:11 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.38km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 9:29 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
27. 2.08km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 9:30 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
28. 1.515km SSW of Arvin, CATue, Jan 15, 11:06 PM PST · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
29. 1.815km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jan 16, 12:14 PM PST · 13044 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
30. 1.72km N of Valencia, CAThu, Jan 17, 12:10 PM PST · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
31. 1.710km ESE of Santa Ynez, CAFri, Jan 18, 1:00 AM PST · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
32. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, Jan 18, 11:43 AM PST · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
33. 1.51km N of Valencia, CAFri, Jan 18, 2:40 PM PST · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
34. 1.55km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 20, 12:54 PM PST · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
35. 2.14km NNE of Valencia, CASun, Jan 20, 8:19 PM PST · 13040 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
36. 1.84km SE of Oak Park, CAMon, Jan 21, 9:50 AM PST · 13040 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.713km WSW of Buellton, CAMon, Jan 21, 11:50 AM PST · 13039 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
38. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 25, 6:18 PM PST · 13035 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
39. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Jan 26, 3:43 AM PST · 13035 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
40. 1.69km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Jan 26, 7:49 PM PST · 13034 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
41. 1.57km ESE of Oxnard, CASun, Jan 27, 10:24 AM PST · 13034 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
42. 1.713km E of Santa Maria, CATue, Jan 29, 1:24 PM PST · 13031 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
43. 3.47km SE of Orcutt, CAThu, Jan 31, 3:28 PM PST · 13029 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
44. 1.713km SSW of Gorman, CASun, Feb 3, 10:46 AM PST · 13027 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
45. 2.526km SSW of Santa Rosa Is., CASun, Feb 3, 4:05 PM PST · 13026 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
46. 1.74km SSE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Feb 7, 2:20 PM PST · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

1. 2.017km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 5, 1:31 PM PST · 13086 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.710km SW of Carpinteria, CATue, Dec 4, 8:16 PM PST · 13087 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.116km SSE of Buttonwillow, CATue, Dec 4, 3:09 PM PST · 13087 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.42km WNW of Canoga Park, CATue, Dec 4, 4:25 AM PST · 13088 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.98km SW of Ojai, CATue, Nov 27, 10:54 PM PST · 13094 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
6. 1.511km SW of Ojai, CATue, Nov 27, 1:32 PM PST · 13094 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
7. 2.27km SW of Ojai, CATue, Nov 27, 9:28 AM PST · 13095 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
8. 1.810km SSW of Ojai, CATue, Nov 27, 7:26 AM PST · 13095 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
9. 2.57km NW of Ventura, CASat, Nov 24, 5:54 AM PST · 13098 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.84km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Nov 21, 12:27 PM PST · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.812km N of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 21, 1:41 AM PST · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.512km N of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 21, 12:27 AM PST · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.917km W of Malibu, CATue, Nov 20, 12:36 PM PST · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.16km NE of Piru, CASat, Nov 17, 6:37 AM PST · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.110km W of Castaic, CASat, Nov 17, 6:35 AM PST · 13105 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
16. 3.210km W of Castaic, CASat, Nov 17, 6:34 AM PST · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
17. 2.810km W of Castaic, CASat, Nov 17, 5:22 AM PST · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAFri, Nov 16, 7:14 AM PST · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.337km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Nov 14, 11:44 PM PST · 13107 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 14, 1:55 PM PST · 13107 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2008669. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.