California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5km N of Carpinteria, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5km N of Carpinteria, California on Mon, Nov 5, 2001, 8:47 AM PST (16:47 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 16km SE of Maricopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-11-05 16:47:14 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.446° N, 119.527° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614km NW of Grapevine, California · 9099 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.615km N of Grapevine, California · 9099 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.311km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 9099 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.813km N of Castaic, CA · 9098 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, California · 9098 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.120km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 9096 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.614km SW of Maricopa, California · 9096 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.713km NW of Grapevine, California · 9095 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.82km N of Chatsworth, CA · 9095 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.611km NNW of Grapevine, California · 9094 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.65km WSW of Valencia, CA · 9090 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.67km NNE of Moorpark, California · 9090 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.19km N of Castaic, CA · 9089 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.18km SW of Carpinteria, California · 9086 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.615km SW of Maricopa, California · 9086 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.616km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9086 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CA · 9084 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.85km SW of Valencia, CA · 9084 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.70km SSW of Simi Valley, California · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.71km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.31km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.11km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.71km WSW of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.61km WSW of Simi Valley, California · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.018km SSE of Santa Barbara, California · 9077 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.51km ESE of Simi Valley, California · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.90km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9075 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.91km SSE of Simi Valley, CA · 9075 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.64km NE of Granada Hills, CA · 9074 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.716km SE of Maricopa, California · 9074 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.32km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9074 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 9073 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.12km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 9073 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.916km S of Camarillo, CA · 9072 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.02km SW of Granada Hills, CA · 9071 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, California · 9071 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.916km SE of Maricopa, California · 9070 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.66km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 9070 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.95km NW of Malibu, CA · 9069 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.616km SE of Maricopa, CA · 9069 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.216km SE of Maricopa, CA · 9069 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.916km NNW of Piru, California · 9068 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.72km WSW of West Hills, CA · 9064 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.815km WNW of Ventura, CA · 9063 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.25km WNW of Granada Hills, CA · 9060 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.62km SW of Northridge, CA · 9059 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.51km W of Encino, CA · 9058 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9058 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.110km SSW of Maricopa, California · 9057 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.84km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 9057 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.914km ESE of Carpinteria, California · 9055 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.49km SW of Ojai, California · 9055 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.716km NW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.212km W of Malibu, CA · 9051 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.38km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 9051 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, California · 9049 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.517km SW of Maricopa, California · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.612km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), California · 9048 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 9046 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 9044 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.218km NNE of Ojai, California · 9105 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.914km SW of Thousand Oaks, California · 9108 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.716km SW of Neenach, CA · 9109 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.622km ENE of Maricopa, California · 9109 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.79km SW of Westlake Village, California · 9109 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.02km WNW of San Fernando, CA · 9110 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.715km NNW of Grapevine, California · 9110 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.72km NNE of Frazier Park, California · 9112 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.818km NNE of Montecito, CA · 9116 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.58km SE of Piru, California · 9117 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.75km NW of Pacoima, CA · 9118 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.912km ESE of Piru, California · 9118 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.919km SW of Lamont, California · 9119 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.118km SW of Lamont, California · 9119 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.719km SW of Lamont, California · 9119 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.45km WNW of Isla Vista, CA · 9119 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.16km NW of Ventura, California · 9120 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.810km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9121 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.817km SSW of Lamont, CA · 9122 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.910km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 9123 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9720673. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.