California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3km NE of Carpinteria, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3km NE of Carpinteria, California on Mon, Dec 31, 2001, 10:44 PM PST (06:44 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13km NE of Simi Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-01-01 06:44:59 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.417° N, 119.497° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07km NNW of Malibu, CA · 9039 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.020km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 9037 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.82km NW of Panorama City, CA · 9036 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.62km ENE of Granada Hills, CA · 9036 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.65km SW of Valencia, California · 9033 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.110km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9027 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.69km ENE of Lebec, CA · 9025 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.317km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 9021 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.117km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 9021 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.910km NNW of Piru, California · 9020 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.95km SSW of Encino, CA · 9018 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.55km S of Frazier Park, California · 9018 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.82km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.82km W of San Fernando, CA · 9017 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.918km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 9016 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.513km NW of Grapevine, California · 9015 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.112km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9015 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.213km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2,106
  19. 3.913km ESE of Piru, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 470
  20. 1.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 241
  22. 2.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.312km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.112km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.913km SW of Valencia, CA · 9015 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.412km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.712km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, California · 9015 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.011km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.712km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.411km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.111km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.911km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.812km NE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.928km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 9014 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.412km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.712km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.710km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.512km NNW of Chatsworth, California · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.511km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 3.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 145
  52. 2.412km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.613km SW of Valencia, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.810km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 3.113km SW of Valencia, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 243
  56. 1.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.212km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.511km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 9043 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 9045 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.612km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), California · 9047 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.517km SW of Maricopa, California · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, California · 9048 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.38km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 9050 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.212km W of Malibu, CA · 9050 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.716km NW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.49km SW of Ojai, California · 9055 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.914km ESE of Carpinteria, California · 9055 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.84km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 9057 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.110km SSW of Maricopa, California · 9057 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9057 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.51km W of Encino, CA · 9058 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.62km SW of Northridge, CA · 9058 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.25km WNW of Granada Hills, CA · 9060 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.815km WNW of Ventura, CA · 9062 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.72km WSW of West Hills, CA · 9064 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.916km NNW of Piru, California · 9067 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.216km SE of Maricopa, CA · 9069 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away

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