M2.7 earthquake 20km SSW of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jun 20, 2002, 7:28 PM PDT

UTC

2002-06-21 02:28:40 UTC

Depth

11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.237° N, 119.606° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.39

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

24

• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast20 kmSSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast40 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast127 kmW

After

1. 1.82km S of Los Alamos, CaliforniaTue, Jun 25, 9:29 PM PDT · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.923km N of Montecito, CaliforniaThu, Jun 27, 12:44 PM PDT · 8866 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.67km W of Isla Vista, CASun, Jun 30, 7:38 AM PDT · 8863 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.115km N of Castaic, CAMon, Jul 1, 1:12 AM PDT · 8862 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.521km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CaliforniaWed, Jul 3, 10:19 AM PDT · 8860 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.815km WNW of Malibu, CaliforniaWed, Jul 3, 8:20 PM PDT · 8859 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
7. 1.615km WNW of Malibu, CaliforniaThu, Jul 4, 12:18 PM PDT · 8859 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.511km WNW of Castaic, CAThu, Jul 4, 5:13 PM PDT · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.520km S of Maricopa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 5, 7:52 AM PDT · 8858 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
10. 2.94km WNW of Gorman, CATue, Jul 9, 8:15 PM PDT · 8853 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.05km W of Gorman, CATue, Jul 9, 8:23 PM PDT · 8853 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.85km W of Gorman, CAWed, Jul 10, 12:03 AM PDT · 8853 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.65km WSW of Gorman, CAWed, Jul 10, 4:40 AM PDT · 8853 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.824km WNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Jul 10, 11:36 AM PDT · 8853 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.58km N of Santa Paula, CaliforniaThu, Jul 11, 6:41 PM PDT · 8851 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
16. 1.96km SE of Piru, CASat, Jul 13, 12:13 AM PDT · 8850 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
17. 1.69km N of Santa Paula, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 7:08 AM PDT · 8848 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
18. 1.68km SW of Grapevine, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 5:25 PM PDT · 8847 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.77km NW of Camarillo, CaliforniaTue, Jul 16, 9:11 AM PDT · 8847 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.715km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 17, 11:15 AM PDT · 8846 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CaliforniaSat, Jul 20, 1:37 AM PDT · 8843 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
22. 2.912km SW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jul 26, 12:17 AM PDT · 8837 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
23. 2.717km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 26, 5:08 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
24. 1.75km WSW of Santa Clarita, CaliforniaSun, Jul 28, 12:00 AM PDT · 8835 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.018km WNW of Malibu, CASun, Jul 28, 3:29 PM PDT · 8834 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
26. 2.312km NNE of Simi Valley, CAMon, Jul 29, 4:47 PM PDT · 8833 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
27. 2.413km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Aug 1, 12:42 AM PDT · 8831 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Aug 1, 11:22 PM PDT · 8830 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
29. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Aug 1, 11:27 PM PDT · 8830 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
30. 2.21km WSW of Castaic, CAMon, Aug 5, 5:31 PM PDT · 8826 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
31. 2.011km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Aug 6, 3:48 PM PDT · 8825 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
32. 2.528km SSE of Santa Rosa Is., CaliforniaWed, Aug 7, 8:18 PM PDT · 8824 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
33. 1.614km W of Malibu, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 2:45 AM PDT · 8824 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
34. 2.27km S of Los Alamos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 7:46 AM PDT · 8820 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
35. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, CATue, Aug 13, 11:21 AM PDT · 8819 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away

Before

1. 1.722km S of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 10, 5:35 PM PDT · 8882 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.821km S of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 10, 6:50 AM PDT · 8883 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.722km S of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaSun, Jun 9, 7:48 PM PDT · 8883 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.61km SE of Malibu, CaliforniaThu, Jun 6, 5:16 AM PDT · 8887 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.86km NW of Simi Valley, CAMon, Jun 3, 5:05 AM PDT · 8890 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.511km SSE of Gorman, CaliforniaSun, Jun 2, 8:49 AM PDT · 8891 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
7. 3.015km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, May 27, 6:50 AM PDT · 8897 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.712km SW of Valencia, CaliforniaWed, May 22, 3:34 PM PDT · 8901 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9793457. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.