California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12km SE of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12km SE of Carpinteria, CA on Thu, May 27, 2021, 8:21 PM PDT (03:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 11km S of Malibu Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-28 03:21:20 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.337° N, 119.418° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1956 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.015km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.313km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.911km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 1952 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 109
  6. 2.034km SSW of Buellton, CA · 1950 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1946 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 1943 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 110
  9. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.73km WNW of Sylmar, CA · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.62km SE of Granada Hills, CA · 1938 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.05km SW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
  13. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CA · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.814km W of Malibu, CA · 1929 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.532km N of San Miguel Is., CA · 1928 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.230km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CA · 1924 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CA · 1924 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.422km S of Solvang, CA · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.63km NE of Malibu, CA · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.713km N of Piru, CA · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.617km NNW of Neenach, CA · 1919 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 111
  24. 1.617km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 1916 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.26km WSW of Isla Vista, CA · 1915 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  26. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CA · 1915 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.515km SSE of Malibu, CA · 1913 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.66km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 1906 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1903 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.810km ESE of Ojai, CA · 1900 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.118km N of Fillmore, CA · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.016km S of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.89km S of Montecito, CA · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.310km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 1957 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 261
  3. 1.62km SW of San Fernando, CA · 1958 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.82km SW of San Fernando, CA · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1960 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CA · 1961 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.02km ENE of Granada Hills, CA · 1962 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 1963 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.115km N of Castaic, CA · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CA · 1979 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.65km NNW of Sylmar, CA · 1981 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.919km S of Malibu, CA · 1982 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39907528. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.