California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15km SSE of Carpinteria, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15km SSE of Carpinteria, CA on Sat, May 29, 2021, 7:55 PM PDT (02:55 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-30 02:55:31 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.288° N, 119.432° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
28

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1952 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.911km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 1951 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 109
  4. 2.034km SSW of Buellton, CA · 1949 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 1942 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 110
  7. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.73km WNW of Sylmar, CA · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.62km SE of Granada Hills, CA · 1937 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.05km SW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
  11. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CA · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.814km W of Malibu, CA · 1928 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.532km N of San Miguel Is., CA · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.230km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1926 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CA · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CA · 1923 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.422km S of Solvang, CA · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.63km NE of Malibu, CA · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.713km N of Piru, CA · 1919 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.617km NNW of Neenach, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 1917 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 111
  22. 1.617km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 1915 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.26km WSW of Isla Vista, CA · 1914 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  24. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CA · 1914 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.515km SSE of Malibu, CA · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.66km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 1905 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1902 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.810km ESE of Ojai, CA · 1899 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.118km N of Fillmore, CA · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.016km S of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1895 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.424km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.313km WSW of Ojai, CA · 1893 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.713km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.812km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.89km S of Montecito, CA · 1956 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.310km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 1956 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 261
  5. 1.62km SW of San Fernando, CA · 1957 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.82km SW of San Fernando, CA · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1959 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CA · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.02km ENE of Granada Hills, CA · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.115km N of Castaic, CA · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CA · 1978 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.65km NNW of Sylmar, CA · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.919km S of Malibu, CA · 1981 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39909936. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.