M2.3 earthquake 13km SE of Carpinteria, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, May 30, 2021, 8:33 PM PDT

UTC

2021-05-31 03:33:21 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.309° N, 119.422° W

Region

California

Felt reports

2

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

129°

Stations used

34

• Ventura, CaliforniaPopulation 96,769. Forecast12 kmWNW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast26 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast112 kmWNW

After

1. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 30, 9:33 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.911km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, May 31, 7:03 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 109
3. 2.034km SSW of Buellton, CAWed, Jun 2, 8:52 PM PDT · 1949 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 6, 2:07 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CAWed, Jun 9, 3:45 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 110
6. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jun 9, 11:37 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.73km WNW of Sylmar, CAMon, Jun 14, 4:23 AM PDT · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.62km SE of Granada Hills, CAMon, Jun 14, 3:35 PM PDT · 1937 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.05km SW of Sherman Oaks, CASat, Jun 19, 7:22 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
10. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 22, 1:17 PM PDT · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.814km W of Malibu, CAWed, Jun 23, 3:32 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.532km N of San Miguel Is., CAThu, Jun 24, 8:30 AM PDT · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
13. 2.230km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jun 25, 11:39 PM PDT · 1926 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
14. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:49 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
15. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:50 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.422km S of Solvang, CATue, Jun 29, 9:58 AM PDT · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
17. 1.63km NE of Malibu, CAWed, Jun 30, 12:41 AM PDT · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
18. 1.713km N of Piru, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:38 AM PDT · 1919 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.617km NNW of Neenach, CASat, Jul 3, 10:59 PM PDT · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.91km SW of Sherman Oaks, CAMon, Jul 5, 12:58 AM PDT · 1917 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 111
21. 1.617km W of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Jul 6, 10:31 PM PDT · 1915 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
22. 2.26km WSW of Isla Vista, CAWed, Jul 7, 3:56 AM PDT · 1914 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
23. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jul 7, 1:10 PM PDT · 1914 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
24. 2.515km SSE of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 9, 3:33 PM PDT · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
25. 1.66km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Jul 16, 4:15 PM PDT · 1905 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
26. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jul 19, 10:27 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
27. 1.810km ESE of Ojai, CAThu, Jul 22, 4:17 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
28. 2.118km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Jul 23, 3:12 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
29. 2.016km S of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Jul 26, 7:24 AM PDT · 1895 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
30. 2.424km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 27, 3:18 PM PDT · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
31. 2.313km WSW of Ojai, CAWed, Jul 28, 5:01 PM PDT · 1893 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away

Before

1. 2.015km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, May 29, 7:55 PM PDT · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.713km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, May 27, 8:43 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.812km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, May 27, 8:21 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.89km S of Montecito, CAWed, May 26, 10:48 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
5. 3.310km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, May 26, 2:12 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 261
6. 1.62km SW of San Fernando, CATue, May 25, 11:49 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.82km SW of San Fernando, CATue, May 25, 11:46 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CAMon, May 24, 12:48 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CASat, May 22, 7:10 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
10. 2.02km ENE of Granada Hills, CAFri, May 21, 11:34 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
11. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 20, 11:23 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.115km N of Castaic, CAWed, May 12, 1:07 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CATue, May 4, 9:30 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.65km NNW of Sylmar, CASun, May 2, 9:42 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.919km S of Malibu, CASat, May 1, 3:44 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39910824. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.