M2.1 earthquake 24km NNE of Montecito, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 24km NNE of Montecito, CA on Thu, Feb 18, 1932, 10:39 PM GMT-8 (06:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 20km NNW of Santa Rosa Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1932-02-19 06:39:43 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.625° N, 119.510° W
- Region
- California
- 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 4.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 249°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 2
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.87km SSE of Santa Clarita, CA · 34545 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.36km E of Agoura Hills, CA · 34530 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.620km NNW of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 34508 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3358611. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.