M2.7 earthquake 16km N of Montecito, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 16km N of Montecito, CA on Sat, Aug 31, 1935, 1:28 AM GMT-8 (09:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 10km WNW of Taft, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1935-08-31 09:28:56 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.582° N, 119.605° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 252°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.118km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 33258 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.210km WNW of Taft, CA · 33246 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.720km NNE of San Miguel Is., CA · 33237 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.52km N of Lebec, CA · 33211 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 2.914km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 33279 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.013km ESE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 33290 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.723km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 33292 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.918km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 33293 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363151. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.