California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 27km NNE of Montecito, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 27km NNE of Montecito, CA on Wed, Jan 29, 1941, 12:53 AM GMT-8 (08:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 25km N of Goleta, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1941-01-29 08:53:59 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.672° N, 119.558° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
259°, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.925km N of Goleta, CA · 31277 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.925km N of Goleta, CA · 31277 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.620km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 31272 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.720km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 31271 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.69km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 31271 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.824km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 31270 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.925km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 31268 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.412km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 31266 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.66km NNW of Piru, CA · 31260 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.410km W of Rosedale, CA · 31239 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.024km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 31229 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.31km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 31285 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.08km SSE of Shafter, CA · 31286 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.15km NW of Rosedale, CA · 31288 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.010km S of Shafter, CA · 31291 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.419km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 31296 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365543. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.