M2.7 earthquake 14km NNE of Montecito, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 14km NNE of Montecito, CA on Sun, Sep 8, 1968, 3:27 PM GMT-7 (22:27 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 23km S of Santa Barbara, 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
- 1968-09-08 22:27:42 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.555° N, 119.582° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 15.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 147°
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.323km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21161 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.518km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21161 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.615km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 21154 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.620km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21148 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.618km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 21139 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328294. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.