California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8km NNE of Goleta, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Goleta, CA on Sat, Dec 25, 1976, 9:39 PM PST (05:39 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1976-12-26 05:39:53 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.500° N, 119.799° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 18171 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.814km WSW of Malibu, CA · 18168 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.26km SE of Santa Barbara, CA · 18162 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.813km WNW of Malibu, CA · 18161 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.615km NW of Grapevine, CA · 18160 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.08km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 18160 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.59km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 18159 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.116km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 18158 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.53km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 18154 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.617km S of Carpinteria, CA · 18154 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CA · 18153 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 18151 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.010km WSW of Malibu, CA · 18150 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.910km NW of Grapevine, CA · 18147 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.56km N of Grapevine, CA · 18146 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.59km SE of Piru, CA · 18143 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.719km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 18143 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.58km SSE of Piru, CA · 18142 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.910km N of Taft, CA · 18142 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.714km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 18141 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.012km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 18139 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.014km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 18139 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.86km E of Ojai, CA · 18137 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.67km ESE of Ojai, CA · 18136 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.68km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 18126 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.127km SSE of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 18126 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.76km NNW of Ventura, CA · 18126 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.714km SW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 18123 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.55km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 18121 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.618km W of Malibu, CA · 18190 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.718km W of Malibu, CA · 18190 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.318km W of Malibu, CA · 18190 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.624km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 18202 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.62km N of Isla Vista, CA · 18208 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci150149. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC.