M2.6 earthquake 8km SSE of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 15, 1978, 4:54 PM PST

UTC

1978-12-16 00:54:22 UTC

Depth

11.2 km (6.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.375° N, 119.787° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

26

• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast8 kmSSE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast59 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmWNW

After

1. 2.38km SE of Camarillo, CASat, Dec 16, 2:36 PM PST · 17447 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
2. 2.210km SW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Dec 16, 6:51 PM PST · 17447 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.66km SE of Santa Maria, CAMon, Dec 18, 4:48 AM PST · 17445 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.85km SE of Goleta, CAMon, Dec 18, 4:53 AM PST · 17445 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.613km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Dec 19, 9:51 AM PST · 17444 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.110km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Dec 19, 12:56 PM PST · 17444 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.412km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Dec 23, 11:06 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
8. 1.78km NNE of Ventura, CAWed, Dec 27, 4:22 AM PST · 17436 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
9. 1.95km SE of Goleta, CAWed, Dec 27, 12:06 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.017km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Dec 28, 9:41 AM PST · 17435 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.412km WNW of Malibu, CAThu, Dec 28, 4:20 PM PST · 17435 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.513km NW of Malibu, CAThu, Dec 28, 4:20 PM PST · 17435 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.220km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Dec 30, 6:45 AM PST · 17433 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.320km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 30, 9:24 AM PST · 17433 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
15. 3.010km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:38 PM PST · 17431 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
16. 3.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 5:36 AM PST · 17429 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
17. 3.522km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 12:00 PM PST · 17429 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
18. 2.628km S of Port Hueneme, CASun, Jan 7, 6:40 PM PST · 17425 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.56km W of Ojai, CATue, Jan 9, 2:39 AM PST · 17423 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
20. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CATue, Jan 9, 1:13 PM PST · 17423 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
21. 2.15km SSE of Goleta, CAWed, Jan 10, 8:17 AM PST · 17422 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.342km SW of Lompoc, CASat, Jan 13, 5:38 PM PST · 17419 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
23. 2.38km SE of Goleta, CATue, Jan 16, 5:25 AM PST · 17416 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
24. 1.814km NE of Ojai, CASat, Jan 20, 4:50 AM PST · 17412 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
25. 1.78km NNW of Ventura, CASat, Jan 20, 9:36 AM PST · 17412 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
26. 2.330km NW of San Miguel Is., CASat, Jan 20, 9:07 PM PST · 17412 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.813km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Jan 22, 9:21 AM PST · 17410 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
28. 1.918km SSE of Isla Vista, CAThu, Jan 25, 11:55 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
29. 2.618km S of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 26, 2:30 PM PST · 17406 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
30. 1.719km S of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 26, 2:49 PM PST · 17406 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
31. 1.96km W of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 28, 4:30 AM PST · 17404 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
32. 1.816km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Feb 1, 5:56 PM PST · 17400 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
33. 2.06km NW of Malibu, CASat, Feb 3, 8:18 PM PST · 17398 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
34. 3.321km S of Port Hueneme, CASun, Feb 4, 7:55 AM PST · 17397 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.87km W of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 7, 1:14 AM PST · 17394 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
36. 1.68km S of Camarillo, CAWed, Feb 7, 11:21 PM PST · 17393 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
37. 1.510km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Feb 8, 6:16 PM PST · 17393 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
38. 1.98km N of Malibu, CAFri, Feb 9, 3:57 AM PST · 17392 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
39. 1.78km SE of Camarillo, CASat, Feb 10, 12:13 PM PST · 17391 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
40. 2.09km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Feb 11, 3:12 AM PST · 17390 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
41. 1.57km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Feb 12, 10:58 AM PST · 17389 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 1.96km WSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Dec 15, 9:01 AM PST · 17448 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
2. 3.22km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 14, 12:55 AM PST · 17449 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.63km SE of Oak Park, CAWed, Dec 13, 8:10 PM PST · 17450 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.05km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Dec 11, 8:11 PM PST · 17452 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.912km S of Isla Vista, CAMon, Dec 11, 7:32 PM PST · 17452 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.714km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Dec 8, 3:55 PM PST · 17455 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.721km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Dec 7, 1:46 AM PST · 17456 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.38km SW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Dec 6, 3:21 AM PST · 17457 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.76km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Dec 6, 2:41 AM PST · 17457 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
10. 3.36km SW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Dec 6, 2:03 AM PST · 17457 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.98km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Dec 5, 1:07 AM PST · 17458 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.310km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Dec 5, 1:00 AM PST · 17458 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
13. 1.93km WSW of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Nov 30, 10:54 PM PST · 17462 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.830km SSW of Simmler, CAThu, Nov 30, 4:02 PM PST · 17463 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.713km SW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 30, 2:11 PM PST · 17463 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
16. 1.810km SSE of Goleta, CAWed, Nov 29, 9:38 PM PST · 17463 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
17. 2.09km SE of Isla Vista, CAWed, Nov 29, 8:57 PM PST · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.09km SSE of Goleta, CAWed, Nov 29, 8:57 PM PST · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Nov 25, 8:52 PM PST · 17468 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CATue, Nov 21, 7:21 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3314218. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.