M1.9 earthquake 7km SSE of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Aug 20, 1978, 9:20 AM PDT

UTC

1978-08-20 16:20:59 UTC

Depth

13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.384° N, 119.793° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

14

• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast7 kmSSE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast60 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast147 kmWNW

After

1. 3.28km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 20, 1:15 PM PDT · 17578 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.08km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 20, 4:21 PM PDT · 17577 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.08km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 20, 5:04 PM PDT · 17577 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.98km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 20, 5:06 PM PDT · 17577 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.58km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 21, 12:41 AM PDT · 17577 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.96km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 21, 6:32 AM PDT · 17577 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
7. 1.78km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 21, 10:17 AM PDT · 17577 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.116km SSE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 21, 11:56 AM PDT · 17577 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
9. 1.520km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 21, 12:37 PM PDT · 17577 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
10. 1.714km S of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 21, 3:54 PM PDT · 17576 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
11. 1.610km SSE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 21, 8:28 PM PDT · 17576 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
12. 1.512km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 21, 10:16 PM PDT · 17576 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.67km SSE of Isla Vista, CATue, Aug 22, 10:32 AM PDT · 17576 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
14. 1.67km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 22, 9:25 PM PDT · 17575 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.17km SW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Aug 23, 2:59 AM PDT · 17575 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.28km SSE of Goleta, CAWed, Aug 23, 6:25 AM PDT · 17575 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.59km SW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Aug 23, 6:26 AM PDT · 17575 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.96km ESE of Goleta, CAWed, Aug 23, 9:17 AM PDT · 17575 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.427km S of Port Hueneme, CAWed, Aug 23, 12:15 PM PDT · 17575 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.55km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Aug 23, 4:44 PM PDT · 17574 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
21. 2.25km SE of Goleta, CAWed, Aug 23, 5:17 PM PDT · 17574 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
22. 2.28km SW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Aug 23, 7:36 PM PDT · 17574 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
23. 1.928km S of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Aug 24, 1:04 AM PDT · 17574 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
24. 2.08km WSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Aug 24, 6:37 AM PDT · 17574 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
25. 1.612km SE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Aug 25, 12:38 AM PDT · 17573 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
26. 1.612km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Aug 25, 2:27 AM PDT · 17573 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
27. 1.64km W of Isla Vista, CAFri, Aug 25, 5:20 AM PDT · 17573 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
28. 1.510km SSE of Goleta, CAFri, Aug 25, 10:43 AM PDT · 17573 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
29. 1.712km SE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Aug 25, 8:40 PM PDT · 17572 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
30. 2.425km SSE of Santa Rosa Is., CASat, Aug 26, 7:59 AM PDT · 17572 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
31. 2.76km SSE of Goleta, CASat, Aug 26, 9:26 AM PDT · 17572 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
32. 1.718km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Aug 26, 4:38 PM PDT · 17571 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.113km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 27, 5:44 PM PDT · 17570 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
34. 1.77km SE of Goleta, CASun, Aug 27, 7:47 PM PDT · 17570 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
35. 1.913km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 28, 1:39 AM PDT · 17570 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
36. 2.29km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 28, 2:33 AM PDT · 17570 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
37. 1.78km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 28, 3:58 PM PDT · 17569 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.012km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 28, 8:18 PM PDT · 17569 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
39. 1.79km SSE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 28, 8:57 PM PDT · 17569 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
40. 2.09km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 28, 10:47 PM PDT · 17569 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
41. 2.88km SW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 28, 11:04 PM PDT · 17569 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
42. 1.86km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 29, 1:46 AM PDT · 17569 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
43. 1.516km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 29, 1:52 AM PDT · 17569 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
44. 2.029km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Aug 29, 2:03 AM PDT · 17569 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.939km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Aug 29, 2:16 AM PDT · 17569 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
46. 2.58km SE of Isla Vista, CATue, Aug 29, 3:51 AM PDT · 17569 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
47. 1.69km SE of Isla Vista, CATue, Aug 29, 8:28 AM PDT · 17569 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
48. 1.75km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 29, 10:20 AM PDT · 17569 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
49. 1.510km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 29, 12:03 PM PDT · 17569 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.616km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Aug 29, 2:58 PM PDT · 17568 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
51. 2.28km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 29, 4:06 PM PDT · 17568 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
52. 1.87km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 29, 6:23 PM PDT · 17568 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
53. 1.921km SSW of Lompoc, CAWed, Aug 30, 2:09 AM PDT · 17568 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
54. 1.84km SE of Goleta, CAWed, Aug 30, 3:54 AM PDT · 17568 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
55. 1.824km SW of Lompoc, CAWed, Aug 30, 7:39 PM PDT · 17567 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
56. 1.78km N of Santa Paula, CAThu, Aug 31, 3:26 AM PDT · 17567 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
57. 1.79km SW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Aug 31, 6:11 AM PDT · 17567 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
58. 2.520km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAThu, Aug 31, 9:37 AM PDT · 17567 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
59. 2.014km SE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Sep 1, 6:17 AM PDT · 17566 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
60. 1.88km SE of Isla Vista, CASat, Sep 2, 12:06 AM PDT · 17565 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

1. 2.36km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 20, 6:14 AM PDT · 17578 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.28km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Aug 19, 9:04 PM PDT · 17578 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.18km SE of Isla Vista, CASat, Aug 19, 7:09 PM PDT · 17578 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.913km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Aug 19, 3:56 PM PDT · 17578 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.69km SSE of Goleta, CASat, Aug 19, 3:22 PM PDT · 17578 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 19, 2:16 PM PDT · 17578 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.75km WNW of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 19, 11:33 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
8. 1.87km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Aug 19, 9:17 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.74km SSE of Ventura, CASat, Aug 19, 4:04 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.88km SE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Aug 18, 6:52 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.89km SW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Aug 18, 5:00 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.69km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Aug 18, 4:37 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
13. 1.97km SW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Aug 18, 3:17 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.17km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Aug 18, 11:40 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.15km ESE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Aug 18, 9:12 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.59km SW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Aug 18, 6:20 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
17. 1.69km SE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Aug 18, 4:54 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.66km SE of Goleta, CAFri, Aug 18, 1:53 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.78km SW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Aug 18, 1:16 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.28km SW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Aug 18, 12:18 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3341206. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.