M1.7 earthquake 6km SSE of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Nov 9, 1978, 8:32 AM PST

UTC

1978-11-09 16:32:46 UTC

Depth

15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.393° N, 119.796° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

151°

Stations used

8

• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast6 kmSSE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast61 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast148 kmWNW

After

1. 2.26km SE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:51 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Nov 11, 9:08 PM PST · 17494 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.624km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAMon, Nov 13, 1:36 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.11km WNW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Nov 13, 8:49 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
5. 3.20km WSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Nov 13, 8:49 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
6. 1.52km NW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Nov 13, 8:50 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
7. 3.21km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Nov 13, 8:50 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.219km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CATue, Nov 14, 12:27 AM PST · 17492 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
9. 2.46km SE of Isla Vista, CATue, Nov 14, 11:31 AM PST · 17492 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.38km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 16, 10:26 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.813km SE of Isla Vista, CAThu, Nov 16, 11:48 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.322km SE of Santa Rosa Is., CAThu, Nov 16, 12:27 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.86km SE of Isla Vista, CAThu, Nov 16, 4:11 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.83km W of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Nov 17, 8:38 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.40km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Nov 17, 8:46 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.212km SE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Nov 17, 3:51 PM PST · 17488 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
17. 1.63km E of Goleta, CAFri, Nov 17, 5:04 PM PST · 17488 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
18. 1.79km WSW of Ojai, CASun, Nov 19, 6:36 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
19. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CATue, Nov 21, 7:21 PM PST · 17484 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Nov 25, 8:52 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
21. 2.09km SSE of Goleta, CAWed, Nov 29, 8:57 PM PST · 17476 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.09km SE of Isla Vista, CAWed, Nov 29, 8:57 PM PST · 17476 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
23. 1.810km SSE of Goleta, CAWed, Nov 29, 9:38 PM PST · 17476 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
24. 1.713km SW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 30, 2:11 PM PST · 17475 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
25. 1.830km SSW of Simmler, CAThu, Nov 30, 4:02 PM PST · 17475 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.93km WSW of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Nov 30, 10:54 PM PST · 17475 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
27. 2.310km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Dec 5, 1:00 AM PST · 17471 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
28. 1.98km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Dec 5, 1:07 AM PST · 17471 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
29. 3.36km SW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Dec 6, 2:03 AM PST · 17470 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
30. 1.76km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Dec 6, 2:41 AM PST · 17470 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
31. 2.38km SW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Dec 6, 3:21 AM PST · 17470 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
32. 1.721km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Dec 7, 1:46 AM PST · 17469 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
33. 1.714km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Dec 8, 3:55 PM PST · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
34. 1.912km S of Isla Vista, CAMon, Dec 11, 7:32 PM PST · 17464 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
35. 2.05km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Dec 11, 8:11 PM PST · 17464 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
36. 3.22km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 14, 12:55 AM PST · 17462 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
37. 1.96km WSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Dec 15, 9:01 AM PST · 17461 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.68km SSE of Goleta, CAFri, Dec 15, 4:54 PM PST · 17460 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.38km SE of Camarillo, CASat, Dec 16, 2:36 PM PST · 17459 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
40. 2.210km SW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Dec 16, 6:51 PM PST · 17459 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
41. 2.66km SE of Santa Maria, CAMon, Dec 18, 4:48 AM PST · 17458 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
42. 1.85km SE of Goleta, CAMon, Dec 18, 4:53 AM PST · 17458 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
43. 1.613km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Dec 19, 9:51 AM PST · 17457 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
44. 2.110km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Dec 19, 12:56 PM PST · 17456 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
45. 2.412km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Dec 23, 11:06 PM PST · 17452 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
46. 1.78km NNE of Ventura, CAWed, Dec 27, 4:22 AM PST · 17449 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
47. 1.95km SE of Goleta, CAWed, Dec 27, 12:06 PM PST · 17449 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
48. 2.017km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Dec 28, 9:41 AM PST · 17448 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
49. 2.412km WNW of Malibu, CAThu, Dec 28, 4:20 PM PST · 17447 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
50. 1.513km NW of Malibu, CAThu, Dec 28, 4:20 PM PST · 17447 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
51. 2.220km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Dec 30, 6:45 AM PST · 17446 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
52. 2.320km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 30, 9:24 AM PST · 17446 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
53. 3.010km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:38 PM PST · 17443 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
54. 3.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 5:36 AM PST · 17442 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
55. 3.522km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 12:00 PM PST · 17442 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
56. 2.628km S of Port Hueneme, CASun, Jan 7, 6:40 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

Before

1. 1.711km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 9, 5:11 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
2. 1.96km ESE of Goleta, CAThu, Nov 9, 2:10 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.110km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 9, 1:49 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.48km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 9, 1:36 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.98km SSE of Santa Barbara, CATue, Nov 7, 4:42 PM PST · 17498 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.07km SE of Isla Vista, CAThu, Nov 2, 7:55 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.08km SE of Goleta, CATue, Oct 31, 12:47 PM PST · 17505 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 28, 2:42 PM PDT · 17508 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 26, 11:50 AM PDT · 17511 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.510km SE of Isla Vista, CAWed, Oct 25, 7:04 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Oct 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.520km SW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 20, 7:07 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
13. 3.419km SW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 20, 7:06 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.128km S of Santa Rosa Is., CAFri, Oct 20, 3:00 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.77km WSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Oct 19, 2:17 PM PDT · 17517 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.88km SE of Isla Vista, CATue, Oct 17, 9:39 AM PDT · 17520 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.55km SE of Goleta, CAFri, Oct 13, 11:01 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.624km SW of Maricopa, CAFri, Oct 13, 5:12 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
19. 1.88km SW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Oct 13, 2:06 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.110km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Oct 10, 11:31 AM PDT · 17527 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3343435. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.