M1.9 earthquake 5km SE of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Dec 27, 1978, 12:06 PM PST

UTC

1978-12-27 20:06:40 UTC

Depth

13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.401° N, 119.792° 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

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

148°

Stations used

12

• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast5 kmSE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast61 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast147 kmWNW

After

1. 2.017km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Dec 28, 9:41 AM PST · 17444 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.412km WNW of Malibu, CAThu, Dec 28, 4:20 PM PST · 17444 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.513km NW of Malibu, CAThu, Dec 28, 4:20 PM PST · 17444 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.220km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Dec 30, 6:45 AM PST · 17442 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
5. 2.320km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 30, 9:24 AM PST · 17442 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
6. 3.010km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:38 PM PST · 17440 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
7. 3.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 5:36 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
8. 3.522km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 12:00 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.628km S of Port Hueneme, CASun, Jan 7, 6:40 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.56km W of Ojai, CATue, Jan 9, 2:39 AM PST · 17432 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.820km S of Carpinteria, CATue, Jan 9, 1:13 PM PST · 17432 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
12. 2.15km SSE of Goleta, CAWed, Jan 10, 8:17 AM PST · 17431 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.342km SW of Lompoc, CASat, Jan 13, 5:38 PM PST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.119km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 15, 9:59 PM PST · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.38km SE of Goleta, CATue, Jan 16, 5:25 AM PST · 17425 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.814km NE of Ojai, CASat, Jan 20, 4:50 AM PST · 17421 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.78km NNW of Ventura, CASat, Jan 20, 9:36 AM PST · 17421 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.330km NW of San Miguel Is., CASat, Jan 20, 9:07 PM PST · 17421 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.813km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Jan 22, 9:21 AM PST · 17419 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
20. 1.918km SSE of Isla Vista, CAThu, Jan 25, 11:55 AM PST · 17416 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
21. 2.618km S of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 26, 2:30 PM PST · 17415 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
22. 1.719km S of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 26, 2:49 PM PST · 17415 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
23. 1.96km W of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 28, 4:30 AM PST · 17413 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
24. 1.816km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Feb 1, 5:56 PM PST · 17409 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.06km NW of Malibu, CASat, Feb 3, 8:18 PM PST · 17407 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
26. 3.321km S of Port Hueneme, CASun, Feb 4, 7:55 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
27. 1.87km W of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 7, 1:14 AM PST · 17403 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
28. 1.68km S of Camarillo, CAWed, Feb 7, 11:21 PM PST · 17402 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
29. 1.510km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Feb 8, 6:16 PM PST · 17402 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
30. 1.98km N of Malibu, CAFri, Feb 9, 3:57 AM PST · 17401 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
31. 1.78km SE of Camarillo, CASat, Feb 10, 12:13 PM PST · 17400 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.09km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Feb 11, 3:12 AM PST · 17399 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
33. 1.57km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Feb 12, 10:58 AM PST · 17398 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
34. 1.66km SSE of Camarillo, CATue, Feb 13, 4:58 PM PST · 17397 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
35. 1.76km SE of Camarillo, CATue, Feb 13, 4:59 PM PST · 17397 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
36. 2.118km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Feb 14, 1:49 PM PST · 17396 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
37. 3.318km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Feb 14, 7:05 PM PST · 17396 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
38. 3.318km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Feb 14, 7:19 PM PST · 17396 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
39. 1.615km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Feb 14, 8:37 PM PST · 17396 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
40. 2.117km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Feb 14, 9:32 PM PST · 17396 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
41. 2.715km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Feb 14, 9:33 PM PST · 17396 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
42. 2.018km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Feb 14, 9:38 PM PST · 17396 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
43. 1.918km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Feb 15, 12:38 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
44. 2.017km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Feb 15, 1:40 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
45. 2.217km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Feb 15, 2:17 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
46. 2.019km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Feb 15, 3:40 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
47. 2.017km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Feb 15, 7:50 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
48. 1.919km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Feb 15, 4:49 PM PST · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
49. 2.29km W of Malibu, CASat, Feb 17, 9:35 PM PST · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
50. 2.117km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Feb 19, 4:14 PM PST · 17391 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
51. 2.05km SSE of Santa Rosa Is., CAMon, Feb 19, 10:53 PM PST · 17390 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
52. 2.617km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Feb 20, 3:30 AM PST · 17390 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 22, 3:07 PM PST · 17388 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.712km WSW of Ojai, CASat, Feb 24, 6:45 AM PST · 17386 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away

Before

1. 1.78km NNE of Ventura, CAWed, Dec 27, 4:22 AM PST · 17445 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.412km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Dec 23, 11:06 PM PST · 17448 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.110km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Dec 19, 12:56 PM PST · 17453 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.613km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Dec 19, 9:51 AM PST · 17453 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
5. 1.85km SE of Goleta, CAMon, Dec 18, 4:53 AM PST · 17454 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.66km SE of Santa Maria, CAMon, Dec 18, 4:48 AM PST · 17454 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.210km SW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Dec 16, 6:51 PM PST · 17456 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.38km SE of Camarillo, CASat, Dec 16, 2:36 PM PST · 17456 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.68km SSE of Goleta, CAFri, Dec 15, 4:54 PM PST · 17457 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.96km WSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Dec 15, 9:01 AM PST · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
11. 3.22km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 14, 12:55 AM PST · 17458 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.05km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Dec 11, 8:11 PM PST · 17461 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.912km S of Isla Vista, CAMon, Dec 11, 7:32 PM PST · 17461 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
14. 1.714km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Dec 8, 3:55 PM PST · 17464 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
15. 1.721km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Dec 7, 1:46 AM PST · 17465 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.38km SW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Dec 6, 3:21 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
17. 1.76km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Dec 6, 2:41 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
18. 3.36km SW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Dec 6, 2:03 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.98km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Dec 5, 1:07 AM PST · 17467 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.310km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Dec 5, 1:00 AM PST · 17467 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345039. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC.