M2.0 earthquake 32km SW of Lompoc, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 32km SW of Lompoc, CA on Sun, Feb 26, 1978, 7:17 AM PST (15:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km WNW of San Luis Obispo, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-26 15:17:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.474° N, 120.745° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 254°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.44km ESE of Goleta, CA · 17745 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.36km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17723 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.45 km WNW of San Luis Obispo, California · 17722 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.729km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 17720 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.99km S of Isla Vista, CA · 17715 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.310km SSW of Lompoc, CA · 17705 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.022km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17689 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337609. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.