M2.1 earthquake 7km SW of Santa Barbara, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Sep 5, 1978, 1:19 PM PDT

UTC

1978-09-05 20:19:51 UTC

Depth

10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.369° N, 119.747° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

71°

Stations used

16

• Santa Barbara, CaliforniaPopulation 91,842. Forecast7 kmSW
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast56 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast143 kmWNW

After

1. 1.76km SSE of Goleta, CAWed, Sep 6, 11:57 AM PDT · 17558 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.16km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Sep 6, 6:00 PM PDT · 17558 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.714km W of Ventura, CAThu, Sep 7, 5:32 AM PDT · 17558 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.77km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Sep 7, 12:00 PM PDT · 17557 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.69km SW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Sep 7, 4:23 PM PDT · 17557 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.127km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Sep 8, 10:46 PM PDT · 17556 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.926km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Sep 9, 4:04 AM PDT · 17556 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.92km S of Montecito, CASun, Sep 10, 5:03 AM PDT · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.56km SE of Goleta, CASun, Sep 10, 8:28 AM PDT · 17555 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.17km SSE of Goleta, CASun, Sep 10, 9:19 PM PDT · 17554 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.610km SSE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Sep 11, 4:51 AM PDT · 17554 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.69km SSW of Malibu, CAMon, Sep 11, 9:08 AM PDT · 17554 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
13. 3.56km WSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Sep 12, 4:57 AM PDT · 17553 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.817km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Sep 12, 10:04 AM PDT · 17553 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.214km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Sep 13, 6:07 PM PDT · 17551 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
16. 1.916km WNW of Malibu, CAThu, Sep 14, 12:01 AM PDT · 17551 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
17. 2.08km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Sep 15, 7:33 AM PDT · 17550 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.812km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Sep 15, 6:31 PM PDT · 17549 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.69km SE of Isla Vista, CASat, Sep 16, 2:19 AM PDT · 17549 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.812km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, Sep 16, 2:48 AM PDT · 17549 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.59km SSE of Goleta, CASun, Sep 17, 6:38 PM PDT · 17547 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
22. 1.56km W of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 18, 3:28 PM PDT · 17546 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
23. 1.914km SSE of Isla Vista, CATue, Sep 19, 10:42 AM PDT · 17546 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
24. 2.26km ENE of Orcutt, CATue, Sep 19, 5:39 PM PDT · 17545 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
25. 2.38km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Sep 19, 9:18 PM PDT · 17545 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
26. 1.713km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Sep 21, 3:25 AM PDT · 17544 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
27. 1.71km ENE of Isla Vista, CAThu, Sep 21, 8:05 PM PDT · 17543 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
28. 1.712km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Sep 22, 7:57 AM PDT · 17543 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.011km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Sep 23, 10:40 AM PDT · 17542 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
30. 3.56km SW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Sep 23, 7:04 PM PDT · 17541 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
31. 1.89km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Sep 25, 5:02 PM PDT · 17539 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
32. 2.07km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Sep 28, 8:36 AM PDT · 17537 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
33. 1.77km SE of Goleta, CAThu, Sep 28, 2:23 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
34. 1.95km SE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Sep 29, 4:06 AM PDT · 17536 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
35. 1.710km SE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Sep 29, 6:35 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.614km NW of Santa Rosa Is., CATue, Oct 3, 8:01 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
37. 2.830km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Oct 3, 10:56 PM PDT · 17531 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
38. 2.312km ESE of Maricopa, CAWed, Oct 4, 9:08 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
39. 1.87km SE of Isla Vista, CAFri, Oct 6, 9:26 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
40. 2.410km SE of Isla Vista, CASat, Oct 7, 7:22 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
41. 1.87km WSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Oct 9, 2:22 PM PDT · 17525 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
42. 2.25km SSE of Santa Maria, CATue, Oct 10, 3:14 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
43. 2.110km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Oct 10, 11:31 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
44. 1.88km SW of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Oct 13, 2:06 AM PDT · 17522 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
45. 1.624km SW of Maricopa, CAFri, Oct 13, 5:12 AM PDT · 17522 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
46. 1.55km SE of Goleta, CAFri, Oct 13, 11:01 AM PDT · 17521 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
47. 1.88km SE of Isla Vista, CATue, Oct 17, 9:39 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
48. 1.77km WSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Oct 19, 2:17 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.128km S of Santa Rosa Is., CAFri, Oct 20, 3:00 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
50. 3.419km SW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 20, 7:06 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.520km SW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 20, 7:07 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
52. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Oct 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
53. 1.510km SE of Isla Vista, CAWed, Oct 25, 7:04 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 26, 11:50 AM PDT · 17508 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
55. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 28, 2:42 PM PDT · 17506 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
56. 2.08km SE of Goleta, CATue, Oct 31, 12:47 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
57. 2.07km SE of Isla Vista, CAThu, Nov 2, 7:55 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

Before

1. 1.810km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Sep 5, 7:35 AM PDT · 17560 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.620km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CATue, Sep 5, 1:06 AM PDT · 17560 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.88km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Sep 4, 10:38 PM PDT · 17560 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.87km SE of Goleta, CASun, Sep 3, 8:26 PM PDT · 17561 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.66km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Sep 3, 11:37 AM PDT · 17561 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.816km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Sep 3, 10:18 AM PDT · 17562 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
7. 1.97km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Sep 3, 8:25 AM PDT · 17562 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.914km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Sep 3, 3:11 AM PDT · 17562 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
9. 1.88km SE of Isla Vista, CASat, Sep 2, 12:06 AM PDT · 17563 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.014km SE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Sep 1, 6:17 AM PDT · 17564 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.520km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAThu, Aug 31, 9:37 AM PDT · 17565 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
12. 1.79km SW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Aug 31, 6:11 AM PDT · 17565 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
13. 1.78km N of Santa Paula, CAThu, Aug 31, 3:26 AM PDT · 17565 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.824km SW of Lompoc, CAWed, Aug 30, 7:39 PM PDT · 17565 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.84km SE of Goleta, CAWed, Aug 30, 3:54 AM PDT · 17566 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.921km SSW of Lompoc, CAWed, Aug 30, 2:09 AM PDT · 17566 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.87km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 29, 6:23 PM PDT · 17566 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.28km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 29, 4:06 PM PDT · 17566 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.616km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Aug 29, 2:58 PM PDT · 17566 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.510km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 29, 12:03 PM PDT · 17566 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3341621. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.