M2.0 earthquake 5km ENE of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Oct 11, 1979, 6:27 PM PDT

UTC

1979-10-12 01:27:13 UTC

Depth

15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.453° N, 119.780° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.35

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

130°

Stations used

12

• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast5 kmENE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast62 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast148 kmWNW

After

1. 2.39km WNW of Ojai, CAFri, Oct 12, 7:40 AM PDT · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.619km WSW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 14, 2:48 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.921km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 15, 2:25 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.58km SSE of Isla Vista, CAWed, Oct 17, 6:06 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
5. 1.620km S of Maricopa, CAThu, Oct 18, 7:49 PM PDT · 17140 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.415km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Oct 19, 4:06 AM PDT · 17140 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
7. 1.912km SSE of Lompoc, CAFri, Oct 19, 3:00 PM PDT · 17139 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.917km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAFri, Oct 19, 10:52 PM PDT · 17139 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.027km E of Santa Maria, CASun, Oct 21, 3:56 AM PDT · 17138 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.216km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Oct 22, 11:55 AM PDT · 17137 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
11. 1.65km NW of Oak Park, CAMon, Oct 22, 1:42 PM PDT · 17136 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.817km S of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Oct 25, 3:58 AM PDT · 17134 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
13. 1.722km SW of Lamont, CASat, Oct 27, 4:56 PM PDT · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.65km WSW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Nov 3, 4:17 AM PST · 17125 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.87km SW of Santa Barbara, CASat, Nov 3, 4:24 AM PST · 17125 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.03km SSW of Isla Vista, CASun, Nov 4, 6:12 AM PST · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.27km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Nov 5, 2:19 AM PST · 17123 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.515km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 6, 9:32 AM PST · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.94km NW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Nov 7, 3:00 AM PST · 17121 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.319km W of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 8, 10:39 AM PST · 17120 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
21. 1.513km SW of Ojai, CASun, Nov 11, 2:14 AM PST · 17117 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
22. 1.68km W of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 14, 3:00 AM PST · 17114 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
23. 2.312km WNW of Ojai, CAWed, Nov 21, 4:29 AM PST · 17107 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
24. 1.614km NNW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 21, 7:34 AM PST · 17107 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
25. 2.95km NE of Orcutt, CAWed, Nov 21, 10:06 AM PST · 17107 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
26. 1.529km ENE of Santa Ynez, CAWed, Nov 21, 2:57 PM PST · 17106 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
27. 2.115km WSW of Port Hueneme, CAWed, Nov 21, 4:52 PM PST · 17106 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
28. 2.312km WNW of Ojai, CAWed, Nov 21, 9:18 PM PST · 17106 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
29. 2.57km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 23, 7:57 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.713km E of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Nov 24, 9:30 PM PST · 17103 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
31. 2.713km WNW of Ojai, CAFri, Nov 30, 6:54 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
32. 1.916km SW of Frazier Park, CASat, Dec 1, 3:05 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
33. 1.69km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Dec 2, 7:24 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
34. 2.824km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 4, 7:10 PM PST · 17093 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.912km ENE of Los Olivos, CAWed, Dec 5, 1:56 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
36. 1.516km S of Camarillo, CAFri, Dec 7, 8:35 AM PST · 17091 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
37. 2.526km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Dec 7, 10:29 AM PST · 17091 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
38. 2.215km WSW of Malibu, CAMon, Dec 10, 2:09 AM PST · 17088 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
39. 2.543km SW of Lompoc, CAMon, Dec 10, 9:19 AM PST · 17088 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 2.110km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Oct 9, 9:55 PM PDT · 17149 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.142km SW of Lompoc, CASun, Oct 7, 8:57 AM PDT · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.012km SSW of Port Hueneme, CASun, Oct 7, 3:56 AM PDT · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.813km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 7, 1:24 AM PDT · 17152 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.611km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 7, 12:20 AM PDT · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Oct 6, 8:59 PM PDT · 17152 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
7. 2.022km NE of Los Olivos, CATue, Oct 2, 12:12 PM PDT · 17157 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.99km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Oct 1, 10:46 AM PDT · 17158 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.717km SSE of Carpinteria, CASun, Sep 30, 8:41 AM PDT · 17159 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.112km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 28, 7:22 PM PDT · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.52km ESE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Sep 27, 1:52 PM PDT · 17161 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.618km SSE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Sep 27, 1:58 AM PDT · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.018km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Sep 22, 7:06 PM PDT · 17166 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.018km W of Ventura, CAFri, Sep 21, 8:08 AM PDT · 17168 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
15. 2.218km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Sep 20, 2:02 PM PDT · 17168 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
16. 2.316km N of Fillmore, CATue, Sep 18, 4:21 PM PDT · 17170 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.519km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Sep 18, 1:17 PM PDT · 17171 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
18. 1.712km WNW of Ojai, CATue, Sep 18, 4:17 AM PDT · 17171 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
19. 1.521km NNE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Sep 17, 9:53 PM PDT · 17171 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
20. 1.510km NW of Fillmore, CASun, Sep 16, 8:53 PM PDT · 17172 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3352016. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.