California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12km SSE of Lompoc, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12km SSE of Lompoc, CA on Fri, Oct 19, 1979, 3:00 PM PDT (22:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 27km E of Santa Maria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-10-19 22:00:50 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.529° N, 120.427° W
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 3.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 17139 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.027km E of Santa Maria, CA · 17138 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.216km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17137 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.817km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17134 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.65km WSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17125 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.87km SW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17125 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.03km SSW of Isla Vista, CA · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.215km W of Guadalupe, CA · 17123 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.27km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17123 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.312km WNW of Ojai, CA · 17107 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.614km NNW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17107 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.95km NE of Orcutt, CA · 17107 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.529km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 17107 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.312km WNW of Ojai, CA · 17107 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.713km WNW of Ojai, CA · 17098 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.69km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17096 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.912km ENE of Los Olivos, CA · 17093 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.543km SW of Lompoc, CA · 17088 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.620km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 17087 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.452km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 17083 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.317km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17081 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.58km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.05km ENE of Goleta, CA · 17148 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.142km SW of Lompoc, CA · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.23 km E of Los Osos, California · 17155 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.022km NE of Los Olivos, CA · 17157 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.99km SE of Isla Vista, CA · 17158 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.717km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17159 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.618km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.018km W of Ventura, CA · 17168 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.218km WSW of Ventura, CA · 17169 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3352998. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.