M2.5 earthquake 43km SW of Lompoc, CA
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 43km SW of Lompoc, CA on Mon, Dec 10, 1979, 9:19 AM PST (17:19 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-10 17:19:33 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.402° N, 120.825° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 265°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.620km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 17087 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.452km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.15km NNE of Los Alamos, CA · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.516km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 17072 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.97km SE of Isla Vista, CA · 17046 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.09km SW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17046 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.323km WSW of Lompoc, CA · 17029 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.26km E of Orcutt, CA · 17028 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3354450. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.