M1.6 earthquake 6km S of Montecito, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Apr 7, 1980, 10:07 AM PST

UTC

1980-04-07 18:07:36 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.385° N, 119.631° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

11

• Summerland, CaliforniaPopulation 1,448. Forecast5 kmSW
• Santa Barbara, CaliforniaPopulation 91,842. Forecast7 kmESE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast47 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast133 kmWNW

After

1. 1.98km SSE of Santa Barbara, CATue, Apr 8, 3:12 AM PST · 16968 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.44km NW of Malibu Beach, CASat, Apr 12, 2:31 PM PST · 16964 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.711km SW of Ojai, CAMon, Apr 14, 7:17 PM PST · 16962 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
4. 1.99km SW of Ojai, CATue, Apr 15, 3:38 AM PST · 16961 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
5. 1.712km SW of Ojai, CATue, Apr 15, 7:15 PM PST · 16961 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
6. 1.78km SE of Santa Barbara, CATue, Apr 15, 9:51 PM PST · 16961 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.613km ESE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 16, 3:49 AM PST · 16960 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.59km SE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Apr 16, 3:54 AM PST · 16960 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
9. 3.17km S of Montecito, CAWed, Apr 16, 12:26 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.07km SE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Apr 16, 12:32 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.88km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Apr 16, 12:58 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.62km W of West Hills, CAWed, Apr 16, 2:03 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.812km SW of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Apr 17, 11:12 AM PST · 16959 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.820km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Apr 18, 8:37 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Apr 18, 4:33 PM PST · 16958 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.42km SSE of Lompoc, CAFri, Apr 18, 7:28 PM PST · 16958 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
17. 2.112km SW of Ojai, CASun, Apr 20, 9:58 AM PST · 16956 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.28km SW of Ojai, CASun, Apr 20, 10:01 AM PST · 16956 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
19. 1.514km ESE of Carpinteria, CASun, Apr 20, 10:50 AM PST · 16956 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.722km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 20, 2:46 PM PST · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
21. 2.42km ENE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Apr 21, 4:56 AM PST · 16955 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
22. 1.58km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Apr 21, 5:27 PM PST · 16955 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
23. 1.810km SW of Ojai, CAWed, Apr 23, 1:45 AM PST · 16954 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.010km SW of Ojai, CAWed, Apr 23, 1:45 AM PST · 16954 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
25. 1.612km SW of Ojai, CAWed, Apr 23, 1:47 AM PST · 16954 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 23, 6:43 AM PST · 16953 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
27. 1.822km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Apr 23, 6:53 AM PST · 16953 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
28. 1.53km NW of Castaic, CAFri, Apr 25, 7:45 AM PST · 16951 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 27, 11:09 AM PDT · 16949 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.54km N of Fillmore, CASun, Apr 27, 7:26 PM PDT · 16949 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
31. 1.82km SSW of Valencia, CAMon, Apr 28, 5:00 AM PDT · 16948 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
32. 1.77km S of Montecito, CAMon, Apr 28, 12:33 PM PDT · 16948 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
33. 1.72km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Apr 28, 1:08 PM PDT · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
34. 2.34km W of Fillmore, CATue, Apr 29, 2:22 PM PDT · 16947 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
35. 1.63km SSE of Valencia, CAWed, Apr 30, 5:10 AM PDT · 16946 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
36. 2.09km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Apr 30, 6:54 AM PDT · 16946 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
37. 1.515km SSE of Isla Vista, CASun, May 4, 4:15 AM PDT · 16942 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
38. 2.124km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, May 5, 2:42 PM PDT · 16941 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
39. 2.010km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, May 5, 4:03 PM PDT · 16941 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
40. 2.710km N of Fillmore, CAMon, May 5, 4:10 PM PDT · 16941 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.220km SSW of Port Hueneme, CATue, May 13, 4:38 PM PDT · 16933 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
42. 2.233km NNE of Montecito, CAFri, May 16, 8:39 PM PDT · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
43. 2.38km SSW of Malibu Beach, CAFri, May 16, 10:39 PM PDT · 16930 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
44. 3.916km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 19, 5:50 PM PDT · 16927 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
45. 3.117km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 19, 6:32 PM PDT · 16927 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
46. 2.030km SSW of Solvang, CATue, May 20, 11:04 PM PDT · 16926 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
47. 2.233km WNW of San Miguel Is., CAThu, May 22, 4:55 AM PDT · 16924 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
48. 2.123km SSE of Santa Rosa Is., CAThu, May 22, 7:48 AM PDT · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
49. 1.514km S of Santa Barbara, CASat, May 24, 11:04 AM PDT · 16922 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
50. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 1, 11:39 AM PDT · 16914 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
51. 2.316km S of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jun 2, 2:26 PM PDT · 16913 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
52. 1.819km S of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jun 2, 4:20 PM PDT · 16913 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
53. 1.619km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMon, Jun 2, 5:54 PM PDT · 16913 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
54. 2.08km ENE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jun 3, 7:28 AM PDT · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
55. 1.916km S of Carpinteria, CATue, Jun 3, 4:30 PM PDT · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
56. 1.517km S of Carpinteria, CATue, Jun 3, 5:34 PM PDT · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
57. 1.520km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Jun 4, 3:26 PM PDT · 16911 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

Before

1. 1.830km WSW of Maricopa, CAThu, Apr 3, 7:16 PM PST · 16973 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.64km SE of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Mar 31, 8:02 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.717km N of Goleta, CATue, Mar 25, 2:24 AM PST · 16983 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.69km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Mar 23, 6:36 AM PST · 16984 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.814km ESE of Santa Ynez, CASat, Mar 22, 11:04 AM PST · 16985 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.519km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 16, 10:46 PM PST · 16991 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.45km WSW of Malibu, CASun, Mar 16, 7:35 AM PST · 16991 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.64km WSW of Isla Vista, CASun, Mar 16, 6:15 AM PST · 16991 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356896. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.