M1.6 earthquake 18km N of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Jul 18, 1981, 1:54 PM PDT

UTC

1981-07-18 20:54:27 UTC

Depth

-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.602° N, 119.821° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

8

• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast18 kmN
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast68 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast157 kmWNW

After

1. 1.518km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Jul 19, 7:33 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.718km SSE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 20, 9:16 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 20, 1:01 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
4. 3.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 20, 9:31 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.617km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Jul 20, 9:47 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
6. 1.816km SW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jul 20, 10:00 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.316km SSE of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jul 21, 4:18 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.414km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Jul 21, 6:43 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:36 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.012km WSW of Ojai, CASun, Jul 26, 12:42 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
11. 1.618km S of Carpinteria, CASun, Jul 26, 3:46 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
12. 2.08km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 27, 4:29 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.522km ENE of Santa Ynez, CATue, Jul 28, 8:36 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.223km W of Guadalupe, CAThu, Jul 30, 1:41 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.013km WSW of Ojai, CAFri, Jul 31, 3:17 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
16. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:39 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:42 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 1, 5:47 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.66km S of Orcutt, CASat, Aug 1, 8:25 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
20. 1.618km S of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Aug 3, 1:09 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
21. 1.512km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 3, 3:48 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
22. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Aug 3, 7:02 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
23. 2.04km SW of Santa Rosa Is., CATue, Aug 4, 2:34 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
24. 2.116km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 4, 8:44 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
25. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
26. 2.228km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Aug 5, 11:59 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
27. 3.65km N of Los Alamos, CAThu, Aug 6, 4:10 AM PDT · 16483 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
28. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 8, 9:00 PM PDT · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
29. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 16479 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
30. 2.315 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaThu, Aug 13, 4:33 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
31. 2.29km NNW of Los Alamos, CAFri, Aug 14, 4:35 PM PDT · 16475 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
32. 2.320km S of Port Hueneme, CASat, Aug 15, 5:31 AM PDT · 16474 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
33. 1.717km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Aug 15, 5:11 PM PDT · 16474 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.515km SW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Aug 19, 3:54 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
35. 1.616km WSW of Isla Vista, CAFri, Aug 21, 7:43 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
36. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 16468 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
37. 2.417km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 7:21 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
38. 2.019km S of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 7:27 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
39. 2.717km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 7:47 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
40. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Aug 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
41. 2.520km S of Carpinteria, CASat, Aug 22, 2:39 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
42. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:48 PM PDT · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
43. 2.038km SW of Lompoc, CASat, Aug 29, 2:55 PM PDT · 16460 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
44. 2.71km SSE of Orcutt, CASat, Aug 29, 5:08 PM PDT · 16460 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
45. 2.28km N of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 31, 5:06 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
46. 1.519km SSE of Carpinteria, CASun, Sep 6, 8:37 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
47. 2.019km SSE of Carpinteria, CASun, Sep 6, 1:06 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
48. 1.94km SSE of Carpinteria, CASun, Sep 13, 5:29 AM PDT · 16445 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 2.418km SSW of Carpinteria, CAThu, Jul 16, 11:41 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
2. 1.837km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAMon, Jul 13, 10:21 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
3. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CASat, Jul 11, 3:29 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 5:00 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.118km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 4:59 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
6. 1.718km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 4:51 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.519km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 4:44 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.719km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:42 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.818km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:34 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.720km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 12:51 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.819km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Jul 9, 12:46 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
12. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 4, 11:04 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.920km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Jul 3, 6:33 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
14. 2.716km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jun 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
15. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 30, 3:23 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
16. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CASun, Jun 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 28, 12:35 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.622km WSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Jun 22, 2:19 AM PDT · 16529 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519483. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.