California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 37km SSW of Lompoc, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 37km SSW of Lompoc, CA on Wed, Nov 25, 1981, 5:00 AM PST (13:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-25 13:00:16 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.321° N, 120.571° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
309°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16372 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.315 km W of Guadalupe, California · 16370 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.825km S of Lompoc, CA · 16357 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.228 km WSW of Guadalupe, California · 16355 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.44km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.112 km WSW of Callender, California · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.82 km SSW of Edna, California · 16339 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.810km NNW of Santa Barbara, CA · 16338 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.33km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16332 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.932 km WSW of Guadalupe, California · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.316 km WSW of Callender, California · 16323 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.42km SE of Goleta, CA · 16317 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.017km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.21 km S of Oceano, California · 16313 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.56km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16379 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.57km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16379 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.74km S of Montecito, CA · 16387 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.03km SSW of Montecito, CA · 16388 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.04km SSW of Montecito, CA · 16388 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.032km SW of Lompoc, CA · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102290. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.