California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10km SE of Lompoc, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10km SE of Lompoc, CA on Sat, Jan 3, 1981, 5:34 AM PST (13:34 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km SSW of Edna, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-03 13:34:45 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.581° N, 120.380° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.349km SW of Lompoc, CA · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.19km ESE of San Luis Obispo, CA · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.618km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16694 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.817km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16694 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.420km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 16691 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.15km W of Isla Vista, CA · 16685 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.918 km WSW of Callender, California · 16684 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.016 km WSW of Callender, California · 16680 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.520km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16668 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.618km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.620km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16655 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.918km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.120km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.915km E of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.915km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16655 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.22 km SSW of Edna, California · 16654 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.817km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.617km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16652 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.019km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.120km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.919km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 16648 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.321 km WSW of Los Osos, California · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km N of Pismo Beach, California · 16706 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.85km NW of Los Alamos, CA · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.814 km WSW of Callender, California · 16714 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.915km S of Carpinteria, CA · 16716 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.021km SW of Maricopa, CA · 16719 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.213km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 16723 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.815km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16724 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.316km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 16724 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.416km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 16724 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.816km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 16725 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.66km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16726 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.513km WSW of Guadalupe, CA · 16734 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12250063 (also filed as usp0001bk2). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.