California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 32km SW of Lompoc, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 32km SW of Lompoc, CA on Fri, Oct 30, 1981, 12:24 AM PST (08:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mc), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-10-30 08:24:23 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.427° N, 120.701° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.04km SSW of Montecito, CA · 16388 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.03km SSW of Montecito, CA · 16388 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.74km S of Montecito, CA · 16387 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.57km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16379 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.56km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16379 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.037km SSW of Lompoc, CA · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.06km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16371 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.315 km W of Guadalupe, California · 16370 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.825km S of Lompoc, CA · 16357 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.228 km WSW of Guadalupe, California · 16355 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.44km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.112 km WSW of Callender, California · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.82 km SSW of Edna, California · 16339 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.579km WSW of Avila Beach, CA · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.78km W of Los Alamos, CA · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.64km N of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.715km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16416 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.423km ENE of Santa Maria, CA · 16417 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.018km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16421 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526309. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.