California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4km SSW of Montecito, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4km SSW of Montecito, CA on Mon, Nov 9, 1981, 5:43 AM PST (13:43 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-11-09 13:43:35 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.407° N, 119.645° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03km SSW of Montecito, CA · 16388 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.59km E of Piru, CA · 16388 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.39km E of Piru, CA · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.74km S of Montecito, CA · 16387 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 4.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.518km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.622km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.622km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.218km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.421km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.320km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.120km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.124km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.715km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.511km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16383 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 3.122km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.228km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 3.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.55km ESE of Malibu, CA · 16380 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.57km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16380 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.56km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16380 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16379 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.227km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.721km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.520km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.037km SSW of Lompoc, CA · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.06km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16372 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16371 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.813km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16370 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 16369 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.617km SSE of Port Hueneme, CA · 16367 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.729km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16366 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.78km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16366 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.56km NE of Lebec, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16390 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.57km NW of Castaic, CA · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.92km NW of West Hills, CA · 16391 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16393 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.512km W of Grapevine, CA · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.418km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.032km SW of Lompoc, CA · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.927km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.59km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16401 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.425km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.78km W of Los Alamos, CA · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.730km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16408 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.812km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16411 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.822km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16412 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.82km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16413 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16414 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526771. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.