California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA on Fri, Sep 4, 1981, 10:33 PM PDT (05:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-09-05 05:33:15 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.658° N, 119.084° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.419km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.921km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.828km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.819km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.120km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.417km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.018km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.724km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.721km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.222km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.831km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.824km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.417km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.821km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.021km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.723km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.918km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.818km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.818km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.120km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.627km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.724km SSE of Malibu, CA · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.019km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.423km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.620km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.232km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.022km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.519km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16465 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 3.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.019km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16465 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.926km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.530km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.835km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.221km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.720km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.624km E of Avalon, CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.918km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.924km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.220km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.721km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.923km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.819km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.131km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.719km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.829km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.724km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.820km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.720km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.622km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.623km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.714km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.726km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16462 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.720km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.620km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16461 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.818km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16461 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.118km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16461 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.818km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.722km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.224km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.720km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.723km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.119km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.913km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.418km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.817km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.325km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.218km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.924km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.025km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.026km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.716km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.022km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.618km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.417km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci522425. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.