M2.4 earthquake 25km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Oct 22, 1981, 9:43 AM PDT

UTC

1981-10-22 16:43:12 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.694° N, 119.022° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

136°

Stations used

21

• Malibu, CaliforniaPopulation 12,965. Forecast43 kmSSW
• Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 129,339. Forecast56 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast82 kmWSW

After

1. 1.811km WSW of El Segundo, CAThu, Oct 22, 8:36 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.614km ENE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Oct 22, 10:49 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
3. 2.410km SE of San Pedro, CAThu, Oct 22, 11:32 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
4. 4.814km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:28 AM PDT · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.920km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:34 AM PDT · 16418 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.618km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:46 AM PDT · 16418 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
7. 4.617km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 12:15 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.718km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 12:28 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.320km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 2:32 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.117km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 3:58 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.818km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 10:11 PM PDT · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.719km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 23, 11:29 PM PDT · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 2:01 AM PDT · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.216km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 3:26 AM PDT · 16417 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.418km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 5:25 AM PDT · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.418km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 6:53 AM PDT · 16417 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
17. 1.62km SW of Marina del Rey, CASat, Oct 24, 4:43 PM PDT · 16417 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.818km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 24, 11:28 PM PDT · 16416 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
19. 1.80km SW of La Palma, CASat, Oct 24, 11:52 PM PDT · 16416 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.14km N of Granada Hills, CASun, Oct 25, 1:15 AM PDT · 16416 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
21. 1.820km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 25, 10:53 AM PST · 16416 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
22. 1.619km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 25, 2:09 PM PST · 16416 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
23. 1.718km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 25, 10:51 PM PST · 16415 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
24. 1.718km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 26, 1:44 AM PST · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
25. 1.61km SW of Cerritos, CAMon, Oct 26, 2:18 PM PST · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
26. 1.927km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 27, 3:18 PM PST · 16414 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
27. 3.06km N of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 28, 6:17 AM PST · 16413 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
28. 1.88km NNW of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 28, 6:41 AM PST · 16413 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
29. 1.77km NNW of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 28, 12:04 PM PST · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.62km SW of Westwood, CAWed, Oct 28, 8:39 PM PST · 16412 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
31. 2.319km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 28, 10:15 PM PST · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
32. 3.518km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 30, 9:07 AM PST · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
33. 1.714km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAFri, Oct 30, 10:27 AM PST · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
34. 1.920km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 31, 7:51 AM PST · 16410 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
35. 3.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 31, 3:14 PM PST · 16410 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
36. 2.917km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Nov 1, 9:08 PM PST · 16408 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
37. 1.523km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 2, 10:29 PM PST · 16407 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
38. 2.414km S of Las Flores, CAWed, Nov 4, 3:54 AM PST · 16406 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
39. 2.13km NW of Newport Beach, CAThu, Nov 5, 9:10 AM PST · 16405 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
40. 1.92km NW of West Hills, CAFri, Nov 6, 6:12 AM PST · 16404 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.57km NW of Castaic, CASat, Nov 7, 6:20 AM PST · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.810km S of Avalon, CASun, Nov 8, 11:59 AM PST · 16402 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
43. 3.04km SSW of Montecito, CAMon, Nov 9, 5:43 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
44. 2.03km SSW of Montecito, CAMon, Nov 9, 10:43 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
45. 1.59km E of Piru, CAMon, Nov 9, 11:38 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
46. 2.39km E of Piru, CAMon, Nov 9, 11:40 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
47. 2.04km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAMon, Nov 9, 9:08 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
48. 1.519km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 9, 11:13 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
49. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 9, 11:29 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
50. 1.74km S of Montecito, CATue, Nov 10, 5:19 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
51. 1.84km WSW of Rossmoor, CATue, Nov 10, 5:37 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
52. 1.818km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Nov 11, 6:26 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
53. 2.124km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Nov 12, 6:21 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Nov 15, 10:05 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
55. 2.228km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 16, 2:44 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
56. 3.023km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 16, 6:53 PM PST · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
57. 1.55km ESE of Malibu, CATue, Nov 17, 8:59 AM PST · 16393 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
58. 1.57km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 18, 1:40 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
59. 1.56km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 18, 1:46 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
60. 2.227km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Nov 19, 2:10 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

1. 1.625km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 21, 3:59 AM PDT · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
2. 1.730km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 21, 2:12 AM PDT · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
3. 1.520km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 20, 4:16 AM PDT · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.722km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Oct 18, 1:20 PM PDT · 16423 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.914km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 17, 6:35 AM PDT · 16424 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.122km N of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Oct 17, 12:04 AM PDT · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.417km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Oct 16, 5:53 PM PDT · 16424 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.822km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, Oct 16, 5:30 AM PDT · 16425 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
9. 3.115km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAThu, Oct 15, 9:07 PM PDT · 16425 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.110km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAThu, Oct 15, 3:37 PM PDT · 16426 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.621km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 14, 9:16 PM PDT · 16426 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
12. 1.64km N of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAWed, Oct 14, 9:30 AM PDT · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.07km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Oct 14, 3:56 AM PDT · 16427 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.822km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Oct 14, 1:21 AM PDT · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.422km N of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Oct 13, 6:53 PM PDT · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
16. 1.724km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 12, 6:55 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.320km N of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 12, 5:13 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.715km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Oct 12, 3:00 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.821km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Oct 12, 12:29 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.819km SE of Port Hueneme, CASun, Oct 11, 11:57 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525957. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.