M2.4 earthquake 2km SE of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Jan 18, 1982, 10:37 PM PST

UTC

1982-01-19 06:37:25 UTC

Depth

2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.425° N, 119.812° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

169°

Stations used

0

• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast2 kmSE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast64 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast150 kmWNW

After

1. 3.017km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jan 20, 1:48 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.719km WSW of Ventura, CAWed, Jan 20, 3:46 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jan 23, 7:42 AM PST · 16313 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
4. 2.120km SSE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jan 25, 2:50 PM PST · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
5. 2.120km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jan 26, 1:45 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.87km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jan 29, 3:51 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.515km NNW of Goleta, CASun, Jan 31, 10:01 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.67km NE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Feb 1, 12:03 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
9. 2.39km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 1, 8:56 PM PST · 16303 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
10. 3.337km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Feb 2, 10:00 AM PST · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
11. 2.38km SSE of Gorman, CAWed, Feb 3, 12:18 PM PST · 16302 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.020km ENE of Taft, CAWed, Feb 3, 9:19 PM PST · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CASun, Feb 7, 10:20 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CASun, Feb 7, 10:21 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.610km WSW of Malibu, CAMon, Feb 8, 5:08 AM PST · 16297 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.010km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Feb 9, 12:50 AM PST · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.520km N of Fillmore, CATue, Feb 9, 2:11 AM PST · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CATue, Feb 9, 5:07 PM PST · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
19. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CATue, Feb 9, 7:40 PM PST · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
20. 2.59km WSW of Isla Vista, CAWed, Feb 10, 3:28 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
21. 2.820km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 10, 6:35 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
22. 2.611km SW of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Feb 11, 3:09 PM PST · 16294 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
23. 2.012km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 14, 1:38 AM PST · 16291 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.222km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 16, 6:12 AM PST · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
25. 1.918km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Feb 21, 7:35 PM PST · 16284 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.41km ESE of Port Hueneme, CAWed, Feb 24, 4:49 PM PST · 16281 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
27. 2.31km ESE of Port Hueneme, CASun, Feb 28, 6:08 AM PST · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
28. 3.312km NE of Carpinteria, CASun, Feb 28, 3:18 PM PST · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
29. 2.58km N of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:16 PM PST · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
30. 1.920km ENE of Maricopa, CASat, Mar 6, 5:06 PM PST · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.632km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAWed, Mar 10, 7:04 PM PST · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
32. 2.215km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, Mar 19, 2:00 PM PST · 16258 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
33. 2.629km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Mar 19, 8:44 PM PST · 16257 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 2.215km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:37 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.315km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:27 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.917km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:25 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.720km E of Maricopa, CAWed, Jan 13, 10:56 PM PST · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.216km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Jan 13, 2:05 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
6. 2.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 12, 7:09 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jan 12, 12:34 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.33km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:03 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.510km SW of Gorman, CASun, Jan 3, 4:33 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.07km NNE of Santa Paula, CASun, Jan 3, 7:14 AM PST · 16333 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.018km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Dec 31, 7:45 PM PST · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.920km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Dec 31, 7:37 PM PST · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.617km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:51 PM PST · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
14. 2.018km WSW of Ventura, CAThu, Dec 31, 6:15 AM PST · 16336 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
15. 1.918km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Dec 29, 9:10 PM PST · 16337 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
16. 2.235km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CATue, Dec 29, 12:22 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.810km NNW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Dec 29, 5:29 AM PST · 16338 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.513km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Dec 28, 5:52 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.317km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 26, 1:58 AM PST · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.136km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Dec 23, 3:32 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci104782. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.