M2.5 earthquake 15km NNW of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Sun, Jan 31, 1982, 10:01 PM PST

UTC

1982-02-01 06:01:12 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.565° N, 119.887° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

163°

Stations used

0

• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast15 kmNNW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast66 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast161 kmWNW

After

1. 2.67km NE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Feb 1, 12:03 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.39km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 1, 8:56 PM PST · 16303 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.38km SSE of Gorman, CAWed, Feb 3, 12:18 PM PST · 16302 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.020km ENE of Taft, CAWed, Feb 3, 9:19 PM PST · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CASun, Feb 7, 10:20 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CASun, Feb 7, 10:21 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.010km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Feb 9, 12:50 AM PST · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.520km N of Fillmore, CATue, Feb 9, 2:11 AM PST · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CATue, Feb 9, 5:07 PM PST · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CATue, Feb 9, 7:40 PM PST · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
11. 2.59km WSW of Isla Vista, CAWed, Feb 10, 3:28 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.820km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 10, 6:35 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.611km SW of Port Hueneme, CAThu, Feb 11, 3:09 PM PST · 16294 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.012km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 14, 1:38 AM PST · 16291 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.222km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 16, 6:12 AM PST · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.918km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Feb 21, 7:35 PM PST · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
17. 2.41km ESE of Port Hueneme, CAWed, Feb 24, 4:49 PM PST · 16280 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.31km ESE of Port Hueneme, CASun, Feb 28, 6:08 AM PST · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
19. 3.312km NE of Carpinteria, CASun, Feb 28, 3:18 PM PST · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
20. 2.58km N of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:16 PM PST · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.920km ENE of Maricopa, CASat, Mar 6, 5:06 PM PST · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
22. 2.632km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAWed, Mar 10, 7:04 PM PST · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
23. 2.21 km N of Grover Beach, CaliforniaThu, Mar 11, 12:47 AM PST · 16266 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
24. 3.52 km WSW of Edna, CaliforniaSun, Mar 14, 1:58 AM PST · 16263 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.215km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, Mar 19, 2:00 PM PST · 16258 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.52 km SSW of Edna, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 2:36 AM PST · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
27. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Mar 28, 10:42 AM PST · 16249 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
28. 2.221km SSW of Gorman, CASun, Mar 28, 8:09 PM PST · 16248 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

Before

1. 2.87km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jan 29, 3:51 PM PST · 16306 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.120km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jan 26, 1:45 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.120km SSE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Jan 25, 2:50 PM PST · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
4. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jan 23, 7:42 AM PST · 16313 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
5. 3.21 km S of Oceano, CaliforniaSat, Jan 23, 3:53 AM PST · 16313 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.719km WSW of Ventura, CAWed, Jan 20, 3:46 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
7. 3.017km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jan 20, 1:48 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.42km SE of Goleta, CAMon, Jan 18, 10:37 PM PST · 16317 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.215km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:37 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.315km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:27 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.917km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:25 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.720km E of Maricopa, CAWed, Jan 13, 10:56 PM PST · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.216km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Jan 13, 2:05 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.316 km WSW of Callender, CaliforniaWed, Jan 13, 8:52 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.932 km WSW of Guadalupe, CaliforniaTue, Jan 12, 11:47 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 12, 7:09 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
17. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jan 12, 12:34 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
18. 2.33km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:03 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
19. 2.510km SW of Gorman, CASun, Jan 3, 4:33 PM PST · 16332 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
20. 2.07km NNE of Santa Paula, CASun, Jan 3, 7:14 AM PST · 16333 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3005716. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.