M2.0 earthquake 12km N of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Oct 20, 1982, 7:53 PM PDT

UTC

1982-10-21 02:53:23 UTC

Depth

10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.541° N, 119.837° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

145°

Stations used

0

• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast12 kmN
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast71 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast156 kmWNW

After

1. 3.68km SSW of Port Hueneme, CASun, Oct 24, 12:23 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.69km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 25, 12:12 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.411km W of Ventura, CASat, Oct 30, 10:47 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
4. 2.215km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Nov 4, 10:13 AM PST · 16037 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.59km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 4, 10:11 PM PST · 16036 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
6. 2.411km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 5, 4:47 PM PST · 16036 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.83km WSW of Orcutt, CASat, Nov 6, 2:36 PM PST · 16035 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.22km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, Nov 7, 5:10 PM PST · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
9. 1.612 km E of Edna, CaliforniaMon, Nov 8, 4:58 PM PST · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.116 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 1:55 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
11. 2.823km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Nov 13, 2:40 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.422km ESE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Nov 13, 6:13 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
13. 1.89 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaTue, Nov 23, 5:15 PM PST · 16018 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.416 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaTue, Nov 23, 10:56 PM PST · 16017 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.619km WSW of Ventura, CAFri, Nov 26, 1:14 AM PST · 16015 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
16. 2.93km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Nov 26, 4:30 AM PST · 16015 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.518km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Nov 26, 6:39 AM PST · 16015 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
18. 3.315km SSW of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 2, 2:44 PM PST · 16009 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
19. 1.913km SSW of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 2, 6:51 PM PST · 16009 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.927km WSW of Simmler, CAFri, Dec 3, 9:13 AM PST · 16008 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
21. 2.417km N of Santa Paula, CASat, Dec 4, 7:56 AM PST · 16007 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
22. 2.917km SSW of Carpinteria, CASat, Dec 4, 5:28 PM PST · 16007 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
23. 2.518km SE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Dec 5, 6:03 AM PST · 16006 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.72km SW of Orcutt, CASun, Dec 5, 9:26 PM PST · 16005 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
25. 2.616km SW of Rosedale, CAMon, Dec 6, 9:54 AM PST · 16005 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
26. 2.418km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Dec 10, 9:47 AM PST · 16001 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
27. 2.214km SSW of Gorman, CASat, Dec 11, 6:11 AM PST · 16000 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
28. 2.213km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 19, 12:15 PM PST · 15992 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 2.510km SE of Santa Ynez, CAWed, Oct 20, 4:59 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.715km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 19, 6:44 AM PDT · 16053 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.822km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Oct 18, 4:17 PM PDT · 16054 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.85km NW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 17, 4:23 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.412km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 11, 6:42 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.85km SSE of Santa Maria, CASat, Oct 9, 12:09 PM PDT · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.516km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Oct 8, 10:08 PM PDT · 16064 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.321 km WSW of Guadalupe, CaliforniaFri, Oct 8, 8:53 PM PDT · 16064 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.419km SE of Port Hueneme, CATue, Oct 5, 6:29 AM PDT · 16067 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.417km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Oct 3, 3:14 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.421km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Oct 2, 3:05 AM PDT · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 1, 1:28 AM PDT · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.41km SSE of Gorman, CATue, Sep 28, 10:05 PM PDT · 16074 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
14. 3.311km ESE of Santa Maria, CAMon, Sep 27, 4:55 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
15. 3.18km SE of Oceano, CAMon, Sep 27, 4:55 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.713km ENE of Santa Maria, CAMon, Sep 27, 4:54 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, Sep 27, 2:43 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
18. 3.311km ENE of Orcutt, CASat, Sep 25, 10:20 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.215km WNW of Malibu, CAFri, Sep 24, 7:58 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
20. 3.34km ENE of Orcutt, CAThu, Sep 23, 7:43 PM PDT · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci509277. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.