M2.1 earthquake 4km WNW of Orcutt, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Sep 23, 1982, 1:55 PM PDT

UTC

1982-09-23 20:55:07 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.881° N, 120.478° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

267°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Orcutt, CaliforniaPopulation 28,905. Forecast4 kmWNW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast9 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast225 kmWNW

After

1. 2.017km N of Los Alamos, CAThu, Sep 23, 2:09 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
2. 3.09km ENE of Orcutt, CAThu, Sep 23, 2:13 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
3. 3.110km ENE of Orcutt, CAThu, Sep 23, 6:21 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
4. 3.34km ENE of Orcutt, CAThu, Sep 23, 7:43 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
5. 3.311km ENE of Orcutt, CASat, Sep 25, 10:20 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.713km ENE of Santa Maria, CAMon, Sep 27, 4:54 PM PDT · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
7. 3.18km SE of Oceano, CAMon, Sep 27, 4:55 PM PDT · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
8. 3.311km ESE of Santa Maria, CAMon, Sep 27, 4:55 PM PDT · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.710 km NNE of Cayucos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 5:41 PM PDT · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.417km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Oct 3, 3:14 PM PDT · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.321 km WSW of Guadalupe, CaliforniaFri, Oct 8, 8:53 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.85km SSE of Santa Maria, CASat, Oct 9, 12:09 PM PDT · 16054 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.510km SE of Santa Ynez, CAWed, Oct 20, 4:59 PM PDT · 16043 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
14. 2.012km N of Goleta, CAWed, Oct 20, 7:53 PM PDT · 16043 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.514km N of Simmler, CATue, Oct 26, 5:46 PM PDT · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.08 km SW of Templeton, CaliforniaWed, Oct 27, 1:12 PM PDT · 16036 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.611 km NNE of Cambria, CaliforniaWed, Oct 27, 3:44 PM PDT · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
18. 3.157km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAThu, Nov 4, 5:58 AM PST · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.59km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 4, 10:11 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
20. 2.83km WSW of Orcutt, CASat, Nov 6, 2:36 PM PST · 16026 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
21. 1.612 km E of Edna, CaliforniaMon, Nov 8, 4:58 PM PST · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
22. 3.09 km SSE of Santa Margarita, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 1:57 PM PST · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.116 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 1:55 PM PST · 16019 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
24. 1.810 km WSW of Cambria, CaliforniaMon, Nov 22, 10:21 AM PST · 16010 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 3.414km SW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAThu, Sep 23, 1:51 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
2. 3.34km N of Orcutt, CAThu, Sep 23, 1:51 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
3. 3.86km ENE of Orcutt, CAThu, Sep 23, 1:42 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
4. 3.24km ESE of Goleta, CATue, Sep 21, 11:17 AM PDT · 16072 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
5. 3.16km SW of Orcutt, CAWed, Sep 1, 8:42 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci508096. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.