California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11km N of Goleta, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11km N of Goleta, CA on Wed, Jan 5, 1983, 10:38 AM PST (18:38 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 7km NE of Santa Paula, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-05 18:38:10 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.529° N, 119.848° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15965 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.216km W of Malibu, CA · 15964 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.58km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15963 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.53km S of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.83km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.63km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 15961 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.810km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15960 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.110km SW of Ojai, CA · 15960 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.720km S of Maricopa, CA · 15960 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.519km S of Camarillo, CA · 15959 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.518 km W of Guadalupe, California · 15956 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.512km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15955 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.615km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15948 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.56km WNW of Goleta, CA · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.814km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.39km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15933 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.47km SE of Goleta, CA · 15929 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.76km NW of Ventura, CA · 15929 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.26km W of Santa Paula, CA · 15926 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.923km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 15925 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.512km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15925 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.86km W of Ventura, CA · 15919 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.912km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15916 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.513km SE of Maricopa, CA · 15912 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.516km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 15906 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.612km NNE of Piru, CA · 15968 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.115km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.710km WNW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 15970 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.610km N of Santa Paula, CA · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.824km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.814km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.72km WSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15976 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.213km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15983 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.214km SSW of Gorman, CA · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.418km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 15992 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503574. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.