M2.9 earthquake 7km SSE of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Sep 20, 1985, 1:04 AM PDT

UTC

1985-09-20 08:04:06 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.381° N, 119.795° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

129°

Stations used

0

• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast7 kmSSE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast60 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast147 kmWNW

After

1. 2.36km SSE of Goleta, CAFri, Sep 20, 6:04 AM PDT · 14977 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.912km W of Ojai, CASat, Sep 21, 4:35 PM PDT · 14976 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.927km SSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Sep 23, 6:31 AM PDT · 14974 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.712km N of Piru, CAMon, Sep 23, 4:04 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 25, 10:29 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
6. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 3:52 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
7. 1.917km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 4:39 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.516km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 8:58 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
9. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 9:27 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.212km WNW of Ojai, CASat, Oct 5, 4:15 PM PDT · 14962 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.214km WNW of Ojai, CASat, Oct 5, 4:15 PM PDT · 14962 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.514km W of Ojai, CASat, Oct 5, 4:19 PM PDT · 14962 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.012km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Oct 10, 4:04 AM PDT · 14957 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.68km WNW of Santa Paula, CASun, Oct 13, 5:11 PM PDT · 14954 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
15. 2.321km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Oct 17, 8:52 AM PDT · 14950 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
16. 2.721km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 10:04 AM PDT · 14948 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.022km SW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 10:26 AM PDT · 14948 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.817km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 3:33 PM PDT · 14948 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.59km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 21, 10:49 PM PDT · 14946 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.220km SSW of Maricopa, CAWed, Oct 23, 5:26 PM PDT · 14944 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
21. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CAWed, Oct 23, 8:26 PM PDT · 14944 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
22. 2.919km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Oct 27, 3:20 PM PST · 14940 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
23. 1.912km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Oct 29, 9:02 PM PST · 14938 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
24. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Nov 3, 1:53 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
25. 1.72km NNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Nov 3, 10:11 PM PST · 14933 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.29km NW of Los Olivos, CASun, Nov 3, 11:05 PM PST · 14933 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
27. 2.43km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 4, 12:37 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
28. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 4, 9:14 AM PST · 14932 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
29. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 5, 3:25 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 6, 12:08 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
31. 2.24km WSW of Santa Paula, CAWed, Nov 6, 1:28 AM PST · 14930 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
32. 2.414km WSW of Ventura, CAFri, Nov 8, 10:12 PM PST · 14928 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
33. 1.714km SSW of Gorman, CATue, Nov 12, 12:56 PM PST · 14924 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
34. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, Nov 15, 5:23 PM PST · 14921 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

Before

1. 2.39km W of Malibu, CAThu, Sep 19, 7:47 PM PDT · 14978 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Sep 19, 4:38 AM PDT · 14978 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.316km S of Camarillo, CAThu, Sep 19, 3:24 AM PDT · 14978 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.214km NE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Sep 19, 12:53 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
5. 3.114km W of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 19, 12:35 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.813km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:10 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
7. 2.613km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 9:58 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.714km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:36 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
9. 1.914km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:26 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.714km ENE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 6:07 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.613km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 5:07 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.914km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:34 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:20 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.314km ENE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:18 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.314km NE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Sep 18, 10:18 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.213km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 9:09 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
17. 1.914km W of Ojai, CAWed, Sep 18, 7:21 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
18. 1.51km NW of Frazier Park, CATue, Sep 17, 8:59 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.913km ENE of Carpinteria, CATue, Sep 17, 12:56 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.37km SSE of Goleta, CASat, Sep 14, 4:13 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci118962 (also filed as usp0002jxv). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.