California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7km SSE of Goleta, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7km SSE of Goleta, CA on Thu, Nov 6, 1986, 11:12 PM PST (07:12 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9km NW of Santa Paula, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-07 07:12:39 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.383° N, 119.793° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79km NW of Santa Paula, CA · 14564 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.48km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.62km WSW of Carpinteria, CA · 14562 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.39km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14562 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.28km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.828km WSW of Lompoc, CA · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.48km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.38km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.78km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.28km ESE of Los Alamos, CA · 14555 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.849km WNW of San Miguel Is., CA · 14548 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.110km E of Ojai, CA · 14546 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.38km WSW of Port Hueneme, CA · 14545 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14545 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.622km S of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 14543 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.28km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.710km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.915km WNW of Malibu, CA · 14534 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.817km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.213km SE of Santa Ynez, CA · 14531 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.211km N of Los Olivos, CA · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.76km NNW of Ojai, CA · 14522 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.022km SW of Malibu, CA · 14520 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.823km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 14519 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.26km N of Goleta, CA · 14519 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.29km E of Los Alamos, CA · 14517 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 14513 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 14512 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CA · 14512 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CA · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.15km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14509 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.637km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.438km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.09km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14565 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.59km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14565 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14568 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.38km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.62km NW of Malibu, CA · 14572 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.89km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14572 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.38km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.326km WSW of Malibu, CA · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.76km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 14580 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14580 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14580 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.024km S of Maricopa, CA · 14580 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.941km SW of Lompoc, CA · 14581 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.220km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 14581 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.86km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 14581 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.811km N of Piru, CA · 14581 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.718km NNW of Piru, CA · 14582 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.412km SE of Maricopa, CA · 14582 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.54km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.312km SE of Maricopa, CA · 14583 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci712507. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.