M2.2 earthquake 6km N of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Dec 22, 1986, 12:35 PM PST

UTC

1986-12-22 20:35:18 UTC

Depth

-1.2 km (-0.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.490° N, 119.820° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

179°

Stations used

0

• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast6 kmN
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast67 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast153 kmWNW

After

1. 2.29km E of Los Alamos, CATue, Dec 23, 6:29 PM PST · 14518 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CASat, Dec 27, 8:04 PM PST · 14514 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
3. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:21 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.817km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:30 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 1:46 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 5:35 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.15km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 1, 11:51 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.637km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jan 2, 10:21 AM PST · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.438km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jan 2, 4:03 PM PST · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.09km NNW of Los Olivos, CAFri, Jan 9, 12:26 PM PST · 14501 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
11. 2.42km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 12, 9:42 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 1:54 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
13. 2.08km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:10 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:43 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.68km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jan 14, 4:13 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.316km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 16, 11:59 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.517km WNW of Malibu, CASun, Jan 18, 1:50 AM PST · 14493 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.18km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 20, 3:22 AM PST · 14490 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 21, 7:01 AM PST · 14489 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.114km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jan 24, 5:59 AM PST · 14486 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
21. 2.030km WSW of Maricopa, CASun, Jan 25, 1:23 PM PST · 14485 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
22. 1.830km WSW of Maricopa, CASun, Jan 25, 3:12 PM PST · 14485 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
23. 2.510km WNW of Malibu, CAMon, Jan 26, 8:27 PM PST · 14484 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.219km W of Malibu, CAWed, Jan 28, 11:04 AM PST · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
25. 2.022km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAThu, Jan 29, 8:08 AM PST · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
26. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 29, 8:11 PM PST · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
27. 2.28km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Jan 29, 11:34 PM PST · 14481 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
28. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Feb 2, 10:21 AM PST · 14477 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.415km NNE of Goleta, CATue, Feb 3, 10:41 AM PST · 14476 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
30. 2.510km SW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 5, 8:38 AM PST · 14474 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
31. 2.014km WNW of Ojai, CAThu, Feb 5, 10:36 PM PST · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
32. 2.428km NNE of Montecito, CAFri, Feb 6, 9:06 AM PST · 14473 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
33. 2.318km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Feb 11, 9:24 PM PST · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
34. 3.14km NNE of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAFri, Feb 13, 7:30 PM PST · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
35. 2.322km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAFri, Feb 13, 7:43 PM PST · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
36. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Feb 18, 5:35 PM PST · 14461 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
37. 1.910km NNE of Ventura, CAFri, Feb 20, 2:50 AM PST · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

Before

1. 1.823km S of Port Hueneme, CASun, Dec 21, 6:31 PM PST · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.76km NNW of Ojai, CAFri, Dec 19, 5:13 AM PST · 14522 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.211km N of Los Olivos, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:22 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
4. 2.213km SE of Santa Ynez, CAWed, Dec 10, 3:08 PM PST · 14531 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
5. 1.817km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 9, 10:43 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 3:55 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:38 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
8. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:25 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.915km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Dec 6, 10:56 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.710km NNW of Los Olivos, CAWed, Dec 3, 10:29 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CAMon, Dec 1, 5:50 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.28km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 30, 4:23 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.622km S of Santa Rosa Is., CAThu, Nov 27, 4:41 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Nov 26, 3:14 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CAWed, Nov 26, 8:25 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
16. 2.040km WSW of Lompoc, CAWed, Nov 26, 2:46 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.38km WSW of Port Hueneme, CATue, Nov 25, 10:06 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.110km E of Ojai, CATue, Nov 25, 9:21 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
19. 2.849km WNW of San Miguel Is., CASat, Nov 22, 6:54 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci714868. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.