M2.0 earthquake 40km WSW of Lompoc, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Nov 26, 1986, 2:46 AM PST

UTC

1986-11-26 10:46:46 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.529° N, 120.877° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

270°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Lompoc, CaliforniaPopulation 44,164. Forecast40 kmWSW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast62 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast248 kmWNW

After

1. 2.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CAWed, Nov 26, 8:25 AM PST · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
2. 2.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CAMon, Dec 1, 5:50 PM PST · 14552 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.710km NNW of Los Olivos, CAWed, Dec 3, 10:29 AM PST · 14550 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
4. 3.39 km W of Morro Bay, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 4:33 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.213km SE of Santa Ynez, CAWed, Dec 10, 3:08 PM PST · 14543 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.211km N of Los Olivos, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:22 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.78 km NE of Edna, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 4:54 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.26km N of Goleta, CAMon, Dec 22, 12:35 PM PST · 14531 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.29km E of Los Alamos, CATue, Dec 23, 6:29 PM PST · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.09km NNW of Los Olivos, CAFri, Jan 9, 12:26 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away

Before

1. 2.643 km W of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 9:57 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.849km WNW of San Miguel Is., CASat, Nov 22, 6:54 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
3. 3.245km W of San Miguel Is., CASat, Nov 22, 6:08 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.28km ESE of Los Alamos, CASat, Nov 15, 8:57 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
5. 2.78km NNW of Los Olivos, CAWed, Nov 12, 5:51 AM PST · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.38km NNW of Los Olivos, CATue, Nov 11, 6:01 PM PST · 14572 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.48km NNW of Los Olivos, CATue, Nov 11, 1:13 AM PST · 14572 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.828km WSW of Lompoc, CAMon, Nov 10, 5:04 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.28km NNW of Los Olivos, CAMon, Nov 10, 12:08 AM PST · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CASun, Nov 9, 2:33 PM PST · 14574 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.39km NNW of Los Olivos, CASun, Nov 9, 11:31 AM PST · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.48km NNW of Los Olivos, CASat, Nov 8, 5:46 PM PST · 14575 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
13. 4.09km NNW of Los Olivos, CAThu, Nov 6, 1:19 AM PST · 14577 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.59km NNW of Los Olivos, CAThu, Nov 6, 1:19 AM PST · 14577 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.38km NNW of Los Olivos, CAMon, Nov 3, 1:02 AM PST · 14580 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.710 km W of Los Osos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 30, 9:58 AM PST · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.814km WSW of Los Osos, CAThu, Oct 30, 9:58 AM PST · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.89km NNW of Los Olivos, CAThu, Oct 30, 7:36 AM PST · 14584 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
19. 3.38km NNW of Los Olivos, CAWed, Oct 29, 12:15 AM PST · 14585 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci611279. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC.