M2.4 earthquake 15km NNE of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Feb 3, 1987, 10:41 AM PST

UTC

1987-02-03 18:41:32 UTC

Depth

-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.560° N, 119.774° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

117°

Stations used

0

• Mission Canyon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,381. Forecast13 kmNNW
• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast15 kmNNE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast68 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast151 kmWNW

After

1. 2.510km SW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 5, 8:38 AM PST · 14474 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.014km WNW of Ojai, CAThu, Feb 5, 10:36 PM PST · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
3. 2.428km NNE of Montecito, CAFri, Feb 6, 9:06 AM PST · 14473 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.318km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, Feb 11, 9:24 PM PST · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
5. 3.14km NNE of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAFri, Feb 13, 7:30 PM PST · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.322km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAFri, Feb 13, 7:43 PM PST · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Feb 18, 5:35 PM PST · 14461 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
8. 1.910km NNE of Ventura, CAFri, Feb 20, 2:50 AM PST · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
9. 2.220km E of Maricopa, CATue, Feb 24, 11:09 AM PST · 14455 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
10. 2.25km NNW of Los Olivos, CAFri, Feb 27, 2:53 AM PST · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
11. 3.641km WSW of Lompoc, CAFri, Feb 27, 2:43 PM PST · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.534km WSW of Lompoc, CAFri, Feb 27, 3:23 PM PST · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
13. 2.539km WSW of Lompoc, CAFri, Feb 27, 3:29 PM PST · 14452 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.439km WSW of Lompoc, CAFri, Feb 27, 4:14 PM PST · 14452 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.416km E of Santa Rosa Is., CASat, Feb 28, 1:12 PM PST · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.639km SW of Lompoc, CASat, Feb 28, 5:13 PM PST · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 2, 6:58 AM PST · 14449 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.619km W of Malibu, CATue, Mar 3, 5:11 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.444km SW of Lompoc, CAWed, Mar 4, 12:21 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.114km W of Ventura, CAWed, Mar 4, 11:38 AM PST · 14447 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
21. 2.011km WNW of Ventura, CAThu, Mar 5, 3:04 AM PST · 14446 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
22. 2.210km WNW of Ventura, CAThu, Mar 5, 5:16 AM PST · 14446 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
23. 1.93km NE of Ojai, CAThu, Mar 5, 7:28 PM PST · 14446 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
24. 2.014km NNE of Goleta, CASun, Mar 8, 5:44 AM PST · 14443 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
25. 1.812km WNW of Guadalupe, CASun, Mar 8, 6:56 PM PST · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
26. 2.634km WSW of Lompoc, CAFri, Mar 13, 3:22 AM PST · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.214 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaTue, Mar 17, 1:36 AM PST · 14434 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.214 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaTue, Mar 17, 3:31 AM PST · 14434 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
29. 1.87km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 26, 4:33 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.216km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Mar 26, 8:23 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
31. 1.814km SSW of Thousand Oaks, CAThu, Mar 26, 1:37 PM PST · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
32. 2.819km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAFri, Mar 27, 5:14 PM PST · 14424 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
33. 3.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Mar 29, 6:11 PM PST · 14422 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
34. 2.48km NNE of Maricopa, CAThu, Apr 2, 5:39 PM PST · 14418 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away

Before

1. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Feb 2, 10:21 AM PST · 14477 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.28km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Jan 29, 11:34 PM PST · 14481 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
3. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 29, 8:11 PM PST · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.022km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAThu, Jan 29, 8:08 AM PST · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.219km W of Malibu, CAWed, Jan 28, 11:04 AM PST · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.510km WNW of Malibu, CAMon, Jan 26, 8:27 PM PST · 14484 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.830km WSW of Maricopa, CASun, Jan 25, 3:12 PM PST · 14485 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.030km WSW of Maricopa, CASun, Jan 25, 1:23 PM PST · 14485 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.114km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Jan 24, 5:59 AM PST · 14486 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 21, 7:01 AM PST · 14489 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.18km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 20, 3:22 AM PST · 14490 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.517km WNW of Malibu, CASun, Jan 18, 1:50 AM PST · 14492 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
13. 2.316km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 16, 11:59 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.68km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jan 14, 4:13 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
15. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:43 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
16. 2.08km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:10 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
17. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 1:54 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.42km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 12, 9:42 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.09km NNW of Los Olivos, CAFri, Jan 9, 12:26 PM PST · 14501 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
20. 2.011km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 5, 10:42 PM PST · 14505 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716621. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.