M2.3 earthquake 14km NNE of Goleta, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Apr 14, 1987, 12:53 AM PDT

UTC

1987-04-14 07:53:03 UTC

Depth

2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.556° N, 119.783° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

87°

Stations used

0

• Mission Canyon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,381. Forecast13 kmNNW
• Goleta, CaliforniaPopulation 30,944. Forecast14 kmNNE
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast68 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast152 kmWNW

After

1. 2.315km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 14, 10:22 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.821km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAFri, Apr 17, 3:31 PM PDT · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.39km NNW of Los Olivos, CAMon, Apr 20, 12:02 PM PDT · 14400 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.816km ESE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Apr 24, 7:40 PM PDT · 14396 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
5. 2.730km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CASat, Apr 25, 7:11 AM PDT · 14395 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.06km SE of Goleta, CAMon, Apr 27, 9:32 PM PDT · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
7. 1.730km WSW of Lompoc, CATue, Apr 28, 11:45 AM PDT · 14392 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 28, 5:34 PM PDT · 14392 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
9. 2.34km W of Isla Vista, CASun, May 3, 7:20 AM PDT · 14387 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.829km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, May 6, 5:15 AM PDT · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
11. 2.022km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 6, 1:54 PM PDT · 14384 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.17km NE of Camarillo, CAFri, May 8, 9:38 PM PDT · 14382 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.513km N of Santa Barbara, CAMon, May 11, 8:01 PM PDT · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.126km NNE of Montecito, CAMon, May 11, 11:29 PM PDT · 14379 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
15. 2.820km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAWed, May 13, 6:07 AM PDT · 14377 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
16. 2.115km SW of Lamont, CAThu, May 21, 12:51 AM PDT · 14370 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
17. 3.15km NW of Santa Paula, CAMon, May 25, 11:18 AM PDT · 14365 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.68km NE of Grapevine, CATue, May 26, 11:43 AM PDT · 14364 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.924km NW of Grapevine, CATue, May 26, 6:45 PM PDT · 14364 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
20. 1.55km N of Grapevine, CAFri, May 29, 1:01 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
21. 1.727km WSW of Lompoc, CAFri, May 29, 4:51 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.65km SSE of Frazier Park, CASat, May 30, 4:26 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
23. 1.920km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 31, 1:36 PM PDT · 14359 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
24. 2.617km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 4, 1:11 AM PDT · 14356 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
25. 2.19km ESE of Gorman, CAThu, Jun 4, 1:28 PM PDT · 14355 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 9, 11:43 PM PDT · 14350 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
27. 2.09km NNW of Los Alamos, CAThu, Jun 11, 1:06 PM PDT · 14348 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

Before

1. 2.18km E of Los Alamos, CAMon, Apr 13, 2:44 AM PDT · 14408 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.017km SSW of Neenach, CATue, Apr 7, 11:37 AM PDT · 14413 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.619km W of Malibu, CASun, Apr 5, 9:28 PM PDT · 14415 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.48km NNE of Maricopa, CAThu, Apr 2, 5:39 PM PST · 14418 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
5. 3.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Mar 29, 6:11 PM PST · 14422 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.819km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAFri, Mar 27, 5:14 PM PST · 14424 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.814km SSW of Thousand Oaks, CAThu, Mar 26, 1:37 PM PST · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.216km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Mar 26, 8:23 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.87km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 26, 4:33 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.214 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaTue, Mar 17, 3:31 AM PST · 14434 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.214 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaTue, Mar 17, 1:36 AM PST · 14435 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci720593. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.