M2.1 earthquake 26km NNE of Montecito, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, May 11, 1987, 11:29 PM PDT

UTC

1987-05-12 06:29:56 UTC

Depth

10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.653° N, 119.525° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

0

• Montecito, CaliforniaPopulation 8,965. Forecast26 kmNNE
• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast28 kmN
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast60 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmWNW

After

1. 2.820km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAWed, May 13, 6:07 AM PDT · 14386 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.810km E of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 16, 1:25 AM PDT · 14383 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CATue, May 19, 2:37 PM PDT · 14380 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.115km SW of Lamont, CAThu, May 21, 12:51 AM PDT · 14378 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
5. 3.15km NW of Santa Paula, CAMon, May 25, 11:18 AM PDT · 14374 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
6. 1.68km NE of Grapevine, CATue, May 26, 11:43 AM PDT · 14373 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.924km NW of Grapevine, CATue, May 26, 6:45 PM PDT · 14373 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.55km N of Grapevine, CAFri, May 29, 1:01 PM PDT · 14370 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.65km SSE of Frazier Park, CASat, May 30, 4:26 PM PDT · 14369 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.920km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 31, 1:36 PM PDT · 14368 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.712km E of Arvin, CATue, Jun 2, 8:07 AM PDT · 14366 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.617km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 4, 1:11 AM PDT · 14364 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
13. 2.19km ESE of Gorman, CAThu, Jun 4, 1:28 PM PDT · 14364 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 9, 11:43 PM PDT · 14358 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.09km NNW of Los Alamos, CAThu, Jun 11, 1:06 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.611km W of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 14, 2:20 AM PDT · 14354 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
17. 1.816km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Jun 15, 1:44 AM PDT · 14353 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.914km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 16, 9:43 PM PDT · 14351 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.626km SSW of Solvang, CAFri, Jun 19, 4:12 PM PDT · 14349 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.97km W of Fillmore, CAFri, Jun 19, 10:13 PM PDT · 14348 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 5:59 AM PDT · 14347 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
22. 2.920km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 5:59 AM PDT · 14347 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
23. 1.718km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 7:18 AM PDT · 14347 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
24. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 9:33 AM PDT · 14347 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
25. 2.321km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 22, 6:26 AM PDT · 14346 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
26. 1.523km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 22, 8:51 AM PDT · 14346 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
27. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 24, 6:01 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
28. 2.04km S of Valencia, CAFri, Jun 26, 2:32 AM PDT · 14342 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
29. 1.614km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAMon, Jun 29, 12:40 AM PDT · 14339 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
30. 1.815km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 29, 1:29 AM PDT · 14339 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
31. 2.98km WSW of Valencia, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:01 AM PDT · 14339 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
32. 1.923km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 1, 12:34 PM PDT · 14337 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
33. 3.016km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 3, 4:48 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
34. 1.98km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:48 PM PDT · 14331 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away

Before

1. 2.513km N of Santa Barbara, CAMon, May 11, 8:01 PM PDT · 14387 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.17km NE of Camarillo, CAFri, May 8, 9:38 PM PDT · 14390 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.022km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 6, 1:54 PM PDT · 14393 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
4. 2.829km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAWed, May 6, 5:15 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.34km W of Isla Vista, CASun, May 3, 7:20 AM PDT · 14396 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 28, 5:34 PM PDT · 14401 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
7. 2.06km SE of Goleta, CAMon, Apr 27, 9:32 PM PDT · 14401 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.68km SW of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Apr 27, 6:17 AM PDT · 14402 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.59km SSW of Valencia, CAMon, Apr 27, 6:17 AM PDT · 14402 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.816km ESE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Apr 24, 7:40 PM PDT · 14404 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
11. 1.84km E of Agoura Hills, CAWed, Apr 22, 6:38 PM PDT · 14407 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.16km NNE of Valencia, CAMon, Apr 20, 3:45 PM PDT · 14409 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.39km NNW of Los Olivos, CAMon, Apr 20, 12:02 PM PDT · 14409 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
14. 2.821km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAFri, Apr 17, 3:31 PM PDT · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.01km SSW of Malibu, CAWed, Apr 15, 10:55 PM PDT · 14413 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.79km NE of Castaic, CAWed, Apr 15, 1:48 PM PDT · 14414 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.610km NE of Castaic, CAWed, Apr 15, 1:38 PM PDT · 14414 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
18. 2.315km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 14, 10:22 PM PDT · 14414 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
19. 2.314km NNE of Goleta, CATue, Apr 14, 12:53 AM PDT · 14415 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.18km E of Los Alamos, CAMon, Apr 13, 2:44 AM PDT · 14416 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci722007. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.