M2.4 earthquake 42km SW of Lompoc, CA
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 42km SW of Lompoc, CA on Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 10:45 PM PDT (05:45 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-13 05:45:55 UTC
- Depth
- 14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.388° N, 120.797° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 227°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.013km SW of Guadalupe, CA · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
- 2.211km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39772431. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC.