M1.6 earthquake 25km NNE of Montecito, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Oct 30, 2021, 9:01 AM PDT

UTC

2021-10-30 16:01:21 UTC

Depth

9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.642° N, 119.521° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

25

• Montecito, CaliforniaPopulation 8,965. Forecast25 kmNNE
• Carpinteria, CaliforniaPopulation 13,727. Forecast27 kmN
• Oxnard, CaliforniaPopulation 207,254. Forecast59 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast134 kmWNW

After

1. 1.616km SW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Oct 30, 7:37 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.919km WSW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 31, 5:05 AM PDT · 1798 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.319km WSW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 31, 5:32 AM PDT · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.58km NNW of Malibu, CATue, Nov 2, 6:00 PM PDT · 1796 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 20
5. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 3, 4:23 PM PDT · 1795 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.62km SSE of Chatsworth, CAThu, Nov 4, 2:31 PM PDT · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 7, 6:11 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.614km E of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 10, 5:54 PM PST · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 24
9. 1.622km WNW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Nov 16, 7:12 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.025km NNE of Montecito, CATue, Nov 16, 5:05 PM PST · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
11. 2.117km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 1:54 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.718km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 3:32 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
13. 1.818km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 6:28 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
14. 2.218km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 8:56 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.618km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 11:56 PM PST · 1780 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
16. 1.718km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 11:57 PM PST · 1780 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
17. 2.317km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:00 AM PST · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.617km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:07 AM PST · 1780 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 14
19. 2.922km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:07 AM PST · 1780 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 15
20. 1.818km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:14 AM PST · 1780 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
21. 2.017km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 2:00 AM PST · 1780 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
22. 1.930km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAThu, Nov 18, 11:36 PM PST · 1779 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.23km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Nov 19, 10:00 PM PST · 1778 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
24. 2.220km S of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Nov 19, 11:11 PM PST · 1778 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
25. 1.714km WSW of Isla Vista, CAMon, Nov 22, 9:44 AM PST · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
26. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 25, 11:16 PM PST · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
27. 1.623km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, Nov 26, 6:06 AM PST · 1772 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
28. 1.614km SW of Taft, CAFri, Nov 26, 2:36 PM PST · 1772 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
29. 1.613km SW of Lamont, CATue, Nov 30, 7:18 AM PST · 1768 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
30. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 2, 11:38 AM PST · 1766 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
31. 2.211km SE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Dec 8, 10:25 PM PST · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
32. 3.511km SE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Dec 8, 10:38 PM PST · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 219
33. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Dec 24, 11:55 AM PST · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
34. 1.921km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Dec 25, 4:27 AM PST · 1743 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
35. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CASat, Dec 25, 5:44 AM PST · 1743 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
36. 1.98km SE of Neenach, CASat, Dec 25, 1:23 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
37. 1.820km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Dec 25, 7:09 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
38. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 26, 8:56 PM PST · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
39. 1.814km E of Arvin, CATue, Dec 28, 3:39 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 1.725km NNE of Montecito, CASat, Oct 30, 8:27 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:35 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
3. 2.614km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 26, 1:55 PM PDT · 1803 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
4. 1.69km N of Santa Barbara, CASun, Oct 24, 8:38 AM PDT · 1805 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
5. 1.713km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Oct 23, 7:50 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 23, 5:02 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 23, 11:18 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
8. 1.72km SE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Oct 22, 9:17 AM PDT · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.68km W of Frazier Park, CAWed, Oct 20, 12:34 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
10. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 16, 12:37 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
11. 1.99km W of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:52 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.619km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Oct 14, 8:25 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
13. 2.413km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Oct 14, 7:45 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
14. 1.517km ENE of Lebec, CAThu, Oct 14, 6:08 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.718km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 13, 11:27 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
16. 3.324km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Oct 12, 12:50 PM PDT · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 17
17. 2.015km S of Port Hueneme, CASat, Oct 9, 6:05 AM PDT · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.77km N of Piru, CAFri, Oct 1, 11:11 AM PDT · 1828 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.69km NNW of Piru, CAFri, Oct 1, 11:11 AM PDT · 1828 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39844879. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.