California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24km NNE of Montecito, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24km NNE of Montecito, CA on Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 9:57 AM PDT (16:57 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-04-17 16:57:38 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.633° N, 119.514° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618km SW of Lamont, CA · 1992 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.817km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1991 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.96km WSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 1989 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.36km E of Vandenberg Village, CA · 1988 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CA · 1978 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.115km N of Castaic, CA · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CA · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1958 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.310km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 1956 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 261
  11. 1.89km S of Montecito, CA · 1956 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 90
  13. 1.58km WSW of Shafter, CA · 1955 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.812km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.713km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.015km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CA · 1953 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.313km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1952 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.510km SSE of Orcutt, CA · 1950 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.610km SSE of Orcutt, CA · 1950 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.034km SSW of Buellton, CA · 1949 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.724km NNE of Montecito, CA · 1996 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.62km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2000 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.322km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.919km S of Camarillo, CA · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.93km NW of Vandenberg Village, CA · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.88km NW of Malibu, CA · 2006 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.014km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.120km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 2009 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.91km W of Piru, CA · 2010 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.714km NNW of Isla Vista, CA · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.65km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2012 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.06km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 2014 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.97km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 2018 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.712km NNE of Piru, CA · 2024 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.121km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 2024 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.95km NNE of Taft, CA · 2024 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39853960. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.