California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9km S of Montecito, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9km S of Montecito, CA on Wed, May 26, 2021, 10:48 PM PDT (05:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 15km SSE of Malibu, 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
2021-05-27 05:48:05 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.358° N, 119.643° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.713km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.015km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.313km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1952 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.510km SSE of Orcutt, CA · 1950 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.610km SSE of Orcutt, CA · 1950 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.034km SSW of Buellton, CA · 1949 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CA · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.814km W of Malibu, CA · 1928 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.532km N of San Miguel Is., CA · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.230km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1926 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CA · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CA · 1923 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.422km S of Solvang, CA · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.63km NE of Malibu, CA · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.326km SW of Lompoc, CA · 1920 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.713km N of Piru, CA · 1919 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.26km WSW of Isla Vista, CA · 1914 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  21. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CA · 1914 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.515km SSE of Malibu, CA · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.66km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 1905 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1902 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.03km ENE of Vandenberg Village, CA · 1899 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.810km ESE of Ojai, CA · 1899 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.118km N of Fillmore, CA · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.310km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 1956 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 261
  2. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1958 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CA · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.115km N of Castaic, CA · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CA · 1978 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.919km S of Malibu, CA · 1981 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39906056. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.