M2.0 earthquake 25km NNE of Montecito, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Nov 16, 2021, 5:05 PM PST

UTC

2021-11-17 01:05:23 UTC

Depth

3.0 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.641° N, 119.522° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

35°

Stations used

37

• 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. 2.117km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 1:54 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.718km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 3:32 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
3. 1.818km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 6:28 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
4. 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
5. 1.618km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 11:56 PM PST · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
6. 1.718km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Nov 17, 11:57 PM PST · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.317km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:00 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
8. 2.617km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:07 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 14
9. 2.922km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:07 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 15
10. 1.818km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:14 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.017km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAThu, Nov 18, 2:00 AM PST · 1780 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.930km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAThu, Nov 18, 11:36 PM PST · 1780 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.23km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Nov 19, 10:00 PM PST · 1779 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
14. 2.220km S of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Nov 19, 11:11 PM PST · 1779 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.714km WSW of Isla Vista, CAMon, Nov 22, 9:44 AM PST · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 25, 11:16 PM PST · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
17. 1.623km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, Nov 26, 6:06 AM PST · 1772 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
18. 1.614km SW of Taft, CAFri, Nov 26, 2:36 PM PST · 1772 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.613km SW of Lamont, CATue, Nov 30, 7:18 AM PST · 1768 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 2, 11:38 AM PST · 1766 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
21. 2.211km SE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Dec 8, 10:25 PM PST · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
22. 3.511km SE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Dec 8, 10:38 PM PST · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 219
23. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Dec 24, 11:55 AM PST · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
24. 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
25. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CASat, Dec 25, 5:44 AM PST · 1743 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
26. 1.98km SE of Neenach, CASat, Dec 25, 1:23 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
27. 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
28. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 26, 8:56 PM PST · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
29. 1.814km E of Arvin, CATue, Dec 28, 3:39 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
30. 1.77km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Dec 29, 12:50 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
31. 3.915km SSE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jan 2, 6:34 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 133
32. 3.015km SSE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jan 2, 7:02 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 15
33. 3.68km WNW of Fillmore, CAFri, Jan 7, 10:21 PM PST · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 303
34. 2.08km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Jan 7, 10:24 PM PST · 1730 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
35. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CASat, Jan 8, 3:03 AM PST · 1729 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
36. 2.014km E of Arvin, CASun, Jan 9, 11:20 AM PST · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
37. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Jan 9, 8:16 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
38. 1.88km ESE of Shafter, CAMon, Jan 10, 4:48 AM PST · 1727 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
39. 1.813km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jan 10, 2:36 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
40. 1.825km NNE of Montecito, CAWed, Jan 12, 7:35 AM PST · 1725 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.74km SSW of Moorpark, CASat, Jan 15, 5:07 AM PST · 1722 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
42. 1.918km E of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 15, 8:13 AM PST · 1722 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
43. 2.518km NE of Lebec, CASat, Jan 15, 8:19 AM PST · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2

Before

1. 1.622km WNW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Nov 16, 7:12 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.614km E of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 10, 5:54 PM PST · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 24
3. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 7, 6:11 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.62km SSE of Chatsworth, CAThu, Nov 4, 2:31 PM PDT · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 3, 4:23 PM PDT · 1795 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.58km NNW of Malibu, CATue, Nov 2, 6:00 PM PDT · 1796 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 20
7. 2.319km WSW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 31, 5:32 AM PDT · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.919km WSW of Ventura, CASun, Oct 31, 5:05 AM PDT · 1798 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
9. 1.616km SW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Oct 30, 7:37 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.625km NNE of Montecito, CASat, Oct 30, 9:01 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
11. 1.725km NNE of Montecito, CASat, Oct 30, 8:27 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
12. 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
13. 2.614km W of Malibu, CATue, Oct 26, 1:55 PM PDT · 1803 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
14. 1.69km N of Santa Barbara, CASun, Oct 24, 8:38 AM PDT · 1805 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
15. 1.713km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Oct 23, 7:50 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 23, 5:02 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 23, 11:18 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
18. 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
19. 1.68km W of Frazier Park, CAWed, Oct 20, 12:34 AM PDT · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40099360. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.