California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA on Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 11:57 PM PST (07:57 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8km WNW of Fillmore, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-11-18 07:57:20 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.269° N, 119.751° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
18

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.617km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 14
  3. 2.922km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 15
  4. 1.818km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.017km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1780 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.930km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1780 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.23km S of Frazier Park, CA · 1779 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.220km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 1779 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.714km WSW of Isla Vista, CA · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.623km NNE of Ojai, CA · 1772 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.614km SW of Taft, CA · 1772 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.211km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  14. 3.511km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 219
  15. 2.936km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1744 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.921km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1743 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 1743 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.820km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1743 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.68km WNW of Fillmore, CA · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 303
  21. 2.08km NW of Fillmore, CA · 1730 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  22. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CA · 1729 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.813km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.825km NNE of Montecito, CA · 1725 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.74km SSW of Moorpark, CA · 1722 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  27. 3.25km WSW of Ojai, CA · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 217

Before

  1. 1.618km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.218km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.818km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.718km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.117km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.025km NNE of Montecito, CA · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1795 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.58km NNW of Malibu, CA · 1796 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 20
  9. 2.319km WSW of Ventura, CA · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.919km WSW of Ventura, CA · 1798 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.625km NNE of Montecito, CA · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.725km NNE of Montecito, CA · 1799 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.614km W of Malibu, CA · 1803 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  15. 1.69km N of Santa Barbara, CA · 1805 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.713km WNW of Malibu, CA · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.72km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.68km W of Frazier Park, CA · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37367804. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.