California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18km SSE of Solvang, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18km SSE of Solvang, CA on Fri, Feb 12, 2021, 2:42 AM PST (10:42 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 21km WSW of Santa Rosa Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-02-12 10:42:40 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.438° N, 120.079° W
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619km SSE of Solvang, CA · 2059 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.521km WSW of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 2052 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.520km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.811km ENE of Santa Maria, CA · 2037 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.121km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 2024 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.97km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.06km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 2014 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.714km NNW of Isla Vista, CA · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.120km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 2009 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.93km NW of Vandenberg Village, CA · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.322km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.935km SW of Avila Beach, CA · 2068 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.97km W of Ojai, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.56km W of Ojai, CA · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39549919. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.