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M1.6 earthquake 19km SSE of Solvang, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19km SSE of Solvang, CA on Fri, Feb 12, 2021, 4:39 AM PST (12:39 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-02-12 12:39:28 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.434° N, 120.072° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.521km WSW of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 2053 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.520km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.811km ENE of Santa Maria, CA · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.121km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 2024 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.97km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.06km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 2014 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.714km NNW of Isla Vista, CA · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.120km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 2010 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.93km NW of Vandenberg Village, CA · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.322km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.518km SSE of Solvang, CA · 2060 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.935km SW of Avila Beach, CA · 2069 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.97km W of Ojai, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.56km W of Ojai, CA · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39549983. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.