A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.83 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Santa Barbara in CA. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.84 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 07:12:30 / 7:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -119.7448333° West, 34.4266667° North, depth 14.84 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/01/25 / 2025-01-31 07:12:30 / January 31, 2025 @ 7:12 am. Unique identifier: ci40176402. Ids that are associated to the event: ci40176402.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Oxnard (c. 197 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Oxnard Shores (c. 187 200 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Ventura (c. 96 800 pop), 4 km (3 miles) from Santa Barbara (c. 88 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Camarillo (c. 65 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fillmore, Vandenberg Village, Lompoc (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 4 km W of Santa Barbara, CA.
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