Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Buellton, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 5:08 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Buellton was M 2.5, 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA, at 5:08 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 175 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 22
Largest since 2016: M 4.1 on 16 May 2017, 28 km (17 mi) SE of Buellton, CA
Reported felt: 59 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 1 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 50

1.5 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Buellton, CA Sep 4, 2026
12:36 am PDT
1.9 25 km (16 mi) S of Buellton, CA Sep 3, 2026
11:24 am PDT
2.3 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA Aug 26, 2026
6:34 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA Aug 23, 2026
11:25 am PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA Aug 23, 2026
12:19 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA Aug 22, 2026
1:39 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA Aug 20, 2026
1:12 pm PDT
2.5 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA Aug 17, 2026
5:08 am PDT
2.7 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA · felt by 1 Aug 17, 2026
2:42 am PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA Aug 17, 2026
1:38 am PDT
2.5 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA · felt by 16 Aug 14, 2026
5:31 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA Aug 8, 2026
11:56 pm PDT
2.8 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA · felt by 50 Aug 8, 2026
11:37 pm PDT
1.9 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA Aug 8, 2026
10:13 pm PDT
2.5 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Buellton, CA · felt by 32 Aug 8, 2026
10:12 pm PDT
2.2 17 km (10 mi) N of Buellton, CA Jul 23, 2026
8:51 am PDT
2.3 17 km (10 mi) N of Buellton, CA · felt by 1 Jul 21, 2026
1:52 am PDT
1.5 14 km (9 mi) NW of Buellton, CA Jun 18, 2026
6:18 pm PDT
2.2 14 km (9 mi) N of Buellton, CA · felt by 1 Mar 23, 2026
9:54 am PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Buellton, CA Feb 15, 2026
12:03 pm PST
1.6 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Buellton, CA Dec 12, 2025
2:36 pm PST
2.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Buellton, CA · felt by 1 Nov 8, 2025
11:16 pm PST
1.7 9 km (6 mi) NW of Buellton, CA Sep 28, 2025
4:01 pm PDT
2.4 15 km (9 mi) NW of Buellton, CA · felt by 1 Aug 5, 2025
4:16 am PDT
2.5 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Buellton, CA · felt by 17 May 22, 2025
5:27 am PDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Buellton, CA Apr 27, 2025
12:01 pm PDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Buellton, CA Apr 27, 2025
12:01 pm PDT
1.8 10 km (6 mi) NW of Buellton, CA Apr 24, 2025
9:10 pm PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Buellton, CA Mar 8, 2025
5:43 am PST
2.2 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Buellton, CA Mar 1, 2025
11:51 am PST
2.8 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Buellton, CA · felt by 12 Mar 1, 2025
11:12 am PST
2.5 29 km (18 mi) NW of Buellton, CA · felt by 15 Feb 24, 2025
8:23 am PST
2.4 28 km (17 mi) S of Buellton, CA Jan 1, 2025
7:18 pm PST
2.1 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Buellton, CA Dec 10, 2024
12:07 pm PST
2.3 28 km (18 mi) W of Buellton, CA · felt by 3 Nov 18, 2024
5:04 am PST
2.0 30 km (18 mi) W of Buellton, CA · felt by 3 Oct 30, 2024
1:34 am PDT
2.5 15 km (9 mi) NW of Buellton, CA · felt by 7 Oct 24, 2024
9:19 am PDT
2.2 15 km (9 mi) NW of Buellton, CA Oct 24, 2024
9:18 am PDT
1.5 16 km (10 mi) W of Buellton, CA · felt by 1 Aug 6, 2024
12:05 am PDT
1.9 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Buellton, CA Jun 11, 2024
12:50 am PDT
2.0 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Buellton, CA Apr 17, 2024
12:27 am PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) N of Buellton, CA Feb 11, 2024
6:52 am PST
1.8 5 km (3 mi) SSE of Buellton, CA Feb 8, 2024
7:21 pm PST
1.6 14 km (9 mi) N of Buellton, CA Feb 2, 2024
6:37 pm PST
2.3 23 km (14 mi) S of Buellton, CA Dec 30, 2023
4:19 pm PST
1.6 10 km (6 mi) N of Buellton, CA Sep 17, 2023
7:20 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Buellton, CA Sep 13, 2023
10:20 am PDT
1.5 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Buellton, CA Sep 11, 2023
7:13 am PDT
1.9 28 km (18 mi) SE of Buellton, CA Aug 17, 2023
1:21 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Buellton, CA Aug 12, 2023
10:16 pm PDT

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Buellton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Buellton are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Buellton; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Buellton:

6.9 The 1927 Lompoc, California Earthquake · 47 km W of Buellton 1927
5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 28 km NW of Buellton 1902
5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 14 km NW of Buellton 1902
5.7 Near Los Alamos, California · 2 km SSW of Buellton 1915

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

Los Alamos fault, 9 km from its surface trace
Santa Ynez fault, 9 km from its surface trace
Pitas Point fault, 27 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Solvang 5 km · Los Olivos 9 km · Santa Ynez 10 km · Los Alamos 17 km · Lompoc 24 km · Vandenberg Village 27 km · Orcutt 36 km · Isla Vista 38 km

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