Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Goleta, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 11:16 pm PST on 8 November 2025 · 22 km (14 mi) W of Goleta, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Goleta was M 2.5, 22 km (14 mi) W of Goleta, CA, at 11:16 pm PST on 8 November 2025. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. 10 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 230 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 14
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 16 May 2017, 16 km (10 mi) W of Goleta, CA
- Reported felt
- 82 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) NW of Goleta, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) E of Goleta, CA
- 2.1 17 km (10 mi) SSE of Goleta, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) E of Goleta, CA
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) E of Goleta, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Goleta, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) W of Goleta, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Goleta, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Goleta, CA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) N of Goleta, CA
- 2.5 22 km (14 mi) W of Goleta, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Goleta, CA
- 2.2 3 km (2 mi) WNW of Goleta, CA · felt by 30
- 1.8 2 km (1 mi) W of Goleta, CA · felt by 2
- 2.7 13 km (8 mi) S of Goleta, CA · felt by 52
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SE of Goleta, CA
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) SE of Goleta, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SE of Goleta, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Goleta, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) W of Goleta, CA
- 2.8 21 km (13 mi) W of Goleta, CA · felt by 12
- 2.9 8 km (5 mi) E of Goleta, CA · felt by 59
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) E of Goleta, CA
- 2.2 7 km (4 mi) E of Goleta, CA
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) E of Goleta, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) SE of Goleta, CA
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) E of Goleta, CA · felt by 2
- 2.3 15 km (10 mi) S of Goleta, CA
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) S of Goleta, CA
- 2.9 17 km (11 mi) S of Goleta, CA · felt by 18
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) S of Goleta, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SE of Goleta, CA · felt by 1
- 2.9 16 km (10 mi) S of Goleta, CA · felt by 73
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SE of Goleta, CA
- 1.7 14 km (8 mi) NE of Goleta, CA
- 2.0 14 km (9 mi) NE of Goleta, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Goleta, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 9 km (6 mi) SE of Goleta, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Goleta, CA
- 1.8 15 km (10 mi) N of Goleta, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) SW of Goleta, CA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Goleta, CA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Goleta, CA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) W of Goleta, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Goleta, CA
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) W of Goleta, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 12 km (7 mi) SE of Goleta, CA · felt by 12
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Goleta, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Goleta, CA
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) SSE of Goleta, CA · felt by 1
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 Goleta time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Goleta are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Goleta; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Goleta; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 1925 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 15 km S of Goleta
- 5.7 Near Los Alamos, California · 39 km WNW of Goleta
- 5.5 10 km NE of Toro Canyon, California · 31 km ENE of Goleta
- 5.5 The 1941 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 27 km ESE of Goleta
- 5.1 The 1978 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 18 km SE of Goleta
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Mission Ridge fault system, 1 km from its surface trace
- Isla Vista fault, 4 km from its surface trace
- Pitas Point fault, 11 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Isla Vista 4 km · Santa Barbara 12 km · Montecito 18 km · Carpinteria 29 km · Santa Ynez 30 km · Solvang 34 km · Los Olivos 37 km · Buellton 39 km
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