Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Isla Vista, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 11:16 pm PST on 8 November 2025 · 19 km (12 mi) W of Isla Vista, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Isla Vista was M 2.5, 19 km (12 mi) W of Isla Vista, 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: 235 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 13
Largest since 2016: M 4.1 on 16 May 2017, 13 km (8 mi) W of Isla Vista, CA
Reported felt: 84 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 20 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 12 minutes ago · this page 02:12 UTC

The latest 50

1.5 24 km (15 mi) NW of Isla Vista, CA Sep 4, 2026
12:36 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Isla Vista, CA Jul 19, 2026
2:22 pm PDT
2.1 16 km (10 mi) SE of Isla Vista, CA Apr 21, 2026
9:48 am PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Isla Vista, CA Apr 4, 2026
4:20 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) E of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 1 Mar 22, 2026
12:17 am PDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) E of Isla Vista, CA Feb 21, 2026
3:02 pm PST
1.8 21 km (13 mi) W of Isla Vista, CA Feb 15, 2026
12:03 pm PST
1.8 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 1 Jan 26, 2026
8:46 pm PST
1.5 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Isla Vista, CA Jan 20, 2026
7:39 am PST
1.5 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Isla Vista, CA Dec 13, 2025
3:15 pm PST
2.5 19 km (12 mi) W of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 1 Nov 8, 2025
11:16 pm PST
2.2 3 km (2 mi) NNE of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 30 Oct 5, 2025
9:11 am PDT
1.8 3 km (2 mi) NNE of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 2 Oct 4, 2025
1:17 pm PDT
2.7 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 52 Jul 3, 2025
7:55 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SE of Isla Vista, CA Jun 30, 2025
8:52 pm PDT
2.3 27 km (17 mi) SE of Isla Vista, CA Jun 30, 2025
4:18 pm PDT
2.0 26 km (16 mi) SE of Isla Vista, CA Jun 30, 2025
3:32 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of Isla Vista, CA Mar 27, 2025
2:28 pm PDT
2.2 18 km (11 mi) W of Isla Vista, CA Mar 1, 2025
11:51 am PST
2.8 18 km (11 mi) W of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 12 Mar 1, 2025
11:12 am PST
2.9 11 km (7 mi) E of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 59 Jan 30, 2025
11:12 pm PST
1.8 11 km (7 mi) E of Isla Vista, CA Jan 30, 2025
11:07 pm PST
2.2 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Isla Vista, CA Jan 30, 2025
11:07 pm PST
2.3 11 km (7 mi) E of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 3 Jan 30, 2025
11:07 pm PST
2.2 29 km (18 mi) E of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 2 Jan 19, 2025
9:13 pm PST
2.3 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Isla Vista, CA Jan 9, 2025
1:45 pm PST
2.3 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Isla Vista, CA Jan 9, 2025
12:36 pm PST
2.9 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 18 Jan 9, 2025
11:27 am PST
1.6 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Isla Vista, CA Jan 9, 2025
11:27 am PST
1.7 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 1 Jan 9, 2025
12:55 am PST
2.9 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 73 Jan 6, 2025
12:22 pm PST
2.4 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Isla Vista, CA Jan 1, 2025
7:18 pm PST
2.2 24 km (15 mi) SE of Isla Vista, CA Dec 20, 2024
11:46 am PST
1.7 18 km (11 mi) NE of Isla Vista, CA Dec 1, 2024
3:09 am PST
2.0 18 km (11 mi) NE of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 1 Nov 30, 2024
5:50 pm PST
1.6 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 1 Nov 26, 2024
7:31 am PST
1.9 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Isla Vista, CA Nov 9, 2024
3:48 pm PST
1.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Isla Vista, CA Sep 3, 2024
8:49 am PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) N of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 3 Aug 23, 2024
1:58 pm PDT
1.6 5 km (3 mi) SW of Isla Vista, CA Jul 21, 2024
11:33 pm PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) W of Isla Vista, CA Jun 11, 2024
12:50 am PDT
1.5 13 km (8 mi) SE of Isla Vista, CA May 27, 2024
3:51 pm PDT
2.0 18 km (11 mi) W of Isla Vista, CA Apr 17, 2024
12:27 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Isla Vista, CA Mar 13, 2024
8:32 am PDT
2.3 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 1 Jan 4, 2024
2:47 am PST
2.3 28 km (17 mi) W of Isla Vista, CA Dec 30, 2023
4:19 pm PST
2.2 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 12 Nov 12, 2023
7:43 pm PST
1.8 17 km (10 mi) E of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 1 Oct 1, 2023
2:07 pm PDT
2.0 13 km (8 mi) S of Isla Vista, CA Sep 23, 2023
11:02 pm PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) SE of Isla Vista, CA · felt by 1 Sep 13, 2023
11:56 am 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 Isla Vista time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Isla Vista are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Isla Vista; 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 Isla Vista; the five largest:

6.8 The 1925 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 14 km SSE of Isla Vista 1925
5.7 Near Los Alamos, California · 37 km NW of Isla Vista 1915
5.5 10 km NE of Toro Canyon, California · 34 km ENE of Isla Vista 1926
5.5 The 1941 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 29 km ESE of Isla Vista 1941
5.1 The 1978 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 18 km SE of Isla Vista 1978

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

Nearest mapped faults

Isla Vista fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
Mission Ridge fault system, under 1 km from its surface trace
Pitas Point fault, 8 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Goleta 4 km · Santa Barbara 15 km · Montecito 21 km · Santa Ynez 30 km · Carpinteria 31 km · Solvang 32 km · Los Olivos 37 km · Buellton 38 km

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