Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Lompoc, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 5:08 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lompoc was M 2.5, 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA, at 5:08 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 157 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 21
Largest since 2016: M 3.6 on 28 October 2024, 9 km (5 mi) SW of Lompoc, CA
Reported felt: 66 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 26 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 5 minutes ago · this page 01:01 UTC

The latest 50

2.3 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA Aug 26, 2026
6:34 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) S of Lompoc, CA Aug 23, 2026
11:25 am PDT
2.2 11 km (7 mi) S of Lompoc, CA Aug 23, 2026
12:19 am PDT
1.7 12 km (7 mi) S of Lompoc, CA Aug 22, 2026
1:39 pm PDT
1.7 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA Aug 20, 2026
1:12 pm PDT
2.5 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA Aug 17, 2026
5:08 am PDT
2.7 12 km (7 mi) S of Lompoc, CA · felt by 1 Aug 17, 2026
2:42 am PDT
1.9 12 km (7 mi) S of Lompoc, CA Aug 17, 2026
1:38 am PDT
2.5 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA · felt by 16 Aug 14, 2026
5:31 am PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA Aug 8, 2026
11:56 pm PDT
2.8 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA · felt by 50 Aug 8, 2026
11:37 pm PDT
1.9 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA Aug 8, 2026
10:13 pm PDT
2.5 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA · felt by 32 Aug 8, 2026
10:12 pm PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Lompoc, CA Jul 23, 2026
8:51 am PDT
2.3 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Lompoc, CA · felt by 1 Jul 21, 2026
1:52 am PDT
1.5 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Lompoc, CA Jun 18, 2026
6:18 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) W of Lompoc, CA May 23, 2026
9:34 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Lompoc, CA Apr 18, 2026
2:02 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Lompoc, CA Apr 1, 2026
2:14 am PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Lompoc, CA · felt by 1 Mar 23, 2026
9:54 am PDT
2.0 34 km (21 mi) WSW of Lompoc, CA · felt by 1 Mar 12, 2026
6:50 pm PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Lompoc, CA Dec 12, 2025
2:36 pm PST
1.7 19 km (12 mi) E of Lompoc, CA Sep 28, 2025
4:01 pm PDT
1.9 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA · felt by 1 Sep 3, 2025
1:42 pm PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) W of Lompoc, CA Aug 26, 2025
11:54 am PDT
2.4 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Lompoc, CA · felt by 1 Aug 5, 2025
4:16 am PDT
2.5 5 km (3 mi) NE of Lompoc, CA · felt by 17 May 22, 2025
5:27 am PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Lompoc, CA Apr 24, 2025
9:10 pm PDT
2.2 39 km (24 mi) SW of Lompoc, CA Apr 13, 2025
5:06 am PDT
2.0 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Lompoc, CA Mar 8, 2025
5:43 am PST
2.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lompoc, CA · felt by 15 Feb 24, 2025
8:23 am PST
2.1 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Lompoc, CA Dec 10, 2024
12:07 pm PST
2.4 35 km (22 mi) W of Lompoc, CA Dec 9, 2024
6:24 pm PST
2.3 7 km (5 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA · felt by 3 Nov 18, 2024
5:04 am PST
2.3 10 km (6 mi) SW of Lompoc, CA Nov 4, 2024
9:06 am PST
1.6 11 km (7 mi) SW of Lompoc, CA Oct 30, 2024
1:38 am PDT
2.0 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA · felt by 3 Oct 30, 2024
1:34 am PDT
2.0 12 km (7 mi) SW of Lompoc, CA · felt by 8 Oct 28, 2024
1:09 am PDT
3.6 9 km (5 mi) SW of Lompoc, CA · felt by 207 Oct 28, 2024
12:49 am PDT
2.4 10 km (6 mi) SW of Lompoc, CA · felt by 6 Oct 28, 2024
12:45 am PDT
3.2 10 km (6 mi) SW of Lompoc, CA · felt by 361 Oct 27, 2024
8:55 pm PDT
2.5 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Lompoc, CA · felt by 7 Oct 24, 2024
9:19 am PDT
2.2 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Lompoc, CA Oct 24, 2024
9:18 am PDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Lompoc, CA Aug 22, 2024
3:03 am PDT
1.5 8 km (5 mi) ESE of Lompoc, CA · felt by 1 Aug 6, 2024
12:05 am PDT
2.0 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Lompoc, CA Aug 2, 2024
12:54 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) W of Lompoc, CA Jul 7, 2024
4:50 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Lompoc, CA Feb 11, 2024
6:52 am PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Lompoc, CA Feb 8, 2024
7:21 pm PST
1.6 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Lompoc, CA Feb 2, 2024
6:37 pm PST

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 Lompoc time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Lompoc are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Lompoc:

6.9 The 1927 Lompoc, California Earthquake · 23 km WNW of Lompoc 1927
5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 19 km NNE of Lompoc 1902
5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 16 km ENE of Lompoc 1902
5.7 Near Los Alamos, California · 24 km E of Lompoc 1915
5.0 5 km SSW of Nipomo, California · 40 km N of Lompoc 1927

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

Nearest mapped faults

Santa Ynez fault, 14 km from its surface trace
Hosgri fault, 17 km from its surface trace
Los Alamos fault, 17 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Vandenberg Village 8 km · Los Alamos 20 km · Buellton 24 km · Orcutt 25 km · Solvang 30 km · Los Olivos 32 km · Santa Ynez 35 km · Guadalupe 38 km

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