Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Santa Paula, CA
M 3.8
Latest: 8:00 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 · 28 km (17 mi) E of Santa Paula, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Santa Paula was M 3.8, 28 km (17 mi) E of Santa Paula, CA, at 8:00 pm PDT on 29 September 2026. 199 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 777 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 92
- Largest since 2016
- M 5.1 on 20 August 2023, 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Santa Paula, CA
- Reported felt
- 261 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) E of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Santa Paula, CA
- 3.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 199
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) NE of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.5 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 11
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NW of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) NNE of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) E of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.3 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Santa Paula, CA
- 3.4 15 km (9 mi) N of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 115
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.2 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.5 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 8
- 2.6 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 2
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 3
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NW of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) NE of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SW of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.3 17 km (11 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.3 17 km (11 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 1
- 2.8 17 km (10 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 35
- 2.7 18 km (11 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 10
- 2.4 18 km (11 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Santa Paula, CA
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) W of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 7
- 3.3 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Santa Paula, CA · felt by 105
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 Santa Paula time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Santa Paula are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Santa Paula; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 14 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Santa Paula; the five largest:
- 5.6 7km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 33 km E of Santa Paula
- 5.5 Southwest of Tejon Pass, California · 39 km N of Santa Paula
- 5.5 10 km NE of Toro Canyon, California · 44 km WNW of Santa Paula
- 5.5 The 1941 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 46 km W of Santa Paula
- 5.3 The 1973 Point Mugu, California Earthquake · 42 km S of Santa Paula
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Oak Ridge fault, 2 km from its surface trace
- San Cayetano fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- Simi-Santa Rosa fault, 14 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Fillmore 14 km · Camarillo 15 km · Ojai 20 km · Oxnard 21 km · Ventura 23 km · Piru 25 km · Port Hueneme 26 km · Simi Valley 27 km
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