Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Santa Ynez, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 11:16 pm PST on 8 November 2025 · 21 km (13 mi) S of Santa Ynez, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Santa Ynez was M 2.5, 21 km (13 mi) S of Santa Ynez, 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
- 171 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 13
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 16 May 2017, 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Santa Ynez, CA
- Reported felt
- 54 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.0 12 km (8 mi) SE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.2 20 km (13 mi) NW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.3 20 km (13 mi) NW of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) S of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) E of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) S of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) SE of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 30
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.4 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) NE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) NE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) S of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.8 20 km (13 mi) S of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 12
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.5 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 7
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) S of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.0 20 km (12 mi) S of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SE of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.6 15 km (10 mi) NW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) NE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) SE of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 6
- 1.9 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) NE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SE of Santa Ynez, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Santa Ynez, CA
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) W of Santa Ynez, CA
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 Ynez time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Santa Ynez are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Santa Ynez; 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 Santa Ynez:
- 6.8 The 1925 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 43 km SE of Santa Ynez
- 5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 36 km NW of Santa Ynez
- 5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 22 km WNW of Santa Ynez
- 5.7 Near Los Alamos, California · 11 km W of Santa Ynez
- 5.1 The 1978 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 48 km SE of Santa Ynez
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Los Alamos fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- Santa Ynez fault, 7 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 6 km · Los Olivos 7 km · Buellton 10 km · Los Alamos 23 km · Isla Vista 30 km · Goleta 30 km · Lompoc 35 km · Vandenberg Village 37 km
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