Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Toro Canyon, CA

M 2.7

Latest: 8:40 am PDT on 5 October 2026 · 20 km (12 mi) W of Toro Canyon, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Toro Canyon was M 2.7, 20 km (12 mi) W of Toro Canyon, CA, at 8:40 am PDT on 5 October 2026. 46 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 403 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 58
Largest since 2016: M 3.5 on 8 December 2021, 15 km (10 mi) SE of Toro Canyon, CA
Reported felt: 132 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 20 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 18:14 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 1 Oct 5, 2026
8:42 am PDT
2.7 20 km (12 mi) W of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 46 Oct 5, 2026
8:40 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Toro Canyon, CA Oct 5, 2026
8:40 am PDT
2.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of Toro Canyon, CA Sep 15, 2026
5:00 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Sep 12, 2026
5:55 am PDT
2.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 11 Sep 11, 2026
10:46 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Sep 11, 2026
5:41 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Sep 11, 2026
4:29 pm PDT
2.0 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Toro Canyon, CA Aug 31, 2026
10:20 pm PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NE of Toro Canyon, CA Aug 7, 2026
12:35 pm PDT
1.5 25 km (16 mi) NE of Toro Canyon, CA Aug 7, 2026
12:33 pm PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Toro Canyon, CA Aug 7, 2026
10:09 am PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) NE of Toro Canyon, CA Jul 23, 2026
8:03 pm PDT
1.8 in Toro Canyon, CA Jul 19, 2026
2:22 pm PDT
1.5 9 km (6 mi) SE of Toro Canyon, CA Jun 2, 2026
7:36 am PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Toro Canyon, CA Apr 25, 2026
6:54 am PDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) SW of Toro Canyon, CA Apr 21, 2026
9:48 am PDT
1.9 20 km (12 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Apr 11, 2026
10:37 pm PDT
1.5 in Toro Canyon, CA Apr 4, 2026
4:20 pm PDT
2.5 12 km (7 mi) SE of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 23 Apr 2, 2026
4:43 pm PDT
2.1 in Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 1 Mar 22, 2026
12:17 am PDT
2.8 11 km (7 mi) SE of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 14 Mar 12, 2026
6:33 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) S of Toro Canyon, CA Mar 11, 2026
2:45 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) S of Toro Canyon, CA Mar 11, 2026
2:37 pm PDT
1.8 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Toro Canyon, CA Mar 11, 2026
3:49 am PDT
2.9 11 km (7 mi) SE of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 120 Mar 10, 2026
10:51 am PDT
2.2 16 km (10 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Mar 1, 2026
12:12 am PST
1.6 17 km (10 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Feb 26, 2026
3:02 am PST
1.7 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Toro Canyon, CA Feb 21, 2026
3:02 pm PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Feb 5, 2026
2:12 am PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Feb 4, 2026
3:46 pm PST
1.9 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Toro Canyon, CA Jan 26, 2026
8:20 pm PST
1.8 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Toro Canyon, CA Jan 25, 2026
5:48 am PST
2.3 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Toro Canyon, CA Dec 27, 2025
3:36 pm PST
1.8 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Toro Canyon, CA Dec 26, 2025
3:10 pm PST
2.9 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 1 Dec 26, 2025
4:39 am PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Dec 26, 2025
12:09 am PST
1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Dec 25, 2025
10:43 pm PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Toro Canyon, CA Dec 25, 2025
10:48 am PST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Dec 25, 2025
5:35 am PST
2.3 30 km (19 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 2 Dec 21, 2025
3:02 pm PST
2.7 30 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 10 Dec 20, 2025
4:47 am PST
2.4 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 1 Dec 20, 2025
4:44 am PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 1 Dec 19, 2025
3:54 am PST
2.2 28 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 1 Dec 17, 2025
12:31 am PST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Dec 16, 2025
11:19 am PST
2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 7 Dec 16, 2025
7:18 am PST
3.3 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 105 Dec 16, 2025
7:06 am PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA Dec 13, 2025
6:21 pm PST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) E of Toro Canyon, CA · felt by 1 Dec 13, 2025
3:24 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 Toro Canyon time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Toro Canyon are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 8 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Toro Canyon; the five largest:

6.8 The 1925 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 25 km WSW of Toro Canyon 1925
5.5 30 km SW of Channel Islands Beach, California · 47 km S of Toro Canyon 1926
5.5 10 km NE of Toro Canyon, California · 11 km NE of Toro Canyon 1926
5.5 The 1941 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 10 km S of Toro Canyon 1941
5.2 9 km SW of Channel Islands Beach, California · 43 km SE of Toro Canyon 1928

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
Red Mountain fault, 4 km from its surface trace
Santa Ynez fault, 8 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Carpinteria 5 km · Montecito 6 km · Santa Barbara 12 km · Goleta 24 km · Isla Vista 27 km · Ventura 30 km · Ojai 30 km

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