Earthquakes by city United States 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Santa Barbara today

Santa Barbara, United States: 207 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

91,842

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

207

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.5

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates 34.421, -119.698

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2025-03-09 20:03 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.5

Bakersfield, United States

1952-07-21 11:52 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Santa Barbara today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Santa Barbara.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Santa Barbara.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Santa Barbara reached magnitude 7.5 on 1952-07-21 11:52 UTC, near Bakersfield.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Santa Barbara today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Santa Barbara.

When was the last earthquake near Santa Barbara?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2025-03-09 20:03 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Santa Barbara?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Santa Barbara reached magnitude 7.5 on 1952-07-21 11:52 UTC, near Bakersfield.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Santa Barbara

The map centers on Santa Barbara and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

7.9 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 0 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

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Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1952 M 7.5 max · 59 earthquakes 1927 M 6.9 max · 2 earthquakes 1925 M 6.8 max · 1 earthquakes 1916 M 6.0 max · 2 earthquakes 1902 M 5.8 max · 2 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2025	M 4.1	1
2024	M 5.2	7
2023	M 5.1	2
2020	M 4.0	1
2018	M 5.3	1
2017	M 4.3	2
2016	M 4.1	1
2013	M 4.8	1
2010	M 4.3	1
2009	M 4.4	2
2005	M 4.7	6
2004	M 4.4	3
2002	M 4.6	2
2000	M 4.4	1
1997	M 5.1	2
1996	M 4.1	3
1995	M 5.0	2
1994	M 5.6	12
1993	M 5.2	1
1989	M 4.3	3
1988	M 4.0	1
1986	M 4.1	1
1985	M 4.1	1
1984	M 4.6	4
1982	M 4.0	1
1981	M 4.7	2
1980	M 4.3	1
1978	M 5.1	2
1976	M 4.5	1
1975	M 4.6	2
1974	M 4.1	1
1973	M 5.3	2
1972	M 4.3	1
1968	M 5.1	4
1963	M 4.6	2
1961	M 5.0	1
1959	M 4.7	1
1958	M 4.4	2
1957	M 4.8	1
1956	M 4.4	4
1955	M 4.3	1
1954	M 5.4	9
1953	M 4.8	5
1952	M 7.5	59
1950	M 4.5	2
1948	M 4.6	1
1946	M 4.1	1
1945	M 4.9	1
1944	M 4.4	2
1942	M 4.5	2
1941	M 5.5	9
1939	M 4.6	3
1938	M 4.1	1
1937	M 4.4	1
1934	M 4.7	2
1933	M 4.5	2
1930	M 5.0	1
1929	M 4.5	1
1928	M 5.2	1
1927	M 6.9	2
1926	M 5.5	2
1925	M 6.8	1
1920	M 4.5	1
1919	M 5.0	1
1917	M 4.8	2
1916	M 6.0	2
1915	M 5.7	1
1902	M 5.8	2