Earthquakes by city United States 100 km
Seismic city profile

Santa Barbara

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
0
Last 12 months
0
Last nearby event: 2025-03-09 20:03 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 7.5
US
1952-07-21 11:52 UTC

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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

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Earthquakes history

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