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M 5.1 earthquake — The 1978 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake

August 13, 1978 · USGS event ci10012262

Magnitude
5.08 (ml)
Depth
18 km
Location
The 1978 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake
Coordinates
34.314, -119.706

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 24 km S of Tennant, CaliforniaAugust 1, 1978M 4.6 · 17 km SSE of Tennant, CaliforniaAugust 1, 1978M 4.5 · 1 km SSE of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaSeptember 4, 1978M 4.6 · 111 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSeptember 25, 1978M 5.2 · 4 km SSE of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaOctober 4, 1978M 5.1 · 2 km SE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaOctober 4, 1978

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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