Quake Info: Unconfirmed Earthquake or Seismic-like Event: 25 mi Northeast of Santa Barbara, California, USA, Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023 at 12:47 pm (GMT -8)

24 Jan 20:54 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 6 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 24, 2023 20:47:55 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023 at 12:47 pm (GMT -8)
Status	uncertain, preliminary
Magnitude	unknown (3.8?)
Depth	20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	34.69353°N / 119.41027°W (Santa Barbara, California, United States)
Antipode	34.694°S / 60.59°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	6 reports
Primary data source	VolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)
Nearest volcano	Coso (206 km / 128 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	29 km (18 mi) SW of Pine Mountain Club (pop: 2,320) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) NE of Santa Barbara (pop: 91,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) NNW of Ventura (pop: 96,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) NE of Goleta (Santa Barbara County) (pop: 30,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) NW of Santa Paula (Ventura County) (pop: 30,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) NNW of Oxnard (pop: 207,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) SSW of Bakersfield (pop: 373,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 471 km (292 mi) SSE of Sacramento (pop: 490,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 19.1°C (66 F), humidity: 41%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	3.2 x 10¹⁰ joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Seismic station: Santa Barbara (SBC/CI network) | Distance from quake: 40 km / 25 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Santa Barbara: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Santa Barbara: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Santa Barbara: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Osito Audit: Castaic Lake (OSI/CI network) | Distance from quake: 63 km / 39 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Osito Audit: Castaic Lake: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Osito Audit: Castaic Lake: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Osito Audit: Castaic Lake: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Green Verdugo Site (DEC/CI network) | Distance from quake: 110 km / 68 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Green Verdugo Site: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Green Verdugo Site: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Green Verdugo Site: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Victorville (VTV/CI network) | Distance from quake: 191 km / 119 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Victorville: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Victorville: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Victorville: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: In-Ko-Pah (IKP/CI network) | Distance from quake: 381 km / 237 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station In-Ko-Pah: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station In-Ko-Pah: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station In-Ko-Pah: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Ojai (30.3 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : I was sitting at my office, I heard the doors vibrating, and the walls did some light cracking noise like heat/ cold expansion | 4 users found this interesting.

950 woodland ave ojai ca 93023 (3.1 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : A rumbling noise like a huge truck going by, then light vibration for about a couple seconds. | 3 users found this interesting.

Ojai calif (22.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Windows shaking loud noise | 3 users found this interesting.

Sleeping / not felt / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) / 5-10 s : I did hear the earthquake before the rolling but the windows shook.The earthquake didn't last ery long, but when your going thru it time stops for me

Van Nuys CA / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging

Pacific Palisades / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Thousand Oaks,CA / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 5-10 s

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