Unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event: 0.7 mi northwest of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, United States, Sunday, Nov 16, 2025, at 09:36 pm (GMT -8)
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4810 san Simeon dr (75.8 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I was sitting in my chair and..it started with like little shakes on my window..for like 10 minutes?…and then a very quick and loud.. banging sounds on my window for like 15 or so second and everything went quiet after | 2 users found this interesting.
isla vista (292.8 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : extremely loud boom followed immediately by shake that briefly rattled the entire house. it felt like a car drove into to best describe it. | One user found this interesting.
Orcutt, CA (2.6 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I felt and heard a rumbling noise. Then approximately 5~10 mins later I heard a loud “BOOM” that shook my house a bit. | One user found this interesting.
Goleta (292.8 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Didn’t feel like a quake, was weird, not normal…..but not explosion or sonic boom like, very aggressive . | One user found this interesting.
Santa Maria (5.8 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Just got home from work and sat on my couch, was texting my husband back and all of a sudden I could hear rumbling and the floor felt like it was vibrating. A few minutes later I heard what sounded like some kind of loud singular crushing or cracking sound a few blocks away. | One user found this interesting.
Santa Barbara (82.3 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : A large sound, like thunder, snapped around the city. We felt vibrating for several minutes after. | 2 users found this interesting.
Santa Maria (8 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : It wasn’t much shaking it was more like a very loud boom sound like if something extremely heavy fell to the ground.
Santa Barbara, California (81.4 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 2-5 s : We thought something fell into, our hit our house. 3 Boomm`s in a row 1 load and 2 a little fainter…… 1043 Via Chaparral Santa Barbara Ca.9:35 pm Nov 16th 2025…
Santa Barbara, ca (76.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Sounded like it came from the sky, like something hit our roof | One user found this interesting.
Camarillo (145.3 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 15-20 s : Windows shaking, blinds shaking, bed rolling | One user found this interesting.
Goleta (207.7 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 s
Santa Barbara (292.8 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / very short : Very pronounced single thud
Goleta, CA (76.8 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : Felt like a sonic boom
Santa barbara (80.1 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
santa maria, ca (0 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : It was very quick but I felt and heard it
isla vista (72.3 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / 5-10 s
5320 University Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (292.8 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single vertical bump / very short : Intense boom moderate shaking
Goleta, ca (71.6 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Windows shook
Ojai reading (219.1 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : It sounded like something had hit my sliding door glass
Taft (136.4 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / very short : One boom, felt like a door slamming
Isla Vista, Santa Barbara, California (72.9 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Felt like someone got thrown against the wall of my house. Big rattle and bump and boom.
goleta (83.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single vertical bump / very short
near Santa Barbara, California (91.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Isla vista (20.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / very short : It was like a loud bang
isla vista (292.8 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single vertical bump / very short : Extremely strong sudden 1 second rattle Whole house shook
Goleta (6.8 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s : One single bang or bump. Thought maybe branch fell on roof or something. No shaking.
Goleta (292.8 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Loud boom and rumble
Goleta (292.8 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / complex motion difficult to describe / 2-5 s : Huge boom felt like house was hit
Santa Barbara (77.4 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 30-60 s
Goleta (83.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating : Noisy, walls vibrating and garage door rattlng
Oak park (169.5 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 15-20 s
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Note: Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (41 in total) could be used for statistics.
What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?
The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,…IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.
Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.
Read more about the MMI scale!
Notes
(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.
Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (41 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.
