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Earthquake: Magnitude 3.1 quake strikes near Goleta

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A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Saturday morning just offshore near Goleta, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:33 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was eight miles from Isla Vista, 10 miles from Goleta and 17 miles from Santa Barbara.

In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.

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This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.

Read more about Southern California earthquakes.

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