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A 3.4-magnitude earthquake shook up Santa Barbara County. Did you feel it?

A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map shows a magnitude 3.4 earthquake that shook the coast of Santa Barbara County.
A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map shows a magnitude 3.4 earthquake that shook the coast of Santa Barbara County.

A magnitude-3.4 earthquake shook the Santa Barbara County coastline on Wednesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake hit at 2:12 p.m. about 6 miles off the coast of the city of Santa Barbara, USGS reported. The quake struck at a depth of about 7 miles.

USGS maps show residents likely felt the temblor as far north as Lompoc.

On Tuesday, a magnitude-2.0 earthquake shook the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County at 7:41 p.m. about 7.5 miles northeast of San Simeon, the USGS reported.

For more information, visit earthquake.usgs.gov.

This story was originally published May 26, 2021 at 6:09 PM.

Lindsey Holden
The Tribune
Lindsey Holden writes about housing, San Luis Obispo County government and everything in between for The Tribune in San Luis Obispo. She became a staff writer in 2016 after working for the Rockford Register Star in Illinois. Lindsey is a native Californian raised in the Midwest and earned degrees from DePaul and Northwestern universities.
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