A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Friday morning eight miles from Santa Ynez, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm. In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 10 miles from Goleta and 16 miles from Santa Barbara. The temblor occurred at 8:45 a.m. PDT near the surface.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 05, 2016 15:56 UTC