Tom Modugno: 1978 Quake Short-Lived, But a Lotta Shakin’ Going On

Tom Modugno: 1978 Quake Short-Lived, But a Lotta Shakin’ Going On

Aug. 13, 1978. A sunny Sunday afternoon in the Goleta Valley, but somewhere underneath the Santa Barbara Channel, the earth shifted abruptly, causing a magnitude 5.2 earthquake. The earth shook for one minute, starting at 3:54 p.m. The shaking was felt as far south as Los Angeles, and some Ventura residents reported water sloshing out of their pools. The quake started on an offshore fault south of Santa Barbara, then ruptured northwest. (Goleta…