California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6km ENE of Shafter, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6km ENE of Shafter, CA on Fri, Mar 10, 1978, 11:47 AM PST (19:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-03-10 19:47:21 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.514° N, 119.209° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.49
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17733 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.612km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17733 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.99km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.521km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17729 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17729 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17729 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.530km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 17728 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.621km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.418km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17727 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.73km SW of Lamont, CA · 17724 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.423km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17722 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.915km N of Kernville, CA · 17722 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17721 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.511km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17719 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.617km SE of Arvin, CA · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.320km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17716 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.81km NE of Frazier Park, CA · 17715 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17707 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.722km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17704 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17703 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 3.129km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 17702 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.725km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17699 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.66km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 17694 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.716km S of Arvin, CA · 17693 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.17km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 17691 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 17691 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.29km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 17687 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.76km SSE of Bakersfield, CA · 17686 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.711km W of Delano, CA · 17685 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.223km SW of Maricopa, CA · 17681 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.918km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17679 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.06km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17678 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.17km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17678 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.710km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17678 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.616km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 17678 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.16km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.010km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17739 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.014km N of Grapevine, CA · 17741 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CA · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.318km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17746 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.518km SSW of Gorman, CA · 17748 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 17753 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.78km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.23km S of Bodfish, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CA · 17763 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.98km N of Grapevine, CA · 17764 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17766 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17766 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337813. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC.