California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 17km ENE of Taft, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 17km ENE of Taft, CA on Fri, Jun 2, 1978, 7:39 AM PDT (14:39 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 21km WNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-06-02 14:39:18 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.228° N, 119.297° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.48
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.217km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17656 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.820km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17655 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.417km SW of Arvin, CA · 17650 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.711km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 17650 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.516km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17650 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.816km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17650 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.46km W of Buttonwillow, CA · 17649 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.612km W of Grapevine, CA · 17648 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.313km S of Bodfish, CA · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.618km NE of Tehachapi, CA · 17646 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.420km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17646 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17644 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.616km NE of Tehachapi, CA · 17642 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.817km NE of Tehachapi, CA · 17642 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.221km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17642 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.922km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17642 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CA · 17642 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.325km NE of Arvin, CA · 17642 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.512km SE of Arvin, CA · 17640 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.116km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17637 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 3.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17636 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.71km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 17636 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.716km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17635 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.712km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17632 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17630 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.06km WNW of Castaic, CA · 17629 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.815km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 17624 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.320km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17622 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.619km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17622 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.917km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17621 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.915km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17619 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.83km S of Frazier Park, CA · 17618 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 17618 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 3.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17616 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.816km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17612 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.813km NW of Mojave, CA · 17608 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.521km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 17608 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.49km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 17607 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.318km SSE of Alpaugh, CA · 17607 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.03km S of Bodfish, CA · 17602 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.63km S of Frazier Park, CA · 17599 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 3.025km E of Maricopa, CA · 17597 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.819km SE of Arvin, CA · 17656 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.126km NE of Arvin, CA · 17660 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.512km SW of Lamont, CA · 17661 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.710km WNW of Neenach, CA · 17665 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.06km SW of Shafter, CA · 17668 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 17670 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.118km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17673 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.88km NW of Fillmore, CA · 17678 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.616km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 17681 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.710km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17681 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.17km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17681 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.06km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17681 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.918km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17682 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.223km SW of Maricopa, CA · 17684 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339787. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.