M1.9 earthquake 14km NNE of Taft, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Feb 25, 1981, 2:45 PM PST

UTC

1981-02-25 22:45:39 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.256° N, 119.380° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.61

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

129°

Stations used

10

• Dustin Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 652. Forecast4 kmNNE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast26 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast35 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast169 kmNW

After

1. 2.621 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Feb 25, 6:15 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.032km E of Cholame, CAWed, Feb 25, 6:18 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.029km S of Kettleman City, CAThu, Feb 26, 1:59 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 26, 5:09 AM PST · 16653 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.420 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Feb 26, 5:30 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.63km NNW of Lamont, CASat, Feb 28, 6:12 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
7. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 28, 1:04 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
8. 2.919km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Feb 28, 7:02 PM PST · 16650 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.024km S of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 1, 4:57 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.620 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Mar 2, 12:16 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
11. 2.021 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Mar 2, 12:46 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.120 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Mar 2, 12:48 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.723km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 2, 5:32 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
14. 2.315km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 6, 1:35 PM PST · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.522km SW of Lamont, CASat, Mar 7, 9:31 AM PST · 16644 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
16. 1.718km ENE of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 10, 12:43 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.711km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 10, 6:36 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.122km NE of Arvin, CASun, Mar 15, 8:27 PM PST · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.823km SW of Maricopa, CAFri, Mar 20, 3:02 AM PST · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
20. 1.815km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Mar 25, 2:29 AM PST · 16626 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
21. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 2, 4:53 AM PST · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.526km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
23. 2.025km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 6, 5:42 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
24. 1.521 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 9:33 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
25. 2.39km SSE of Kettleman City, CATue, Apr 7, 2:55 AM PST · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
26. 1.58km NW of Kernville, CATue, Apr 7, 3:32 AM PST · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
27. 3.125km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 11, 1:47 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
28. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CASun, Apr 12, 10:30 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.622 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 11:10 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
30. 1.725km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 13, 11:46 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
31. 1.512km NW of Fillmore, CATue, Apr 14, 5:23 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
32. 2.018km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 14, 8:29 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
33. 2.122km N of Los Olivos, CAWed, Apr 15, 11:01 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
34. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 16, 2:26 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
35. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 17, 11:31 AM PST · 16603 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
36. 1.521 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 5:15 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
37. 1.722 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 5:53 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
38. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 18, 5:03 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
39. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 20, 9:34 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
40. 1.719km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 21, 9:06 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
41. 1.511km NW of Fillmore, CAWed, Apr 22, 1:22 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:24 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
43. 2.08km SE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:52 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
44. 1.84km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:53 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
45. 2.019km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 AM PST · 16595 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
46. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 25, 7:21 AM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

Before

1. 1.714km NNE of Taft, CAWed, Feb 25, 10:25 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 20, 3:57 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.820 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Feb 19, 8:46 PM PST · 16659 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.919 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Feb 19, 6:24 PM PST · 16659 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.822km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Feb 19, 6:01 PM PST · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.121 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 1:50 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.421 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Feb 17, 2:04 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.322km SSE of Kettleman City, CATue, Feb 17, 12:42 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.323km SSE of Kettleman City, CATue, Feb 17, 12:39 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.719km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 17, 3:24 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
11. 2.117km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 16, 8:34 PM PST · 16662 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.120km SSE of Kettleman City, CAMon, Feb 16, 4:21 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.021 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Feb 16, 1:53 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.331km E of Cholame, CAMon, Feb 16, 1:13 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
15. 2.05km SSE of Delano, CAThu, Feb 12, 10:55 PM PST · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.217km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 12, 9:02 PM PST · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.113km SSW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 12, 7:45 AM PST · 16667 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
18. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 12, 6:48 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
19. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Feb 11, 7:59 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.71km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Feb 4, 5:14 AM PST · 16675 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505815. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.