M2.0 earthquake 12km NNE of Taft, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Apr 30, 1981, 1:13 AM PDT

UTC

1981-04-30 08:13:43 UTC

Depth

13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.245° N, 119.401° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

99°

Stations used

10

• Dustin Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 652. Forecast3 kmNNW
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast28 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast37 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast170 kmNW

After

1. 2.015km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 2, 2:55 AM PDT · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.510km S of Tehachapi, CATue, May 5, 12:46 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.917km SW of Lamont, CATue, May 5, 1:11 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.223km ENE of Arvin, CATue, May 5, 2:24 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.66km ENE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 5, 10:05 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.65km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, May 10, 12:01 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
7. 1.85km SSE of Santa Maria, CASun, May 10, 10:39 AM PDT · 16571 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.121km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 11, 2:54 PM PDT · 16570 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.115 km E of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 3:29 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.09km W of Grapevine, CAFri, May 15, 8:41 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.218 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 2:53 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.921 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 3:25 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
13. 3.020 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 3:33 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.618km S of Kettleman City, CATue, May 19, 4:32 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
15. 1.620 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 5:40 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
16. 2.523 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 6:40 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.929km SSE of Kettleman City, CATue, May 19, 7:14 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
18. 2.214km S of Kettleman City, CATue, May 19, 8:04 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 19, 11:16 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.516km S of Avenal, CATue, May 19, 12:15 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.321 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 12:38 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.922km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, May 22, 8:40 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
23. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 23, 9:40 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
24. 1.921km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 24, 2:41 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
25. 2.620 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaWed, May 27, 5:01 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
26. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 30, 11:06 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, May 31, 3:05 AM PDT · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:24 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
29. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 6, 7:46 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
30. 2.415km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 6, 11:33 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
31. 1.715km SW of Rosedale, CASun, Jun 7, 6:46 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
32. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 7, 7:24 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
33. 1.57km ESE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jun 9, 5:01 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
34. 3.28km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:58 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
35. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 8:36 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
36. 2.316 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 8:55 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
37. 2.023km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 9:17 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
38. 3.019km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 9:18 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
39. 2.035km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 9:20 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
40. 2.07km S of Kettleman City, CAFri, Jun 12, 1:36 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 13, 1:20 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
42. 4.06km SW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
43. 1.622km WSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Jun 22, 2:19 AM PDT · 16529 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
44. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CAMon, Jun 22, 10:31 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:13 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
46. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:20 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.120 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Jun 27, 9:18 AM PDT · 16523 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
48. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 28, 12:35 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
49. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CASun, Jun 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

Before

1. 1.79km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 29, 11:51 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 25, 7:21 AM PST · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
3. 2.019km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 AM PST · 16587 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.84km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:53 AM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.08km SE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:52 AM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:24 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.511km NW of Fillmore, CAWed, Apr 22, 1:22 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.719km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 21, 9:06 PM PST · 16590 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 20, 9:34 PM PST · 16591 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 18, 5:03 AM PST · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.722 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 5:53 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.521 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 5:15 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 17, 11:31 AM PST · 16594 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 16, 2:26 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.122km N of Los Olivos, CAWed, Apr 15, 11:01 PM PST · 16596 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
16. 2.018km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 14, 8:29 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.512km NW of Fillmore, CATue, Apr 14, 5:23 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.725km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 13, 11:46 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.622 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 11:10 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CASun, Apr 12, 10:30 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515070. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.