M2.6 earthquake 15km ENE of Taft, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jul 21, 1983, 5:07 PM PDT

UTC

1983-07-22 00:07:03 UTC

Depth

13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.212° N, 119.310° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

13

• Dustin Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 652. Forecast7 kmE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast24 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast32 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast162 kmNW

After

1. 2.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 21, 10:39 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.032km SW of Maricopa, CAFri, Jul 22, 2:14 AM PDT · 15779 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.717km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 22, 11:56 AM PDT · 15779 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 1:51 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.58km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 5:44 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 7:42 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 6:55 AM PDT · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.926km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 23, 1:29 PM PDT · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 2:42 PM PDT · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.85km SSE of Kernville, CASun, Jul 24, 1:46 PM PDT · 15777 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.426km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 25, 3:34 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
12. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 25, 4:41 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 25, 4:56 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 27, 9:48 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 3:11 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 3:53 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
17. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 29, 2:38 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.025km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 29, 7:59 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
19. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 30, 9:45 AM PDT · 15771 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
20. 3.327km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 3:51 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
21. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 31, 3:51 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
22. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 3:52 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
23. 2.121km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 4:04 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
24. 2.027km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 8:40 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
25. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 1, 1:59 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
26. 2.48km NW of Neenach, CAMon, Aug 1, 9:41 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
27. 2.120km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Aug 1, 11:59 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
28. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 1, 12:56 PM PDT · 15769 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
29. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 2, 10:58 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 4, 6:21 AM PDT · 15766 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 4, 6:21 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
32. 2.58km NE of Ventura, CASat, Aug 6, 11:05 AM PDT · 15764 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
33. 1.724km S of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 7, 7:18 AM PDT · 15763 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
34. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 8, 2:07 PM PDT · 15762 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
35. 1.86km NNW of Lamont, CAMon, Aug 8, 2:41 PM PDT · 15762 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
36. 2.117km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Aug 10, 6:59 AM PDT · 15760 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
37. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 11, 12:06 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
38. 3.05km W of Santa Paula, CAFri, Aug 12, 11:22 AM PDT · 15758 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
39. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CASat, Aug 13, 6:05 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
40. 1.616km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 15, 12:59 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
41. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 16, 3:22 AM PDT · 15754 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
42. 2.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Aug 16, 4:16 AM PDT · 15754 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
43. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 16, 9:49 AM PDT · 15754 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
44. 2.018km WSW of Rosedale, CASat, Aug 20, 9:24 PM PDT · 15750 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
45. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 21, 6:16 AM PDT · 15749 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
46. 1.88km W of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 21, 6:45 PM PDT · 15749 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
47. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 22, 12:02 PM PDT · 15748 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
48. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 22, 7:58 PM PDT · 15748 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
49. 2.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 23, 11:12 PM PDT · 15747 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
50. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 24, 9:34 PM PDT · 15746 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
51. 1.619 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 26, 8:20 AM PDT · 15744 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
52. 2.67km NE of Santa Paula, CAFri, Aug 26, 1:06 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
53. 1.827km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 26, 2:55 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
54. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 26, 9:14 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
55. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 27, 4:34 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
56. 2.216km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 29, 10:38 PM PDT · 15741 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
57. 2.114km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 12, 7:55 PM PDT · 15727 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
58. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 14, 2:45 PM PDT · 15725 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
59. 2.016km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 14, 8:23 PM PDT · 15725 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
60. 1.78km SE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Sep 17, 12:11 PM PDT · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

1. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 19, 5:33 PM PDT · 15782 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 19, 5:49 AM PDT · 15782 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 18, 1:49 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.818km E of Oildale, CAMon, Jul 18, 2:59 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
5. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 17, 11:22 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.921km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 17, 10:09 AM PDT · 15784 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 17, 7:33 AM PDT · 15784 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
8. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 17, 7:31 AM PDT · 15784 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 17, 4:53 AM PDT · 15784 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.78km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Jul 15, 8:42 PM PDT · 15786 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.99km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 14, 10:44 AM PDT · 15787 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.814km ESE of Porterville, CAThu, Jul 14, 9:02 AM PDT · 15787 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.23km NNW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jul 14, 6:12 AM PDT · 15787 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 13, 2:44 PM PDT · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.83km S of Wofford Heights, CATue, Jul 12, 12:23 PM PDT · 15789 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.57km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 9:57 AM PDT · 15791 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 7:23 AM PDT · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 15791 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.06km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 6:50 AM PDT · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.716km S of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Jul 9, 4:25 PM PDT · 15792 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci11026. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.