M2.2 earthquake 14km NNE of Taft, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, May 18, 1983, 10:23 AM PDT

UTC

1983-05-18 17:23:12 UTC

Depth

-1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.251° N, 119.375° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

128°

Stations used

8

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

After

1. 1.77km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 18, 7:03 PM PDT · 15845 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 18, 8:17 PM PDT · 15845 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.52km SE of Ojai, CASat, May 21, 12:09 PM PDT · 15842 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.719km N of Goleta, CASun, May 22, 8:12 AM PDT · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.613km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, May 25, 11:40 AM PDT · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.419km E of Maricopa, CAFri, May 27, 10:00 AM PDT · 15836 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
7. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 28, 1:13 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.520km SE of Bodfish, CASun, May 29, 2:16 AM PDT · 15835 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.97km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, May 29, 7:12 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 31, 12:29 AM PDT · 15833 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
11. 2.032 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaTue, May 31, 7:16 AM PDT · 15833 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.018km S of Bodfish, CATue, May 31, 11:49 PM PDT · 15832 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.66km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 2, 8:21 AM PDT · 15831 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 3, 2:01 AM PDT · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.86km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 4, 5:22 AM PDT · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.27km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 5, 4:43 PM PDT · 15827 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 6, 1:31 PM PDT · 15826 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 6, 9:17 PM PDT · 15826 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
19. 1.99km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 6, 10:47 PM PDT · 15826 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.88km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 7, 3:57 AM PDT · 15826 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
21. 1.98km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 9, 5:24 AM PDT · 15824 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
22. 2.322km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 9, 11:16 AM PDT · 15823 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.58km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 9, 2:28 PM PDT · 15823 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
24. 3.018km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 9, 5:34 PM PDT · 15823 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
25. 1.716km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 9, 5:40 PM PDT · 15823 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
26. 1.917km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 9, 5:42 PM PDT · 15823 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
27. 1.56km NNW of Fillmore, CAThu, Jun 9, 6:20 PM PDT · 15823 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.09km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 11, 3:54 AM PDT · 15822 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.79km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 11, 6:33 AM PDT · 15822 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.523km ENE of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 11, 4:28 PM PDT · 15821 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
31. 1.79km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 15821 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
32. 1.57km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 12, 12:45 PM PDT · 15820 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
33. 2.010km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 13, 12:06 PM PDT · 15819 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
34. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 15, 6:11 AM PDT · 15818 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
35. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 16, 5:26 PM PDT · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
36. 1.87km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 16, 10:00 PM PDT · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
37. 2.59km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 17, 12:51 AM PDT · 15816 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
38. 2.511km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jun 17, 1:40 PM PDT · 15815 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
39. 2.16km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 19, 6:46 PM PDT · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
40. 2.123km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 20, 8:18 AM PDT · 15813 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
41. 2.010km SE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Jun 23, 2:27 AM PDT · 15810 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
42. 2.78km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 23, 9:54 AM PDT · 15809 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
43. 1.55km SSE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 24, 12:06 AM PDT · 15809 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
44. 1.924km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 24, 12:58 PM PDT · 15808 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
45. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 25, 6:44 PM PDT · 15807 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
46. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 26, 4:44 AM PDT · 15807 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.722km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 27, 4:52 AM PDT · 15806 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
48. 1.518km SSW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 27, 5:48 PM PDT · 15805 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
49. 1.56km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 27, 8:30 PM PDT · 15805 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
50. 1.824km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 29, 2:55 AM PDT · 15804 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
51. 1.722km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 29, 4:42 PM PDT · 15803 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
52. 3.012km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 2, 1:21 PM PDT · 15800 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
53. 1.77km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 3, 10:36 PM PDT · 15799 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
54. 2.322 km NNW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaTue, Jul 5, 3:54 PM PDT · 15797 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
55. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 6, 3:12 PM PDT · 15796 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
56. 1.77km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 7, 4:34 AM PDT · 15796 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
57. 1.814km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jul 7, 9:46 PM PDT · 15795 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
58. 1.716km S of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Jul 9, 4:25 PM PDT · 15793 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
59. 2.06km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 6:50 AM PDT · 15793 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
60. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 15793 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

1. 2.210km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 16, 9:55 PM PDT · 15847 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.59km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 16, 4:05 AM PDT · 15848 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 14, 9:31 PM PDT · 15849 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 14, 10:21 AM PDT · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.926 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, May 13, 6:03 PM PDT · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
6. 1.816km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 13, 3:33 PM PDT · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.519km ESE of Porterville, CAFri, May 13, 11:50 AM PDT · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, May 12, 5:41 PM PDT · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
9. 2.131 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaTue, May 10, 7:12 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.829 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaTue, May 10, 6:46 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.831 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaTue, May 10, 6:40 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
12. 3.231 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaTue, May 10, 6:14 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
13. 2.531 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaTue, May 10, 5:02 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.930km WNW of Kernville, CASun, May 8, 4:03 AM PDT · 15856 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.71km S of Santa Ynez, CASat, May 7, 9:38 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.529 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, May 7, 4:23 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.812 km NE of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, May 7, 2:41 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.226 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, May 7, 7:48 AM PDT · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.427 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, May 7, 6:14 AM PDT · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
20. 1.732 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, May 7, 6:04 AM PDT · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1107989. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.