M2.5 earthquake 7km SSW of Shafter, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Jun 16, 1986, 10:04 PM PDT

UTC

1986-06-17 05:04:41 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.438° N, 119.289° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

174°

Stations used

0

• Smith Corner, CaliforniaPopulation 524. Forecast5 kmSSW
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast7 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast26 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast181 kmNNW

After

1. 2.514km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jun 17, 12:11 PM PDT · 14713 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.814km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jun 17, 1:23 PM PDT · 14713 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.715km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 18, 4:32 AM PDT · 14712 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.93km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 20, 12:58 AM PDT · 14711 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.64km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 20, 12:58 AM PDT · 14711 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.33km N of Kernville, CASun, Jun 22, 11:41 AM PDT · 14708 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.919km NE of Taft, CAMon, Jun 23, 12:09 PM PDT · 14707 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.92 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Jun 23, 2:12 PM PDT · 14707 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 24, 2:35 PM PDT · 14706 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.89km NE of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 25, 8:05 PM PDT · 14705 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.83km SE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 26, 10:23 AM PDT · 14704 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.22 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jun 27, 6:38 AM PDT · 14703 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.09 km SW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Jun 28, 4:10 PM PDT · 14702 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.010km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 2, 5:48 PM PDT · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.211km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 4, 6:39 AM PDT · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.220km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 4, 2:01 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
17. 3.321km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 8:24 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
18. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 8:45 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
19. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 10:14 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
20. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 8, 8:51 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
21. 2.611km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Jul 8, 10:53 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
22. 1.716km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 9, 1:21 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
23. 1.69 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 6:58 PM PDT · 14691 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
24. 2.34km N of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jul 10, 4:02 AM PDT · 14690 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
25. 2.022km NNE of Los Olivos, CAWed, Jul 16, 7:36 AM PDT · 14684 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 16, 3:16 PM PDT · 14684 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
27. 2.416km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jul 17, 10:40 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
28. 1.715km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 19, 1:51 AM PDT · 14682 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
29. 2.56km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:40 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
30. 2.05km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 4:32 AM PDT · 14678 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.54 km WNW of Waukena, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 4:16 AM PDT · 14676 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
32. 2.113km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 4:28 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
33. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 28, 11:13 PM PDT · 14672 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
34. 2.118km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:29 AM PDT · 14669 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
35. 2.113km WNW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 1, 2:00 AM PDT · 14669 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
36. 1.69km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Aug 1, 6:10 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
37. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Aug 2, 12:18 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
38. 2.320km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 3:53 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
39. 2.622km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Aug 3, 3:54 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
40. 2.421km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 6:17 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
41. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 3, 10:51 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
42. 1.83km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 3, 11:19 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
43. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 4, 4:47 PM PDT · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
44. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 8, 7:15 AM PDT · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
45. 2.34km E of Wofford Heights, CASun, Aug 10, 9:02 PM PDT · 14659 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
46. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 11, 4:26 PM PDT · 14658 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.815km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Aug 12, 1:08 AM PDT · 14658 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
48. 2.215km S of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 12, 3:27 PM PDT · 14657 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
49. 2.016km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:14 PM PDT · 14655 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
50. 2.11km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:41 PM PDT · 14655 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
51. 1.75km N of Taft, CAFri, Aug 15, 5:22 AM PDT · 14654 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
52. 2.210 km NW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 15, 5:49 PM PDT · 14654 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 2.18km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 15, 4:40 PM PDT · 14715 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.111km SE of Maricopa, CASun, Jun 15, 7:31 AM PDT · 14715 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.924km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 13, 7:52 PM PDT · 14717 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
4. 1.67km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 13, 6:51 PM PDT · 14717 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 13, 7:25 AM PDT · 14717 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
6. 3.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Jun 13, 6:25 AM PDT · 14717 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jun 11, 7:10 PM PDT · 14719 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
8. 1.617km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 10, 7:04 AM PDT · 14720 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.62 km SSW of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Jun 9, 7:37 PM PDT · 14721 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.810 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Jun 7, 11:43 PM PDT · 14723 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 7, 10:39 AM PDT · 14723 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
12. 1.920km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 7, 10:38 AM PDT · 14723 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.516km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 6, 5:36 PM PDT · 14724 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 6, 4:21 PM PDT · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.25km WNW of Kernville, CAFri, Jun 6, 6:47 AM PDT · 14724 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.51 km E of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jun 6, 12:43 AM PDT · 14725 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.916km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 14725 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
18. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jun 5, 7:52 PM PDT · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.37km NW of Delano, CAThu, Jun 5, 6:06 PM PDT · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
20. 1.615km S of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 3, 9:25 PM PDT · 14727 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci700021. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.