California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8km NE of Taft, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km NE of Taft, CA on Thu, Apr 3, 2003, 9:26 PM PST (05:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4km SSE of Frazier Park, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-04-04 05:26:53 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.186° N, 119.386° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.47
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
23

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13952476. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.