M2.0 earthquake 8km NE of Taft, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Apr 8, 2003, 1:31 PM PDT

UTC

2003-04-08 20:31:32 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.185° N, 119.387° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

19

• Valley Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 527. Forecast3 kmSE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast31 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast39 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast164 kmNW

After

1. 2.616km WSW of Taft, CAWed, Apr 9, 7:10 AM PDT · 8580 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
2. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 12:07 AM PDT · 8576 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.912km NW of Fillmore, CASun, Apr 13, 7:24 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
4. 1.722km E of Maricopa, CaliforniaFri, Apr 18, 2:49 AM PDT · 8571 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
5. 2.318km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 19, 11:46 PM PDT · 8569 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 20, 8:11 AM PDT · 8569 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.721km SSW of Maricopa, CASun, Apr 20, 9:02 PM PDT · 8568 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
8. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 21, 10:13 PM PDT · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 22, 5:07 AM PDT · 8567 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 22, 6:24 PM PDT · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.613km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 23, 2:31 AM PDT · 8566 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 30, 6:18 PM PDT · 8559 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.38km E of Ojai, CAMon, May 5, 11:36 PM PDT · 8553 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.718km NE of Lebec, CATue, May 6, 10:44 AM PDT · 8553 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 2:08 PM PDT · 8552 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
16. 1.68km NE of Grapevine, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 2:40 PM PDT · 8551 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
17. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 11, 9:14 AM PDT · 8548 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.56km W of Ojai, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 7:02 AM PDT · 8545 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CAThu, May 15, 10:34 PM PDT · 8543 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.94km SSE of Frazier Park, CAFri, May 16, 5:35 PM PDT · 8543 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
21. 1.619km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 16, 7:36 PM PDT · 8542 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.710km SW of Ojai, CASun, May 18, 8:05 PM PDT · 8540 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
23. 2.68km WSW of Ojai, CASun, May 18, 8:06 PM PDT · 8540 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
24. 2.79km SW of Ojai, CASun, May 18, 8:13 PM PDT · 8540 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
25. 1.721km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 21, 6:05 AM PDT · 8538 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
26. 2.015 km NNW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 11:38 AM PDT · 8537 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
27. 1.612km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 24, 6:21 AM PDT · 8535 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
28. 1.717km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, May 25, 9:06 AM PDT · 8534 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
29. 2.69km SW of Rosedale, CASun, May 25, 2:01 PM PDT · 8534 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
30. 2.121km SSW of Maricopa, CASun, May 25, 8:31 PM PDT · 8533 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
31. 2.221km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 26, 12:46 AM PDT · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
32. 2.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 27, 3:14 AM PDT · 8532 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
33. 1.518km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 27, 3:33 AM PDT · 8532 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
34. 1.816km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 29, 4:05 PM PDT · 8530 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.63km NNW of Ventura, CASat, May 31, 10:46 PM PDT · 8527 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 1, 3:44 PM PDT · 8527 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
37. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, Jun 1, 8:00 PM PDT · 8526 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
38. 1.78km NNE of Delano, CaliforniaWed, Jun 4, 6:09 AM PDT · 8524 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
39. 1.612km SSE of Buttonwillow, CaliforniaWed, Jun 4, 11:08 PM PDT · 8523 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
40. 1.922km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 6, 2:07 AM PDT · 8522 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

Before

1. 1.514km SE of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 8, 11:41 AM PDT · 8581 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.69km NE of Taft, CAMon, Apr 7, 10:28 PM PDT · 8581 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CASun, Apr 6, 12:54 PM PDT · 8583 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CASun, Apr 6, 12:31 AM PST · 8583 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.819km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 5, 5:48 AM PST · 8584 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
6. 2.323km SE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Apr 4, 6:02 AM PST · 8585 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
7. 1.68km NE of Taft, CaliforniaThu, Apr 3, 9:27 PM PST · 8585 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.98km NE of Taft, CAThu, Apr 3, 9:26 PM PST · 8585 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
9. 1.720km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 1, 8:11 AM PST · 8588 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.820km SSW of Lamont, CAMon, Mar 31, 3:28 PM PST · 8589 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
11. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CASun, Mar 30, 8:00 AM PST · 8590 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CASun, Mar 30, 5:54 AM PST · 8590 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaSun, Mar 30, 3:53 AM PST · 8590 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CASun, Mar 30, 2:06 AM PST · 8590 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaSat, Mar 29, 11:09 PM PST · 8590 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.023km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 28, 10:49 AM PST · 8592 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
17. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Mar 27, 10:16 AM PST · 8593 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.221km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Mar 27, 6:26 AM PST · 8593 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.520km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Mar 27, 6:23 AM PST · 8593 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.021km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Mar 26, 3:00 PM PST · 8594 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9906157. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC.