California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3km WNW of Frazier Park, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3km WNW of Frazier Park, CA on Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 4:28 PM PST (00:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3km E of Simi Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-01-15 00:28:30 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.829° N, 118.978° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713km S of Arvin, CA · 2087 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.630km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2086 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.56km W of Ojai, CA · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.619km NNW of Piru, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CA · 2085 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.511km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2082 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.84km NNE of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.97km W of Ojai, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.917km S of Tehachapi, CA · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.021km ENE of Arvin, CA · 2074 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.817km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 2066 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.16km WSW of Shafter, CA · 2065 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2058 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.22km NE of Malibu, CA · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.81km ESE of Malibu, CA · 2057 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CA · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.713km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.815km WNW of Malibu, CA · 2052 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.95km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 2052 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.82km SSW of Sylmar, CA · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 3.03km E of Simi Valley, CA · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1,486
  27. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.923km SW of Lamont, CA · 2042 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2041 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.520km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.221km NNE of Arvin, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.86km WSW of Gorman, CA · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.77km WSW of Malibu, CA · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.16km SSW of Agoura Hills, CA · 2036 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  37. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.31km WNW of Pacoima, CA · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 11
  39. 2.50km NW of Pacoima, CA · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 256
  40. 1.56km WNW of Rosamond, CA · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.32km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2028 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CA · 2088 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.26km NE of Chatsworth, CA · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2091 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.93km SSE of Malibu, CA · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.012km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 2095 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CA · 2098 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.020km N of Fillmore, CA · 2098 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.120km N of Fillmore, CA · 2098 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.813km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.86km NE of Malibu, CA · 2102 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.710km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 2103 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.014km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2105 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.518km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 23
  16. 3.522km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 2107 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 44
  17. 1.614km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2110 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2111 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.73km W of Sylmar, CA · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39757672. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.