California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6km S of Frazier Park, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6km S of Frazier Park, CA on Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 9:28 AM PDT (16:28 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 14km W of Mojave, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-09-04 16:28:12 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.770° N, 118.950° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1855 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1854 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.85km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 1853 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 17
  4. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.711km W of Mojave, CA · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.614km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.65km NNW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2,275
  9. 2.91km NNE of San Fernando, CA · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 400
  10. 2.38km SSW of Pearblossom, CA · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.721km S of Rosedale, CA · 1844 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.512km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.615km W of Taft, CA · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.66km SE of Mojave, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.612km WNW of Malibu, CA · 1840 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.09km S of Lamont, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1837 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.015km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.610km NNE of Ventura, CA · 1831 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.36km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1831 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1831 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.69km NNW of Piru, CA · 1828 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.77km N of Piru, CA · 1828 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 3.714km W of Mojave, CA · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 129
  30. 1.910km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.015km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 1821 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.813km W of Mojave, CA · 1820 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.718km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.517km ENE of Lebec, CA · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.413km WSW of Ojai, CA · 1815 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.619km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1815 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.51km SE of Sylmar, CA · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.81km SE of Sylmar, CA · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.625km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.625km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.525km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.99km W of Grapevine, CA · 1814 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1814 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.68km W of Frazier Park, CA · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1809 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.72km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.713km WNW of Malibu, CA · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.69km N of Santa Barbara, CA · 1805 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.614km W of Malibu, CA · 1803 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
  56. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  57. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1801 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.63km N of Sylmar, CA · 1801 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.725km NNE of Montecito, CA · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.625km NNE of Montecito, CA · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.91km SSW of Malibu, CA · 1857 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.113km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 22
  8. 2.718km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.84km NW of Silver Lake, CA · 1861 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.717km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 1862 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.78km E of Ojai, CA · 1862 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.623km NE of Maricopa, CA · 1863 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1864 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 325
  18. 2.66km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.712km WSW of Ventura, CA · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40032784. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.