M2.1 earthquake 6km WSW of Shafter, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 9:00 AM PST

UTC

2021-02-06 17:00:22 UTC

Depth

25.8 km (16.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.474° N, 119.329° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

36

• Smith Corner, CaliforniaPopulation 524. Forecast5 kmW
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast6 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast30 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast187 kmNNW

After

1. 2.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Feb 13, 9:05 PM PST · 2057 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
2. 2.510km NNE of Kettleman City, CAMon, Feb 15, 1:30 AM PST · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 23, 5:14 AM PST · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.36km NNE of Avenal, CAThu, Feb 25, 5:36 AM PST · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CASat, Feb 27, 3:45 PM PST · 2043 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CASat, Feb 27, 3:46 PM PST · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.923km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Mar 1, 9:53 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.29km NE of Kettleman City, CAMon, Mar 1, 7:32 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 3, 12:04 AM PST · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Mar 3, 1:13 PM PST · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.520km SSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Mar 4, 11:35 AM PST · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.221km NNE of Arvin, CAFri, Mar 5, 3:11 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
13. 1.86km WSW of Gorman, CAFri, Mar 5, 5:24 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.911km SSE of Huron, CASun, Mar 7, 9:47 AM PST · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Mar 8, 11:18 AM PST · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
16. 2.32km SE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Mar 15, 3:38 PM PDT · 2027 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 16, 3:49 AM PDT · 2027 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.010km SW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Mar 16, 9:31 PM PDT · 2026 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.95km NNE of Taft, CAFri, Mar 19, 8:05 AM PDT · 2024 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
20. 2.06km NNW of Kettleman City, CASun, Mar 21, 1:20 PM PDT · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
21. 1.814km SE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Mar 24, 10:37 PM PDT · 2018 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
22. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 25, 2:42 AM PDT · 2018 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
23. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CAFri, Mar 26, 4:08 PM PDT · 2016 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.08km ENE of Oildale, CASat, Mar 27, 8:55 AM PDT · 2016 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
25. 1.521km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 30, 6:25 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
26. 2.221km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 30, 9:11 PM PDT · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
27. 1.65km SE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Mar 31, 11:19 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
28. 2.17km ESE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Mar 31, 4:56 PM PDT · 2011 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
29. 1.811km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 3, 6:07 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 4, 6:38 AM PDT · 2008 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
31. 2.014km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Apr 5, 12:19 AM PDT · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Feb 6, 12:30 AM PST · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.713km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Feb 1, 7:55 AM PST · 2070 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.817km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 29, 4:54 PM PST · 2072 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.021km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 28, 1:57 AM PST · 2074 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.917km S of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 26, 11:46 AM PST · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.511km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 20, 8:49 PM PST · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
7. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 17, 9:51 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.630km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 16, 9:31 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.69km NNW of Cholame, CAFri, Jan 15, 6:44 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.713km S of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:21 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
11. 1.53km WNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 14, 4:28 PM PST · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.89km SSE of Huron, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:33 AM PST · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 11, 4:34 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
14. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 10, 8:48 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39542879. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.