California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8km WSW of Shafter, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8km WSW of Shafter, CA on Thu, May 27, 2021, 4:44 PM PDT (23:44 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13km SE of Bodfish, 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
2021-05-27 23:44:00 UTC
Depth
28.3 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.477° N, 119.357° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08km W of Corcoran, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.58km WSW of Corcoran, CA · 1954 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CA · 1952 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.620km S of Kettleman City, CA · 1948 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.719km E of McFarland, CA · 1946 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.811km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1945 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.28km W of Corcoran, CA · 1945 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.38km WSW of Corcoran, CA · 1942 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.712km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1938 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.49km WSW of Corcoran, CA · 1936 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CA · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1921 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 60
  17. 2.24km SW of Armona, CA · 1917 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.617km NNW of Neenach, CA · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.922km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1902 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.46km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.03km E of Lemoore, CA · 1899 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.710km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1895 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 3.210km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1895 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 104

Before

  1. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 90
  2. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1958 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.618km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 1964 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.625km S of Kettleman City, CA · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 10
  10. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.81km SW of Kettleman City, CA · 1977 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.16km SW of Woodville, CA · 1977 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.52km N of Armona, CA · 1979 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.99km S of Tehachapi, CA · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.113km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.612km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 1982 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39907320. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.