M1.8 earthquake 15km NE of Taft, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 2:22 AM PDT

UTC

2021-07-30 09:22:05 UTC

Depth

28.8 km (17.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.230° N, 119.333° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

21

• Dustin Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 652. Forecast5 kmENE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast24 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast33 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast165 kmNW

After

1. 1.815km ESE of Arvin, CATue, Aug 3, 7:49 PM PDT · 1887 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
2. 3.418km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:37 AM PDT · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 22
3. 1.618km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:54 AM PDT · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:55 AM PDT · 1885 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.69km SSE of Alpaugh, CAThu, Aug 12, 11:17 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 18, 7:37 PM PDT · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
7. 4.013km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 27, 5:34 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 325
8. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 27, 8:28 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 27, 10:52 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.623km NE of Maricopa, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:36 PM PDT · 1864 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 28, 3:52 AM PDT · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 28, 6:54 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.78km E of Ojai, CASat, Aug 28, 11:51 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
14. 1.717km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, Aug 29, 7:19 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.718km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 30, 6:59 PM PDT · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
16. 3.113km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 31, 2:50 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 22
17. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 1, 2:21 AM PDT · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
18. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 3, 6:22 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 12:42 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 6:15 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
21. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 9:01 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
22. 1.66km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 4, 9:28 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
23. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 5, 4:52 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
24. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 6, 4:49 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
25. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 6, 7:06 PM PDT · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
26. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 7, 6:55 AM PDT · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
27. 1.711km W of Mojave, CATue, Sep 7, 11:51 PM PDT · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
28. 1.614km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 10, 8:49 AM PDT · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
29. 1.721km S of Rosedale, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:59 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
30. 1.512km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 15, 8:14 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
31. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 16, 6:09 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.615km W of Taft, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:13 AM PDT · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
33. 2.09km S of Lamont, CATue, Sep 21, 12:03 PM PDT · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
34. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 22, 1:52 PM PDT · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 23, 7:55 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 24, 10:15 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 25, 2:45 PM PDT · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
38. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 25, 7:26 PM PDT · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2

Before

1. 2.313km WSW of Ojai, CAWed, Jul 28, 5:01 PM PDT · 1893 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
2. 3.210km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 26, 1:21 AM PDT · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 104
3. 1.710km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 26, 1:18 AM PDT · 1896 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.118km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Jul 23, 3:12 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.810km ESE of Ojai, CAThu, Jul 22, 4:17 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jul 19, 10:27 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jul 7, 1:10 PM PDT · 1915 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.922km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 4, 7:36 AM PDT · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.617km NNW of Neenach, CASat, Jul 3, 10:59 PM PDT · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
10. 3.513km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:58 PM PDT · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 60
11. 1.713km N of Piru, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:38 AM PDT · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 30, 4:15 PM PDT · 1921 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39758119. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.