M1.6 earthquake 15km W of Taft, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 7:13 AM PDT

UTC

2021-09-17 14:13:17 UTC

Depth

13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.128° N, 119.617° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

26

• Taft Heights, CaliforniaPopulation 1,949. Forecast13 kmW
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast51 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast61 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast174 kmNW

After

1. 2.09km S of Lamont, CATue, Sep 21, 12:03 PM PDT · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 25, 7:26 PM PDT · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
3. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CATue, Sep 28, 12:41 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
4. 2.015km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 28, 4:50 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.610km NNE of Ventura, CATue, Sep 28, 7:53 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 29, 4:19 AM PDT · 1830 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
7. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CAThu, Sep 30, 8:06 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Oct 3, 11:36 PM PDT · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.99km SE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 7, 5:44 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.718km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 13, 11:27 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.517km ENE of Lebec, CAThu, Oct 14, 6:08 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.413km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Oct 14, 7:45 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
13. 1.619km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Oct 14, 8:25 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
14. 1.99km W of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:52 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
15. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 16, 12:37 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.313km ESE of Kettleman City, CASat, Oct 16, 7:27 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.413km ESE of Kettleman City, CAMon, Oct 18, 11:49 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.720km ESE of Kettleman City, CATue, Oct 19, 2:38 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.68km W of Frazier Park, CAWed, Oct 20, 12:34 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
20. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 21, 2:18 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.912km ESE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 21, 7:07 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
22. 1.713km ESE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 21, 3:51 PM PDT · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
23. 1.69km N of Santa Barbara, CASun, Oct 24, 8:38 AM PDT · 1805 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
24. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 28, 11:11 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
25. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:35 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
26. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.725km NNE of Montecito, CASat, Oct 30, 8:27 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
28. 1.625km NNE of Montecito, CASat, Oct 30, 9:01 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
29. 1.616km SW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Oct 30, 7:37 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
30. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 3, 4:23 PM PDT · 1795 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
31. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 7, 6:11 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
32. 2.614km E of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 10, 5:54 PM PST · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 24

Before

1. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 16, 6:09 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.512km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 15, 8:14 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.721km S of Rosedale, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:59 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 6, 4:49 AM PDT · 1853 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 5, 4:52 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
6. 1.66km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 4, 9:28 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
7. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 1, 2:21 AM PDT · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
8. 2.718km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 30, 6:59 PM PDT · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.717km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, Aug 29, 7:19 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
10. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Aug 29, 6:49 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.78km E of Ojai, CASat, Aug 28, 11:51 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.623km NE of Maricopa, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:36 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39811767. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.