California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14km SW of Taft, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14km SW of Taft, CA on Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 2:36 PM PST (22:36 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 15km SSE of Buttonwillow, 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
2021-11-26 22:36:24 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.052° N, 119.571° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km SW of Lamont, CA · 1768 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1766 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.211km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.511km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 219
  5. 1.824km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.921km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.98km SE of Neenach, CA · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.820km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 1743 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.814km E of Arvin, CA · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.915km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1735 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 133
  14. 3.015km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1735 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 15
  15. 3.68km WNW of Fillmore, CA · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 303
  16. 2.08km NW of Fillmore, CA · 1730 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CA · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.014km E of Arvin, CA · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.88km ESE of Shafter, CA · 1728 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.813km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.825km NNE of Montecito, CA · 1725 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.918km E of Grapevine, CA · 1722 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.518km NE of Lebec, CA · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  25. 3.25km WSW of Ojai, CA · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 217
  26. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.94km WSW of Ojai, CA · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.520km NNE of Carpinteria, CA · 1720 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.025km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 1718 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.822km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 1718 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.220km NNE of Neenach, CA · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.019km E of Maricopa, CA · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.819km E of Maricopa, CA · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.818km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1714 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.625km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.623km NNE of Ojai, CA · 1773 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.714km WSW of Isla Vista, CA · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.325km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.23km S of Frazier Park, CA · 1779 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.017km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.818km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.922km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 15
  9. 2.617km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 14
  10. 2.317km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.718km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.618km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.218km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.818km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.718km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1782 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.117km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 1782 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.025km NNE of Montecito, CA · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.622km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 1782 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.614km E of Arvin, CA · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 24
  20. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1792 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39871047. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.