QuakeIndex

Fault · California

Edison fault

21 kmlong (13 mi), as mapped
not measuredhow fast it slips
last 150 yearssince it last broke the surface
24quakes of M2.5+ within 10 km since 2016

Updated , with the latest earthquake of M2.5 or more within 10 km of the trace: M 2.7, 22 km NNW of Tehachapi, CA.

In plain English

It has broken the ground surface within the last 150 years.

This week vs. its last ten years

0/100

quiet

No quakes of M1.5+ within 5 km of the trace in the last 7 days. A normal week: 0–0.

Computed from the USGS catalogue · a description of the past, not a forecast · method

San Andreas faultGarlock faultSouthern Sierra Nevada faultKern Canyon faultSan Gabriel faultLittle Lake faultWhite Wolf faultPleito faultWheeler Ridge faultBreckenridge faultKern Front faultNew Hope fault
The Edison fault as mapped at the surface (glowing), with the other mapped faults nearby and 24 of the M2.5+ earthquakes within 10 km of it since 2016 (dots). Traces: USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Historic epicentres are estimates.

Every year since 2016

Earthquakes of M2.5+ with an epicentre within 10 km of the mapped trace. Near is not the same as on: some will have slipped on neighbouring faults.

Most recent near it

  1. M 2.7 22 km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
    2025-06-28 · 7 km from the trace
  2. M 3.1 14 km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
    2025-01-13 · 9 km from the trace
  3. M 2.7 23 km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
    2024-05-07 · 9 km from the trace
  4. M 3.3 23 km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
    2023-08-06 · 6 km from the trace
  5. M 3.1 14km E of Arvin, CA
    2023-04-03 · 7 km from the trace
  6. M 2.8 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
    2023-01-18 · 7 km from the trace

Neighbouring faults

Fault trace, slip rate and age: USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database (public domain), simplified for the web. Earthquakes: USGS ComCat. QuakeIndex does not forecast earthquakes; a fault's history describes the past. For early warning use ShakeAlert.