Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Alta Sierra, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 2:35 pm PST on 3 December 2025 · 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Alta Sierra was M 2.6, 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA, at 2:35 pm PST on 3 December 2025. 13 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 434 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 8
Largest since 2016: M 4.3 on 18 April 2024, 27 km (17 mi) S of Alta Sierra, CA
Reported felt: 99 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 31 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 01:03 UTC

The latest 50

1.4 36 km (23 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA Sep 26, 2026
12:22 am PDT
1.7 36 km (22 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA Sep 25, 2026
8:39 pm PDT
1.0 36 km (22 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA Sep 25, 2026
8:04 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Alta Sierra, CA Sep 24, 2026
9:06 am PDT
2.4 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA Aug 14, 2026
11:49 pm PDT
1.5 10 km (6 mi) SW of Alta Sierra, CA Aug 2, 2026
6:46 am PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) S of Alta Sierra, CA May 12, 2026
4:09 pm PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Alta Sierra, CA Apr 13, 2026
1:17 pm PDT
2.1 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 1 Mar 30, 2026
8:55 am PDT
2.1 6 km (3 mi) NE of Alta Sierra, CA Mar 3, 2026
10:07 am PST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA Feb 19, 2026
9:46 am PST
1.5 48 km (30 mi) NE of Alta Sierra, CA Jan 18, 2026
11:43 pm PST
2.0 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA Dec 3, 2025
3:04 pm PST
2.6 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA Dec 3, 2025
2:35 pm PST
1.5 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA Dec 3, 2025
5:21 am PST
2.0 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA Dec 3, 2025
5:21 am PST
3.2 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 9 Dec 3, 2025
5:18 am PST
1.7 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Alta Sierra, CA Nov 29, 2025
1:38 am PST
2.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 5 Nov 21, 2025
5:40 am PST
2.5 28 km (18 mi) NE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 1 Oct 24, 2025
4:09 pm PDT
2.3 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 1 Sep 7, 2025
4:15 am PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) SE of Alta Sierra, CA Sep 5, 2025
8:23 am PDT
2.0 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 1 Aug 28, 2025
1:30 pm PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) SE of Alta Sierra, CA Aug 23, 2025
9:06 pm PDT
1.5 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 1 Aug 1, 2025
8:10 am PDT
1.8 30 km (18 mi) SE of Alta Sierra, CA May 17, 2025
2:30 pm PDT
1.9 12 km (8 mi) ENE of Alta Sierra, CA May 16, 2025
12:01 pm PDT
1.8 12 km (8 mi) ENE of Alta Sierra, CA May 16, 2025
11:34 am PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) SE of Alta Sierra, CA May 11, 2025
3:07 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA May 1, 2025
4:26 am PDT
2.4 26 km (16 mi) S of Alta Sierra, CA Apr 30, 2025
2:50 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA Mar 6, 2025
5:35 pm PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Alta Sierra, CA Mar 5, 2025
5:26 am PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA Feb 28, 2025
3:54 am PST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 2 Feb 26, 2025
11:39 pm PST
2.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 1 Feb 22, 2025
2:47 pm PST
2.2 24 km (15 mi) SE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 3 Feb 9, 2025
12:29 am PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA Feb 8, 2025
10:45 pm PST
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SE of Alta Sierra, CA Jan 27, 2025
6:45 pm PST
2.5 24 km (15 mi) SE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 5 Jan 23, 2025
6:31 am PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) S of Alta Sierra, CA Jan 16, 2025
7:50 am PST
2.7 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 2 Jan 15, 2025
6:50 am PST
1.7 24 km (15 mi) SE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 1 Dec 28, 2024
2:43 am PST
1.8 24 km (15 mi) SE of Alta Sierra, CA · felt by 1 Dec 28, 2024
1:11 am PST
1.5 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA Dec 20, 2024
10:26 am PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA Dec 12, 2024
6:20 am PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Alta Sierra, CA Nov 18, 2024
1:20 pm PST
1.7 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA Nov 17, 2024
6:20 pm PST
1.6 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA Nov 10, 2024
2:57 am PST
2.1 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Alta Sierra, CA Oct 31, 2024
10:30 am PDT

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Alta Sierra time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Alta Sierra are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Alta Sierra; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 11 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Alta Sierra; the five largest:

5.6 19km N of Tehachapi, CA · 48 km S of Alta Sierra 1952
5.5 22km N of Tehachapi, CA · 45 km S of Alta Sierra 1952
5.4 25km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 40 km S of Alta Sierra 1952
5.2 18km NNE of Lamont, CA · 44 km SSW of Alta Sierra 1952
5.1 26km NE of Arvin, CA · 40 km S of Alta Sierra 1952

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

Kern Canyon fault, 10 km from its surface trace
Breckenridge fault, 29 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Wofford Heights 9 km · Kernville 12 km · Lake Isabella 15 km · Bodfish 17 km

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