Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Bakersfield, CA
M 2.8
Latest: 2:35 am PDT on 29 July 2026 · 21 km (13 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Bakersfield was M 2.8, 21 km (13 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA, at 2:35 am PDT on 29 July 2026. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 190 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 11
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 6 August 2024, 30 km (18 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- Reported felt
- 41 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 34 km (21 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) SE of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.9 33 km (20 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 2.8 21 km (13 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 35 km (22 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NW of Bakersfield, CA
- 2.0 35 km (22 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.5 37 km (23 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.8 39 km (24 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.8 32 km (20 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.6 38 km (23 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.6 31 km (19 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 2.2 39 km (24 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.6 36 km (22 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.6 35 km (22 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.5 36 km (22 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.8 34 km (21 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 34 km (21 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 3.0 35 km (22 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA · felt by 6
- 2.1 40 km (25 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 2.1 39 km (24 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 2.1 33 km (20 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 3.0 35 km (22 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA · felt by 8
- 2.2 50 km (31 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.9 37 km (23 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.9 36 km (22 mi) SSE of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Bakersfield, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 33 km (21 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.9 36 km (22 mi) SSE of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.8 33 km (20 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 42 km (26 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 2.1 39 km (24 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 2.3 32 km (20 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Bakersfield, CA
- 2.4 35 km (22 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.8 37 km (23 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 3.7 29 km (18 mi) SW of Bakersfield, CA · felt by 305
- 1.5 32 km (20 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 41 km (26 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA
- 1.9 32 km (20 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 33 km (20 mi) SSW of Bakersfield, CA
- 2.8 32 km (20 mi) S of Bakersfield, CA · felt by 1
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 Bakersfield time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Bakersfield are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Bakersfield; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 24 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Bakersfield; the five largest:
- 7.5 The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake · 46 km S of Bakersfield
- 5.8 Near Bakersfield, California · 21 km ESE of Bakersfield
- 5.8 13km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 45 km S of Bakersfield
- 5.7 11km N of Lamont, CA · 11 km E of Bakersfield
- 5.6 14km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 49 km ESE of Bakersfield
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Kern Front fault, 11 km from its surface trace
- New Hope fault, 14 km from its surface trace
- Edison fault, 19 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Oildale 5 km · Rosedale 12 km · Lamont 16 km · Arvin 25 km · Shafter 27 km · Wasco 38 km · McFarland 39 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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