Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Ford City, CA

M 3.2

Latest: 7:51 am PDT on 15 April 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Ford City, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Ford City was M 3.2, 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Ford City, CA, at 7:51 am PDT on 15 April 2026. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 218 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 15
Largest since 2016: M 3.9 on 2 January 2022, 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Ford City, CA
Reported felt: 41 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 0 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 12 minutes ago · this page 02:12 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Ford City, CA Jul 7, 2026
2:41 pm PDT
1.5 25 km (15 mi) S of Ford City, CA Jun 28, 2026
4:47 am PDT
2.0 24 km (15 mi) S of Ford City, CA Jun 23, 2026
6:16 am PDT
3.2 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Ford City, CA · felt by 3 Apr 15, 2026
7:51 am PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) NE of Ford City, CA Apr 14, 2026
8:00 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Ford City, CA Apr 4, 2026
7:21 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Ford City, CA Apr 3, 2026
12:42 pm PDT
2.0 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Ford City, CA Mar 16, 2026
4:50 am PDT
2.5 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Ford City, CA · felt by 2 Mar 16, 2026
4:01 am PDT
1.5 16 km (10 mi) E of Ford City, CA Feb 26, 2026
5:47 am PST
2.8 6 km (4 mi) NE of Ford City, CA Feb 23, 2026
10:19 am PST
1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Ford City, CA Jan 13, 2026
4:06 am PST
2.1 20 km (12 mi) E of Ford City, CA · felt by 1 Dec 31, 2025
9:38 pm PST
1.9 16 km (10 mi) NE of Ford City, CA Dec 4, 2025
7:01 am PST
1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Ford City, CA Nov 28, 2025
5:48 am PST
2.5 20 km (13 mi) E of Ford City, CA · felt by 2 Sep 10, 2025
9:23 pm PDT
3.7 20 km (13 mi) E of Ford City, CA · felt by 305 Sep 10, 2025
8:53 pm PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) NE of Ford City, CA Aug 1, 2025
8:47 am PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA Jul 19, 2025
10:54 am PDT
2.2 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA Jul 19, 2025
7:09 am PDT
1.8 30 km (18 mi) E of Ford City, CA Jul 13, 2025
10:59 am PDT
1.9 13 km (8 mi) SW of Ford City, CA · felt by 1 Jul 11, 2025
7:03 am PDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Ford City, CA · felt by 1 Jun 21, 2025
6:02 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) SE of Ford City, CA Jun 5, 2025
4:54 pm PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) NE of Ford City, CA May 27, 2025
5:49 pm PDT
2.0 11 km (7 mi) N of Ford City, CA May 14, 2025
8:35 am PDT
2.2 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA Apr 26, 2025
10:06 am PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) NE of Ford City, CA Apr 13, 2025
10:54 am PDT
2.3 17 km (10 mi) NE of Ford City, CA Mar 10, 2025
8:53 pm PDT
1.8 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA Mar 8, 2025
7:29 am PST
3.3 18 km (11 mi) NE of Ford City, CA · felt by 40 Mar 5, 2025
3:03 am PST
3.3 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Ford City, CA · felt by 8 Feb 24, 2025
10:10 pm PST
1.5 8 km (5 mi) N of Ford City, CA Feb 11, 2025
6:28 am PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Ford City, CA Jan 28, 2025
12:51 pm PST
1.7 14 km (9 mi) NE of Ford City, CA Jan 23, 2025
7:35 pm PST
2.7 13 km (8 mi) NE of Ford City, CA · felt by 2 Jan 23, 2025
5:45 pm PST
2.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA Jan 15, 2025
5:53 am PST
1.5 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Ford City, CA Dec 26, 2024
5:35 am PST
1.9 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA Sep 15, 2024
10:19 am PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA Sep 6, 2024
2:34 pm PDT
2.9 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA Sep 1, 2024
6:54 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Ford City, CA Sep 1, 2024
3:00 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA Sep 1, 2024
1:37 am PDT
2.3 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA Aug 29, 2024
3:42 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Ford City, CA Aug 23, 2024
8:52 am PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Ford City, CA Aug 20, 2024
5:31 am PDT
2.0 30 km (19 mi) E of Ford City, CA Aug 20, 2024
5:27 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA · felt by 3 Aug 19, 2024
2:02 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA · felt by 1 Aug 19, 2024
5:45 am PDT
1.7 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Ford City, CA Aug 19, 2024
1:38 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 Ford City time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Ford City are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Ford City; the five largest:

7.5 The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake · 47 km ESE of Ford City 1952
5.8 13km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 41 km ESE of Ford City 1952
5.4 9km NW of Grapevine, CA · 45 km ESE of Ford City 1952
5.4 13km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 41 km ESE of Ford City 1954
5.2 9km NW of Grapevine, CA · 45 km ESE of Ford City 1952

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

Nearest mapped faults

San Andreas fault, 15 km from its surface trace
Wheeler Ridge fault, 27 km from its surface trace
Pleito fault, 28 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Taft 1 km · Maricopa 12 km · Buttonwillow 27 km · Rosedale 38 km

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