Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Kernville, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 5:09 am PDT on 9 September 2026 · 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kernville was M 2.5, 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA, at 5:09 am PDT on 9 September 2026. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 467 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 9
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.0 on 27 August 2021, 27 km (17 mi) S of Kernville, CA
- Reported felt
- 104 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Kernville, CA
- 0.7 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 1.7 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 2.5 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 2.1 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Kernville, CA
- 1.8 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 1.7 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 1.6 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 1.8 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 1.9 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Kernville, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Kernville, CA
- 2.1 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Kernville, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) S of Kernville, CA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) S of Kernville, CA
- 2.5 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) N of Kernville, CA
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Kernville, CA
- 2.3 30 km (19 mi) S of Kernville, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) N of Kernville, CA
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Kernville, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Kernville, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) S of Kernville, CA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) S of Kernville, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) S of Kernville, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kernville, CA
- 1.9 50 km (31 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Kernville, CA
- 1.9 in Kernville, CA
- 1.8 in Kernville, CA
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Kernville, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) S of Kernville, CA
- 2.4 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Kernville, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Kernville, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Kernville, CA
- 2.0 30 km (19 mi) S of Kernville, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Kernville, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Kernville, CA
- 2.5 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Kernville, CA · felt by 5
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Kernville, CA
- 2.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Kernville, CA · felt by 2
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) N of Kernville, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Kernville, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Kernville, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Kernville, CA
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Kernville, CA
- 2.1 30 km (19 mi) S of Kernville, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) S of Kernville, CA
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 Kernville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Kernville are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Kernville; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Kernville; the five largest:
- 6.3 The 1946 Walker Pass, California Earthquake · 44 km E of Kernville
- 5.5 22km N of Tehachapi, CA · 47 km S of Kernville
- 5.4 14km NW of Inyokern, CA · 44 km E of Kernville
- 5.4 25km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 44 km SSW of Kernville
- 5.1 26km NE of Arvin, CA · 46 km SSW of Kernville
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Kern Canyon fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Breckenridge fault, 34 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Wofford Heights 6 km · Alta Sierra 12 km · Lake Isabella 16 km · Bodfish 19 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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