Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Lake Isabella, CA

M 2.7

Latest: 5:40 am PST on 21 November 2025 · 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Lake Isabella, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lake Isabella was M 2.7, 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Lake Isabella, CA, at 5:40 am PST on 21 November 2025. 5 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 642 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 14
Largest since 2016: M 4.3 on 18 April 2024, 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Lake Isabella, CA
Reported felt: 141 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 10 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 14 minutes ago · this page 02:14 UTC

The latest 50

0.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Lake Isabella, CA Sep 25, 2026
1:09 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Lake Isabella, CA Sep 25, 2026
11:05 am PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) SE of Lake Isabella, CA Sep 3, 2026
5:48 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) SE of Lake Isabella, CA Sep 3, 2026
1:41 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of Lake Isabella, CA Aug 12, 2026
4:15 pm PDT
1.5 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Lake Isabella, CA Aug 2, 2026
6:46 am PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Lake Isabella, CA May 13, 2026
12:19 am PDT
1.8 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Lake Isabella, CA May 12, 2026
4:09 pm PDT
1.5 15 km (10 mi) ESE of Lake Isabella, CA Apr 13, 2026
1:17 pm PDT
2.1 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Lake Isabella, CA Mar 3, 2026
10:07 am PST
1.9 30 km (19 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 1 Mar 2, 2026
5:19 pm PST
2.0 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Lake Isabella, CA Feb 19, 2026
9:46 am PST
2.7 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 5 Nov 21, 2025
5:40 am PST
1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Lake Isabella, CA Nov 15, 2025
3:35 pm PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA Nov 4, 2025
3:57 pm PST
2.3 14 km (9 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 1 Sep 7, 2025
4:15 am PDT
1.8 4 km (3 mi) N of Lake Isabella, CA Sep 5, 2025
8:23 am PDT
1.9 23 km (14 mi) SE of Lake Isabella, CA Aug 30, 2025
12:47 pm PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 1 Aug 28, 2025
9:21 pm PDT
2.0 12 km (7 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 1 Aug 28, 2025
1:30 pm PDT
1.5 10 km (6 mi) SE of Lake Isabella, CA Aug 23, 2025
9:06 pm PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Lake Isabella, CA Aug 19, 2025
7:04 pm PDT
2.4 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Lake Isabella, CA Aug 13, 2025
8:54 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA Aug 4, 2025
6:29 pm PDT
2.7 26 km (16 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA Aug 4, 2025
6:18 pm PDT
1.5 15 km (10 mi) SSE of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 1 Aug 1, 2025
8:10 am PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Lake Isabella, CA May 17, 2025
2:30 pm PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Lake Isabella, CA May 16, 2025
12:01 pm PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Lake Isabella, CA May 16, 2025
11:34 am PDT
1.9 4 km (3 mi) N of Lake Isabella, CA May 11, 2025
3:07 pm PDT
1.7 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Lake Isabella, CA May 1, 2025
4:26 am PDT
2.4 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Lake Isabella, CA Apr 30, 2025
2:50 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Lake Isabella, CA Apr 24, 2025
2:48 pm PDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Lake Isabella, CA Mar 10, 2025
10:23 am PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Lake Isabella, CA Mar 6, 2025
5:35 pm PST
1.9 15 km (9 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA Feb 28, 2025
3:54 am PST
2.0 15 km (9 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 2 Feb 26, 2025
11:39 pm PST
2.6 15 km (9 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 1 Feb 22, 2025
2:47 pm PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Lake Isabella, CA Feb 13, 2025
3:49 am PST
2.2 12 km (8 mi) E of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 3 Feb 9, 2025
12:29 am PST
1.6 15 km (9 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA Feb 8, 2025
10:45 pm PST
2.7 26 km (16 mi) SE of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 3 Jan 28, 2025
1:32 pm PST
1.6 12 km (7 mi) E of Lake Isabella, CA Jan 27, 2025
6:45 pm PST
2.5 12 km (7 mi) E of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 5 Jan 23, 2025
6:31 am PST
1.6 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Lake Isabella, CA Jan 16, 2025
7:50 am PST
2.7 14 km (9 mi) SE of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 2 Jan 15, 2025
6:50 am PST
1.8 18 km (11 mi) S of Lake Isabella, CA Dec 29, 2024
4:03 am PST
1.7 12 km (8 mi) E of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 1 Dec 28, 2024
2:43 am PST
1.8 12 km (7 mi) E of Lake Isabella, CA · felt by 1 Dec 28, 2024
1:11 am PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Lake Isabella, CA Dec 25, 2024
8:49 pm PST

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 Lake Isabella time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Lake Isabella are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 15 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Lake Isabella; the five largest:

6.3 The 1946 Walker Pass, California Earthquake · 49 km E of Lake Isabella 1946
5.8 Near Bakersfield, California · 46 km SW of Lake Isabella 1905
5.7 11km N of Lamont, CA · 48 km SW of Lake Isabella 1952
5.6 19km N of Tehachapi, CA · 35 km S of Lake Isabella 1952
5.6 14km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 41 km S of Lake Isabella 1952

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

Nearest mapped faults

Kern Canyon fault, 1 km from its surface trace
Breckenridge fault, 18 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Bodfish 4 km · Wofford Heights 10 km · Alta Sierra 15 km · Kernville 16 km

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