Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near McFarland, CA
M 2.7
Latest: 5:01 pm PST on 12 January 2020 · 25 km (16 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near McFarland was M 2.7, 25 km (16 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA, at 5:01 pm PST on 12 January 2020. 37 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 81 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 6
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.9 on 23 February 2016, 20 km (12 mi) SW of McFarland, CA
- Reported felt
- 14 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) E of McFarland, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) S of McFarland, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) S of McFarland, CA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) WSW of McFarland, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) WSW of McFarland, CA
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) NNW of McFarland, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 2.1 17 km (10 mi) N of McFarland, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 23 km (15 mi) SW of McFarland, CA
- 2.0 7 km (4 mi) N of McFarland, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SW of McFarland, CA
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) N of McFarland, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SW of McFarland, CA
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) NNW of McFarland, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ENE of McFarland, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of McFarland, CA
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) N of McFarland, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) N of McFarland, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) NE of McFarland, CA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SE of McFarland, CA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SSE of McFarland, CA
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of McFarland, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) S of McFarland, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NW of McFarland, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) E of McFarland, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 2.3 17 km (11 mi) N of McFarland, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) NNW of McFarland, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) WSW of McFarland, CA
- 2.4 5 km (3 mi) WSW of McFarland, CA
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NW of McFarland, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 2.7 25 km (16 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 2.5 25 km (15 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 2.2 4 km (3 mi) WSW of McFarland, CA · felt by 1
- 2.6 25 km (15 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA · felt by 3
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 1.7 14 km (8 mi) ENE of McFarland, CA
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) NW of McFarland, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) S of McFarland, CA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) SSE of McFarland, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) SSW of McFarland, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SSW of McFarland, 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 McFarland time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after McFarland are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is McFarland; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of McFarland:
- 5.7 11km N of Lamont, CA · 47 km SE of McFarland
- 5.5 The 1952 Bakersfield, California Earthquake · 44 km SE of McFarland
- 5.2 18km NNE of Lamont, CA · 48 km SE of McFarland
- 5.0 25 km SSW of Posey, California · 40 km ESE of McFarland
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- New Hope fault, 21 km from its surface trace
- Kern Front fault, 27 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Wasco 14 km · Shafter 20 km · Alpaugh 33 km · Rosedale 34 km · Oildale 34 km · Buttonwillow 38 km · Bakersfield 39 km
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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