Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Oildale, CA
M 2.8
Latest: 2:35 am PDT on 29 July 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) S of Oildale, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Oildale was M 2.8, 27 km (17 mi) S of Oildale, CA, at 2:35 am PDT on 29 July 2026. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 125 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 13
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.7 on 26 May 2020, 6 km (4 mi) SE of Oildale, CA
- Reported felt
- 26 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) N of Oildale, CA
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) SE of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 2.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Oildale, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Oildale, CA
- 1.7 15 km (10 mi) E of Oildale, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Oildale, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Oildale, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) E of Oildale, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Oildale, CA
- 2.3 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Oildale, CA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) W of Oildale, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Oildale, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Oildale, CA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) SE of Oildale, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Oildale, CA
- 2.1 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Oildale, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Oildale, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WSW of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Oildale, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) E of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Oildale, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) W of Oildale, CA
- 2.6 5 km (3 mi) SE of Oildale, CA · felt by 15
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) SE of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 27 km (16 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) E of Oildale, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Oildale, CA
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) S of Oildale, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Oildale, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NE of Oildale, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 19 km (11 mi) SSE of Oildale, CA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Oildale, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NW of Oildale, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Oildale, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) S of Oildale, 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 Oildale time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Oildale are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Oildale; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 20 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Oildale; the five largest:
- 5.8 Near Bakersfield, California · 24 km ESE of Oildale
- 5.8 13km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 50 km S of Oildale
- 5.7 11km N of Lamont, CA · 13 km ESE of Oildale
- 5.5 6km SSE of Arvin, CA · 35 km SE of Oildale
- 5.5 The 1952 Bakersfield, California Earthquake · 10 km SE of Oildale
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Kern Front fault, 6 km from its surface trace
- New Hope fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Edison fault, 21 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Bakersfield 5 km · Rosedale 12 km · Lamont 20 km · Shafter 25 km · Arvin 29 km · McFarland 34 km · Wasco 35 km
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