Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Taft Heights, CA

M 3.2

Latest: 7:51 am PDT on 15 April 2026 · 27 km (16 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Taft Heights was M 3.2, 27 km (16 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA, at 7:51 am PDT on 15 April 2026. 3 people 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: 173 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 21
Largest since 2016: M 3.9 on 2 January 2022, 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Taft Heights, CA
Reported felt: 30 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 14 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 12 minutes ago · this page 02:12 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Taft Heights, CA Jul 7, 2026
2:41 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA Jul 7, 2026
5:33 am PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) S of Taft Heights, CA Jun 28, 2026
4:47 am PDT
2.0 22 km (14 mi) S of Taft Heights, CA Jun 23, 2026
6:16 am PDT
3.2 27 km (16 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA · felt by 3 Apr 15, 2026
7:51 am PDT
1.8 20 km (13 mi) NE of Taft Heights, CA Apr 14, 2026
8:00 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Taft Heights, CA Apr 4, 2026
7:21 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Taft Heights, CA Apr 3, 2026
12:42 pm PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA Mar 16, 2026
4:50 am PDT
2.5 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA · felt by 2 Mar 16, 2026
4:01 am PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) E of Taft Heights, CA Feb 26, 2026
5:47 am PST
2.5 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA · felt by 1 Feb 23, 2026
11:04 pm PST
2.8 9 km (5 mi) NE of Taft Heights, CA Feb 23, 2026
10:19 am PST
1.5 29 km (18 mi) S of Taft Heights, CA Jan 18, 2026
8:28 am PST
1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA Jan 13, 2026
4:06 am PST
2.1 22 km (14 mi) E of Taft Heights, CA · felt by 1 Dec 31, 2025
9:38 pm PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA Dec 20, 2025
6:24 pm PST
1.6 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA Dec 19, 2025
2:00 pm PST
1.9 18 km (11 mi) NE of Taft Heights, CA Dec 4, 2025
7:01 am PST
1.6 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Taft Heights, CA Nov 28, 2025
5:48 am PST
1.9 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA Oct 24, 2025
11:26 pm PDT
2.5 22 km (14 mi) E of Taft Heights, CA · felt by 2 Sep 10, 2025
9:23 pm PDT
3.7 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Taft Heights, CA · felt by 305 Sep 10, 2025
8:53 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA Aug 29, 2025
10:26 pm PDT
1.5 20 km (13 mi) NE of Taft Heights, CA Aug 1, 2025
8:47 am PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Taft Heights, CA Jul 19, 2025
10:54 am PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) E of Taft Heights, CA Jul 19, 2025
7:09 am PDT
1.9 10 km (6 mi) SW of Taft Heights, CA · felt by 1 Jul 11, 2025
7:03 am PDT
2.1 23 km (14 mi) SE of Taft Heights, CA Jun 5, 2025
4:54 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) NE of Taft Heights, CA May 27, 2025
5:49 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA May 20, 2025
11:43 pm PDT
2.0 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Taft Heights, CA May 14, 2025
8:35 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA May 7, 2025
5:31 am PDT
2.2 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Taft Heights, CA Apr 26, 2025
10:06 am PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) NE of Taft Heights, CA Apr 13, 2025
10:54 am PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Taft Heights, CA Mar 31, 2025
2:26 am PDT
2.3 19 km (12 mi) NE of Taft Heights, CA Mar 10, 2025
8:53 pm PDT
3.3 21 km (13 mi) NE of Taft Heights, CA · felt by 40 Mar 5, 2025
3:03 am PST
3.3 23 km (15 mi) NNW of Taft Heights, CA · felt by 8 Feb 24, 2025
10:10 pm PST
1.5 10 km (6 mi) N of Taft Heights, CA Feb 11, 2025
6:28 am PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Taft Heights, CA Jan 28, 2025
12:51 pm PST
1.7 16 km (10 mi) NE of Taft Heights, CA Jan 23, 2025
7:35 pm PST
2.7 16 km (10 mi) NE of Taft Heights, CA · felt by 2 Jan 23, 2025
5:45 pm PST
2.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Taft Heights, CA Jan 15, 2025
5:53 am PST
1.5 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Taft Heights, CA Dec 26, 2024
5:35 am PST
1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Taft Heights, CA Sep 1, 2024
3:00 pm PDT
1.8 30 km (18 mi) E of Taft Heights, CA Aug 23, 2024
8:52 am PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) E of Taft Heights, CA · felt by 1 Aug 19, 2024
5:45 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Taft Heights, CA Aug 10, 2024
6:37 pm PDT
2.1 30 km (19 mi) E of Taft Heights, CA Aug 7, 2024
4:52 pm 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 Taft Heights time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Taft Heights are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Taft Heights; 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 Taft Heights; the five largest:

7.5 The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake · 47 km ESE of Taft Heights 1952
5.8 13km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 41 km ESE of Taft Heights 1952
5.4 9km NW of Grapevine, CA · 46 km ESE of Taft Heights 1952
5.4 13km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 41 km ESE of Taft Heights 1954
5.2 9km NW of Grapevine, CA · 46 km ESE of Taft Heights 1952

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

Nearest mapped faults

San Andreas fault, 12 km from its surface trace
Wheeler Ridge fault, 26 km from its surface trace
Pleito fault, 27 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Taft 2 km · Maricopa 11 km · Buttonwillow 30 km

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