Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Tipton, CA

M 2.8

Latest: 7:49 am PST on 8 January 2017 · 20 km (13 mi) N of Tipton, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Tipton was M 2.8, 20 km (13 mi) N of Tipton, CA, at 7:49 am PST on 8 January 2017. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 20 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 27 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 2
Largest since 2016: M 2.8 on 8 January 2017, 20 km (13 mi) N of Tipton, CA
Reported felt: 5 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 13 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 16 minutes ago · this page 01:34 UTC

The latest 27

1.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Tipton, CA Sep 3, 2026
8:58 am PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Tipton, CA Feb 16, 2026
12:39 pm PST
2.0 26 km (16 mi) S of Tipton, CA Sep 25, 2025
11:46 am PDT
2.1 27 km (16 mi) S of Tipton, CA · felt by 1 Jul 21, 2025
9:51 pm PDT
2.0 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Tipton, CA Jul 7, 2025
11:50 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Tipton, CA Aug 25, 2024
12:34 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Tipton, CA Mar 16, 2024
8:09 pm PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Tipton, CA · felt by 1 Aug 13, 2023
4:55 pm PDT
2.2 25 km (16 mi) S of Tipton, CA Aug 13, 2023
4:01 pm PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) W of Tipton, CA Mar 28, 2022
5:57 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Tipton, CA Aug 12, 2021
11:17 am PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) NW of Tipton, CA Aug 9, 2021
6:21 pm PDT
2.1 7 km (4 mi) ESE of Tipton, CA May 5, 2021
2:23 am PDT
2.3 26 km (16 mi) S of Tipton, CA · felt by 1 Oct 13, 2020
8:09 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Tipton, CA Aug 30, 2020
11:04 am PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Tipton, CA Oct 11, 2019
8:06 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) SW of Tipton, CA Nov 19, 2018
11:46 pm PST
2.2 30 km (18 mi) W of Tipton, CA Sep 22, 2017
5:50 pm PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Tipton, CA Jun 12, 2017
5:46 pm PDT
2.3 26 km (16 mi) S of Tipton, CA Jan 11, 2017
12:09 pm PST
2.8 20 km (13 mi) N of Tipton, CA · felt by 3 Jan 8, 2017
7:49 am PST
1.9 12 km (7 mi) SW of Tipton, CA Dec 2, 2016
1:39 pm PST
2.0 28 km (18 mi) S of Tipton, CA Nov 24, 2016
11:32 pm PST
2.4 7 km (5 mi) NNW of Tipton, CA Sep 25, 2016
5:49 pm PDT
1.8 7 km (5 mi) NE of Tipton, CA Jul 16, 2016
1:44 am PDT
2.7 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Tipton, CA · felt by 66 Jun 10, 2016
11:48 am PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Tipton, CA Feb 12, 2016
7:21 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 Tipton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Tipton are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Tipton; dots are the 27 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Tipton:

5.0 5 km S of Springville, California · 43 km E of Tipton 1915

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

Nearby towns

Tulare 17 km · Corcoran 23 km · Alpaugh 25 km · Porterville 27 km · Visalia 30 km · Home Garden 40 km

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