Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Wasco, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 7:33 am PDT on 30 May 2020 · 39 km (24 mi) WSW of Wasco, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Wasco was M 2.6, 39 km (24 mi) WSW of Wasco, CA, at 7:33 am PDT on 30 May 2020. 36 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 85 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 6
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.9 on 23 February 2016, 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Wasco, CA
- Reported felt
- 15 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) S of Wasco, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) E of Wasco, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) SE of Wasco, CA
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) W of Wasco, CA
- 2.4 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Wasco, CA
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) W of Wasco, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Wasco, CA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) S of Wasco, CA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Wasco, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 23 km (15 mi) S of Wasco, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) SW of Wasco, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) SW of Wasco, CA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) NE of Wasco, CA
- 1.8 6 km (3 mi) SSW of Wasco, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Wasco, CA
- 1.8 6 km (3 mi) SSW of Wasco, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Wasco, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Wasco, CA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Wasco, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of Wasco, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Wasco, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Wasco, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) E of Wasco, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Wasco, CA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Wasco, CA
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) S of Wasco, CA
- 1.9 48 km (30 mi) W of Wasco, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SE of Wasco, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Wasco, CA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) S of Wasco, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) S of Wasco, CA
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Wasco, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Wasco, CA
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) N of Wasco, CA
- 2.1 40 km (25 mi) WSW of Wasco, CA
- 1.7 39 km (24 mi) WSW of Wasco, CA
- 2.6 39 km (24 mi) WSW of Wasco, CA
- 2.1 40 km (25 mi) WSW of Wasco, CA
- 2.3 39 km (24 mi) WSW of Wasco, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) SW of Wasco, CA
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) NE of Wasco, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) W of Wasco, CA
- 2.2 14 km (8 mi) S of Wasco, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) N of Wasco, CA
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) S of Wasco, CA
- 2.4 14 km (9 mi) S of Wasco, CA
- 2.7 14 km (9 mi) S of Wasco, CA
- 2.5 14 km (9 mi) S of Wasco, CA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Wasco, CA
- 2.2 10 km (6 mi) NE of Wasco, CA · felt by 1
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 Wasco time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Wasco are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Wasco; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Wasco:
- 5.7 11km N of Lamont, CA · 48 km ESE of Wasco
- 5.5 The 1952 Bakersfield, California Earthquake · 44 km SE of Wasco
- 5.0 25 km SSW of Posey, California · 49 km E of Wasco
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- New Hope fault, 26 km from its surface trace
- Kern Front fault, 30 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Shafter 12 km · McFarland 14 km · Buttonwillow 24 km · Rosedale 29 km · Lost Hills 32 km · Oildale 35 km · Alpaugh 35 km · Bakersfield 38 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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