Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Weldon, CA

M 2.7

Latest: 5:40 am PST on 21 November 2025 · 28 km (17 mi) SW of Weldon, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Weldon was M 2.7, 28 km (17 mi) SW of Weldon, CA, at 5:40 am PST on 21 November 2025. 5 people reported feeling it to USGS. 12 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 629 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 15
Largest since 2016: M 4.3 on 18 April 2024, 28 km (17 mi) SW of Weldon, CA
Reported felt: 130 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 15 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 16 minutes ago · this page 03:25 UTC

The latest 50

1.8 15 km (10 mi) SE of Weldon, CA Sep 25, 2026
11:05 am PDT
1.7 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA Sep 3, 2026
5:48 pm PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) S of Weldon, CA Sep 3, 2026
1:41 pm PDT
2.4 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Weldon, CA Aug 3, 2026
10:52 pm PDT
1.5 30 km (18 mi) W of Weldon, CA Aug 2, 2026
6:46 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) SW of Weldon, CA May 12, 2026
4:09 pm PDT
1.5 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA Apr 13, 2026
1:17 pm PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Weldon, CA Mar 3, 2026
10:07 am PST
2.0 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA Feb 19, 2026
9:46 am PST
1.7 19 km (12 mi) SE of Weldon, CA Feb 17, 2026
5:45 pm PST
1.6 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Weldon, CA Feb 11, 2026
2:51 am PST
1.6 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Weldon, CA Feb 7, 2026
6:00 am PST
2.7 28 km (17 mi) SW of Weldon, CA · felt by 5 Nov 21, 2025
5:40 am PST
1.6 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA Nov 15, 2025
3:35 pm PST
2.5 28 km (17 mi) N of Weldon, CA · felt by 1 Oct 24, 2025
4:09 pm PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) NE of Weldon, CA Sep 17, 2025
10:38 am PDT
2.3 25 km (16 mi) SW of Weldon, CA · felt by 1 Sep 7, 2025
4:15 am PDT
1.8 17 km (10 mi) W of Weldon, CA Sep 5, 2025
8:23 am PDT
1.9 23 km (14 mi) S of Weldon, CA Aug 30, 2025
12:47 pm PDT
2.0 25 km (15 mi) SW of Weldon, CA · felt by 1 Aug 28, 2025
1:30 pm PDT
1.5 16 km (10 mi) SW of Weldon, CA Aug 23, 2025
9:06 pm PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA Aug 19, 2025
7:04 pm PDT
2.4 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA Aug 13, 2025
8:54 pm PDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA · felt by 1 Aug 1, 2025
8:10 am PDT
2.2 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Weldon, CA Jul 25, 2025
2:17 am PDT
1.8 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA May 17, 2025
2:30 pm PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) NW of Weldon, CA May 16, 2025
12:01 pm PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) NW of Weldon, CA May 16, 2025
11:34 am PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) W of Weldon, CA May 11, 2025
3:07 pm PDT
1.7 20 km (13 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA May 1, 2025
4:26 am PDT
2.4 28 km (18 mi) SW of Weldon, CA Apr 30, 2025
2:50 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Weldon, CA Apr 9, 2025
12:54 am PDT
1.5 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA Mar 10, 2025
10:23 am PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA Mar 6, 2025
5:35 pm PST
1.9 25 km (15 mi) SW of Weldon, CA Feb 28, 2025
3:54 am PST
1.9 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Weldon, CA Feb 27, 2025
7:00 am PST
2.0 24 km (15 mi) SW of Weldon, CA · felt by 2 Feb 26, 2025
11:39 pm PST
2.6 25 km (15 mi) SW of Weldon, CA · felt by 1 Feb 22, 2025
2:47 pm PST
1.9 30 km (18 mi) NE of Weldon, CA Feb 21, 2025
2:26 pm PST
1.7 27 km (16 mi) NE of Weldon, CA Feb 12, 2025
2:52 am PST
2.2 9 km (5 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA · felt by 3 Feb 9, 2025
12:29 am PST
1.6 25 km (15 mi) SW of Weldon, CA Feb 8, 2025
10:45 pm PST
2.7 24 km (15 mi) S of Weldon, CA · felt by 3 Jan 28, 2025
1:32 pm PST
1.6 9 km (5 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA Jan 27, 2025
6:45 pm PST
2.5 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA · felt by 5 Jan 23, 2025
6:31 am PST
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SW of Weldon, CA Jan 16, 2025
7:50 am PST
2.7 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA · felt by 2 Jan 15, 2025
6:50 am PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA Dec 29, 2024
4:03 am PST
1.7 9 km (5 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA · felt by 1 Dec 28, 2024
2:43 am PST
1.8 9 km (5 mi) SSW of Weldon, CA · felt by 1 Dec 28, 2024
1:11 am 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 Weldon time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Weldon are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Weldon; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Weldon; the five largest:

6.3 The 1946 Walker Pass, California Earthquake · 32 km E of Weldon 1946
5.6 19km N of Tehachapi, CA · 43 km SSW of Weldon 1952
5.6 14km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 50 km SSW of Weldon 1952
5.5 22km N of Tehachapi, CA · 40 km SSW of Weldon 1952
5.4 14km NW of Inyokern, CA · 32 km ENE of Weldon 1946

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

Nearest mapped faults

Kern Canyon fault, 14 km from its surface trace
Southern Sierra Nevada fault, 28 km from its surface trace
Breckenridge fault, 32 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Wofford Heights 16 km · Kernville 16 km · Lake Isabella 17 km · Bodfish 20 km · Alta Sierra 25 km

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