Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.5ml
Earthquake near Maricopa, CA
USGS: 25 km SW of Maricopa, CA
57 km (35 mi) N of Santa Barbara, CA · 147 km (92 mi) NW of Los Angeles, CA
- When
- 6:54 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 ()
- Where
- 25 km (16 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA · earthquakes near Maricopa
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (ml)
- Depth
- 9.4 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Santa Barbara County, 57 km SW
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Andreas fault, 13 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3 days ago
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake was recorded 25 km (16 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA, at 6:54 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 (01:54 UTC). This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Taft Heights, South Taft, Taft.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 4.7 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 3,200,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 2,300,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 200× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 4.7 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.8 13km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 50 km E of this epicentre
- 5.5 10 km NE of Toro Canyon, California · 46 km SSE of this epicentre
- 5.0 10 km NE of Toro Canyon, California · 46 km SSE of this epicentre
- 5.0 19km NW of Grapevine, CA · 49 km ENE of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 34.9045, -119.6072. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara County, CA | 57 km (35 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Santa Barbara County |
| Ventura County, CA | 75 km (46 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Ventura County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 94 km (58 mi) | NW | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
| Kern County, CA | 94 km (58 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Kern County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
3 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.1 24 km SW of Pine Mountain Club, CA
- 1.0 24 km SW of Pine Mountain Club, CA
- 1.1 24 km SW of Pine Mountain Club, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
Revisions
USGS refines a solution as more stations report. Every change we have seen is listed here.
| What changed | From | To | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| review status | automatic | reviewed | |
| longitude | -119.61 | -119.61 | |
| latitude | 34.9 | 34.9 | |
| depth | 8.95 | 9.38 | |
| magnitude | 1.47 | 1.46 | |
| longitude | -119.6 | -119.61 | |
| latitude | 34.9 | 34.9 | |
| depth | 7.08 | 8.95 | |
| magnitude | 1.65 | 1.47 |
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.