Earthquake Information for Kern County, California

Kern County, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 1,475 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 89.67% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Kern County, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Kern County, CA was a 5.2 Magnitude in 1988.

Risk Level:
Very High

Total Number of Earthquakes in Kern County since 1931

1,475

Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years

89.67%

Most Recent
Largest

4/23/2024 - 0.8 mag, 8.4mi depth 13 mi from Inyokern, CA
4/23/2024 - 1.3 mag, 19.0mi depth 3 mi from Lamont, CA
4/22/2024 - 1.7 mag, 5.9mi depth 15 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/22/2024 - 1.5 mag, 9.0mi depth 2 mi from Boron, CA
4/22/2024 - 1.2 mag, 0.0mi depth 4 mi from Tehachapi, CA
4/22/2024 - 1.3 mag, 8.5mi depth 15 mi from Inyokern, CA
4/22/2024 - 0.9 mag, 3.5mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/22/2024 - 1.8 mag, 4.7mi depth 15 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/21/2024 - 2.4 mag, 12.2mi depth 7 mi from Arvin, CA
4/21/2024 - 1.1 mag, 8.0mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/21/2024 - 2.0 mag, 2.6mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/21/2024 - 1.1 mag, 2.2mi depth 5 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/21/2024 - 1.1 mag, 5.7mi depth 13 mi from Arvin, CA
4/20/2024 - 1.0 mag, 8.6mi depth 7 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/20/2024 - 1.5 mag, 8.1mi depth 10 mi from Wofford Heights, CA
4/20/2024 - 1.0 mag, 9.4mi depth 7 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/20/2024 - 1.6 mag, 3.1mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/20/2024 - 1.4 mag, 1.3mi depth 11 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/20/2024 - 0.9 mag, 2.9mi depth 5 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/20/2024 - 1.1 mag, 1.6mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/19/2024 - 1.2 mag, 8.0mi depth 12 mi from Johannesburg, CA
4/19/2024 - 1.0 mag, 6.5mi depth 6 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/19/2024 - 1.5 mag, 1.2mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/19/2024 - 1.3 mag, 3.0mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/19/2024 - 0.9 mag, 2.7mi depth 8 mi from Mojave, CA
4/19/2024 - 0.9 mag, 3.8mi depth 9 mi from Arvin, CA
4/19/2024 - 1.7 mag, 3.3mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/19/2024 - 1.4 mag, 2.0mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/19/2024 - 1.5 mag, 3.1mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.6 mag, 6.2mi depth 9 mi from Mojave, CA
4/18/2024 - 2.1 mag, 2.3mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.2 mag, 7.7mi depth 17 mi from Tehachapi, CA
4/18/2024 - 4.3 mag, 0.1mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.9 mag, 3.2mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.2 mag, 2.2mi depth 8 mi from Mojave, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.4 mag, 1.3mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 2.4 mag, 1.6mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.0 mag, 2.5mi depth 8 mi from Mojave, CA
4/18/2024 - 0.9 mag, 9.8mi depth 15 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.8 mag, 3.0mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 2.2 mag, 3.3mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.5 mag, 2.3mi depth 8 mi from Mojave, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.5 mag, 5.3mi depth 7 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.4 mag, 3.6mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.1 mag, 3.2mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.1 mag, 3.0mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.2 mag, -0.9mi depth 8 mi from Mojave, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.9 mag, 2.6mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.5 mag, 3.3mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.4 mag, 2.8mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.4 mag, -0.5mi depth 8 mi from Mojave, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.2 mag, 3.4mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.3 mag, 3.2mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 3.2 mag, 1.8mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.4 mag, 0.7mi depth 7 mi from Lebec, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.3 mag, 3.7mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.5 mag, 3.1mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/18/2024 - 1.3 mag, 2.9mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/17/2024 - 0.9 mag, 3.5mi depth 3 mi from Wofford Heights, CA
4/17/2024 - 0.9 mag, 10.4mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/17/2024 - 0.9 mag, 5.9mi depth 17 mi from Maricopa, CA
4/17/2024 - 1.0 mag, 8.0mi depth 9 mi from Wofford Heights, CA
4/17/2024 - 1.0 mag, 7.8mi depth 10 mi from Wofford Heights, CA
4/16/2024 - 0.9 mag, 10.0mi depth 9 mi from Arvin, CA
4/16/2024 - 0.9 mag, 4.0mi depth 5 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/16/2024 - 1.5 mag, 0.8mi depth 20 mi from California City, CA
4/16/2024 - 1.7 mag, 5.6mi depth 15 mi from Lamont, CA
4/16/2024 - 1.5 mag, -0.8mi depth 1 mi from Boron, CA
4/16/2024 - 1.6 mag, 3.8mi depth 3 mi from Frazier Park, CA
4/16/2024 - 2.0 mag, 9.1mi depth 8 mi from Pine Mountain Club, CA
4/15/2024 - 1.3 mag, 8.1mi depth 9 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/15/2024 - 1.8 mag, 11.3mi depth 3 mi from Frazier Park, CA
4/15/2024 - 0.4 mag, 5.5mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/14/2024 - 2.0 mag, 5.5mi depth 3 mi from Frazier Park, CA
4/14/2024 - 1.7 mag, -0.9mi depth 2 mi from Boron, CA
4/14/2024 - 1.4 mag, 1.4mi depth 16 mi from Lamont, CA
4/13/2024 - 2.4 mag, 1.2mi depth 12 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/13/2024 - 1.2 mag, 6.5mi depth 9 mi from Mojave, CA
4/13/2024 - 0.7 mag, 3.2mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/13/2024 - 1.3 mag, 2.5mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/12/2024 - 0.7 mag, 2.9mi depth 5 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/12/2024 - 1.7 mag, 3.9mi depth 14 mi from Tehachapi, CA
4/12/2024 - 1.6 mag, 8.1mi depth 10 mi from Wofford Heights, CA
4/11/2024 - 1.1 mag, 4.0mi depth 15 mi from Boron, CA
4/11/2024 - 0.7 mag, -0.8mi depth 12 mi from Pine Mountain Club, CA
4/11/2024 - 0.6 mag, 6.7mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/11/2024 - 1.4 mag, 4.4mi depth 14 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/11/2024 - 1.1 mag, 5.3mi depth 7 mi from Lebec, CA
4/10/2024 - 1.7 mag, 4.6mi depth 5 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/10/2024 - 1.3 mag, 7.6mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/10/2024 - 1.1 mag, 6.5mi depth 11 mi from Lake Isabella, CA
4/9/2024 - 1.4 mag, 7.8mi depth 11 mi from Lake Isabella, CA
4/9/2024 - 1.5 mag, 6.7mi depth 11 mi from Lake Isabella, CA
4/9/2024 - 1.2 mag, 1.8mi depth 11 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/9/2024 - 1.6 mag, 3.0mi depth 11 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/9/2024 - 0.7 mag, 2.7mi depth 11 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/9/2024 - 1.1 mag, -0.8mi depth 8 mi from Tehachapi, CA
4/9/2024 - 1.3 mag, 0.9mi depth 2 mi from Mojave, CA
4/9/2024 - 1.6 mag, 0.4mi depth 1 mi from Boron, CA
4/8/2024 - 1.6 mag, -0.8mi depth 1 mi from Boron, CA

7/21/1952 - 7.3 mag, 15.0mi depth 8 mi from Lake of the Woods, CA
7/5/2019 - 7.1 mag, -0.9mi depth 10 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
9/20/1995 - 5.6 mag, 5.4mi depth 9 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
8/17/1995 - 5.4 mag, 5.6mi depth 10 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
7/11/1992 - 5.3 mag, 10.7mi depth 12 mi from California City, CA
6/10/1988 - 5.2 mag, 7.0mi depth 11 mi from Lebec, CA
4/16/2005 - 5.1 mag, 10.8mi depth 12 mi from Mettler, CA
9/29/2004 - 5.1 mag, 3.5mi depth 7 mi from Caliente, CA
1/7/1996 - 5.0 mag, 5.9mi depth 10 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
10/1/1982 - 4.9 mag, 8.0mi depth 6 mi from China Lake Acres, CA
7/12/2019 - 4.9 mag, 9.7mi depth 4 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
2/23/2016 - 4.9 mag, 21.5mi depth 3 mi from Wasco, CA
3/7/1982 - 4.7 mag, 2.0mi depth 7 mi from Inyokern, CA
11/10/1981 - 4.7 mag, 3.0mi depth 10 mi from Mettler, CA
7/5/2019 - 4.7 mag, 3.1mi depth 1 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
9/22/2005 - 4.7 mag, 11.0mi depth 3 mi from Mettler, CA
5/28/1993 - 4.7 mag, 21.4mi depth 9 mi from Mettler, CA
7/4/2019 - 4.7 mag, 4.5mi depth 5 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
2/14/2004 - 4.6 mag, 12.1mi depth 9 mi from Mettler, CA
2/8/1985 - 4.6 mag, 11.0mi depth 7 mi from Oildale, CA
7/4/2019 - 4.6 mag, 1.2mi depth 4 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
7/14/2022 - 4.6 mag, 6.5mi depth 7 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
5/13/1975 - 4.6 mag, 10.0mi depth 8 mi from Mettler, CA
6/5/1975 - 4.5 mag, 5.0mi depth 6 mi from Mettler, CA
7/6/2019 - 4.5 mag, 3.0mi depth 13 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
10/18/1995 - 4.5 mag, 3.7mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
6/29/1992 - 4.5 mag, 4.2mi depth 20 mi from Boron, CA
10/1/1982 - 4.5 mag, 7.0mi depth 5 mi from Inyokern, CA
9/21/1995 - 4.4 mag, 5.4mi depth 9 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
12/24/2000 - 4.4 mag, 14.0mi depth 6 mi from Lake of the Woods, CA
7/5/2019 - 4.4 mag, 3.7mi depth 9 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
5/6/1985 - 4.4 mag, 24.0mi depth 0 mi from Tupman, CA
1/20/2015 - 4.4 mag, 9.9mi depth 136 mi from Greenfield, CA
10/21/1983 - 4.4 mag, 5.0mi depth 11 mi from Kernville, CA
10/1/1982 - 4.4 mag, 6.0mi depth 8 mi from China Lake Acres, CA
3/13/2014 - 4.4 mag, 0.2mi depth 32 mi from Kernville, CA
1/25/2003 - 4.4 mag, 5.6mi depth 2 mi from Caliente, CA
9/30/1982 - 4.4 mag, 8.0mi depth 8 mi from China Lake Acres, CA
9/26/1980 - 4.4 mag, 5.0mi depth 3 mi from Tupman, CA
7/11/1999 - 4.3 mag, 4.7mi depth 1 mi from Wofford Heights, CA
5/8/2010 - 4.3 mag, 15.7mi depth 9 mi from Maricopa, CA
4/18/2024 - 4.3 mag, 0.1mi depth 6 mi from Bodfish, CA
10/1/1982 - 4.3 mag, 7.0mi depth 5 mi from Inyokern, CA
12/27/2015 - 4.3 mag, 0.7mi depth 23 mi from Johannesburg, CA
7/24/2013 - 4.3 mag, 6.6mi depth 11 mi from Weldon, CA
9/21/1995 - 4.3 mag, 5.4mi depth 9 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
7/6/1984 - 4.3 mag, 8.0mi depth 11 mi from Onyx, CA
5/6/1997 - 4.3 mag, 6.0mi depth 9 mi from Bodfish, CA
5/2/1975 - 4.3 mag, 23.0mi depth 10 mi from Johannesburg, CA
7/2/1992 - 4.3 mag, 5.3mi depth 4 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
2/22/1988 - 4.3 mag, 15.0mi depth 9 mi from Lost Hills, CA
7/5/2019 - 4.2 mag, 0.6mi depth 14 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
7/4/2019 - 4.2 mag, -0.2mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
11/10/1981 - 4.2 mag, 9.0mi depth 12 mi from Pine Mountain Club, CA
3/8/1982 - 4.2 mag, 4.0mi depth 8 mi from China Lake Acres, CA
7/2/1992 - 4.2 mag, 6.0mi depth 5 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
12/18/1990 - 4.2 mag, 6.0mi depth 6 mi from Fuller Acres, CA
10/19/1983 - 4.2 mag, 5.0mi depth 12 mi from Kernville, CA
1/8/1996 - 4.2 mag, 5.1mi depth 11 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
2/14/1989 - 4.2 mag, 14.0mi depth 11 mi from Mettler, CA
9/11/1995 - 4.2 mag, 6.6mi depth 11 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
6/30/1992 - 4.2 mag, 5.4mi depth 5 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
8/25/2013 - 4.2 mag, 2.3mi depth 11 mi from Weldon, CA
9/29/1982 - 4.2 mag, 8.0mi depth 8 mi from China Lake Acres, CA
10/19/1994 - 4.2 mag, 3.4mi depth 12 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
4/19/2014 - 4.2 mag, 0.1mi depth 8 mi from Bodfish, CA
4/27/1982 - 4.2 mag, 5.0mi depth 9 mi from China Lake Acres, CA
10/19/1988 - 4.2 mag, 6.0mi depth 10 mi from Lebec, CA
7/10/2019 - 4.2 mag, 7.2mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
8/17/1995 - 4.2 mag, 6.0mi depth 11 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
9/20/1995 - 4.2 mag, 5.3mi depth 11 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
10/1/1982 - 4.2 mag, 8.0mi depth 8 mi from China Lake Acres, CA
5/27/2000 - 4.1 mag, 0.8mi depth 10 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
11/1/2011 - 4.1 mag, 7.0mi depth 4 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
7/6/2019 - 4.1 mag, 11.0mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
3/29/2006 - 4.1 mag, 10.3mi depth 4 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
10/4/1982 - 4.1 mag, 8.0mi depth 7 mi from Inyokern, CA
5/1/2008 - 4.1 mag, 6.0mi depth 8 mi from Bodfish, CA
6/29/1992 - 4.1 mag, 6.0mi depth 20 mi from Boron, CA
1/8/1996 - 4.1 mag, 4.9mi depth 10 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
1/24/1974 - 4.1 mag, 8.0mi depth 3 mi from Mettler, CA
8/30/1995 - 4.1 mag, 3.4mi depth 12 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
9/21/1995 - 4.1 mag, 5.1mi depth 9 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
12/13/2013 - 4.1 mag, 22.2mi depth 14 mi from Lost Hills, CA
6/22/1981 - 4.1 mag, 4.0mi depth 4 mi from Golden Hills, CA
10/24/1983 - 4.1 mag, 5.0mi depth 12 mi from Kernville, CA
7/3/1997 - 4.1 mag, 4.7mi depth 11 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
5/6/2005 - 4.1 mag, 11.6mi depth 12 mi from Mettler, CA
12/15/1987 - 4.1 mag, 3.0mi depth 9 mi from Fuller Acres, CA
10/18/1995 - 4.1 mag, 5.1mi depth 8 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
8/30/1995 - 4.1 mag, 5.0mi depth 11 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
10/25/1983 - 4.1 mag, 5.0mi depth 7 mi from Kernville, CA
7/6/1984 - 4.1 mag, 7.0mi depth 11 mi from Onyx, CA
1/11/1990 - 4.1 mag, 4.0mi depth 14 mi from Tehachapi, CA
10/2/1995 - 4.1 mag, 4.7mi depth 13 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
3/29/1989 - 4.1 mag, 14.0mi depth 6 mi from Lake of the Woods, CA
6/10/1974 - 4.1 mag, 8.0mi depth 14 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
12/2/1995 - 4.1 mag, 5.8mi depth 11 mi from Ridgecrest, CA
6/16/1978 - 4.1 mag, 5.0mi depth 9 mi from Mettler, CA
11/11/1991 - 4.0 mag, 4.0mi depth 3 mi from Mountain Mesa, CA

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Earthquake Probability for Kern County, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Kern County, CA.

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2

(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)

5.0

89.67%

5.1

85.16%

5.2

85.16%

5.2

79.95%

5.3

74.25%

5.4

68.30%

5.5

62.30%

5.6

56.46%

5.7

50.92%

5.8

45.78%

5.9

41.09%

6.0

36.89%

6.1

32.43%

6.2

28.48%

6.3

24.89%

6.4

21.76%

6.5

18.90%

6.6

17.17%

6.7

15.60%

6.8

14.16%

6.9

12.52%

7.0

9.43%

7.1

7.40%

7.2

5.89%

7.3

5.04%

7.4

4.48%

7.5

3.78%

7.6

2.80%

7.7

1.63%

7.8

0.72%

7.9

0.16%

8.0

0.00%

8.1

0.00%

8.2

0.00%

8.3

0.00%

8.4

0.00%

8.5

0.00%

8.6

0.00%

8.7

0.00%

8.8

0.00%

8.9

0.00%

9.0

0.00%

9.1

0.00%

9.2

0.00%

Earthquake Count for Kern County, CA

View the number of earthquake incidents in Kern County, CA by year that are more than 2.5 Magnitude.

List of Earthquake Incidents for Kern County, CA

Total Number of Earthquakes in Kern County, CA within 30 miles. All distances and depths in the table are measured in miles.

Date

Magnitude

Depth

04/23/2024

0.8

8.4

Earthquake Information for Kern County, California

Earthquake Probability for Kern County, CA

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2

Earthquake Count for Kern County, CA

List of Earthquake Incidents for Kern County, CA

Risk Of Natural Disasters In Kern County, CA

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