M2.5 earthquake 6km NE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 11, 1971, 3:25 PM PST

UTC

1971-11-11 23:25:11 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.175° N, 118.404° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

110°

Stations used

8

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast6 kmNE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast58 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast126 kmN

After

1. 2.76km NNE of Sunland, CASat, Nov 13, 8:07 AM PST · 20042 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.520km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 14, 3:51 AM PST · 20042 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
3. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 15, 3:36 PM PST · 20040 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.79km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Nov 16, 8:00 AM PST · 20039 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
5. 3.04km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Nov 17, 5:01 AM PST · 20038 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.58km N of Granada Hills, CAThu, Nov 18, 5:49 AM PST · 20037 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.58km NNW of Pacoima, CAMon, Nov 22, 12:05 AM PST · 20034 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
8. 3.15km NE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Nov 24, 3:19 AM PST · 20032 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
9. 3.714km SE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 24, 10:13 AM PST · 20031 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.72km NE of Granada Hills, CASat, Nov 27, 6:13 PM PST · 20028 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
11. 3.03km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Dec 2, 7:04 PM PST · 20023 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
12. 3.126km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 6, 10:43 PM PST · 20019 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
13. 3.19km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 9, 11:45 AM PST · 20016 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.79km NE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 10, 9:48 PM PST · 20015 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
15. 3.52km SW of Gorman, CAMon, Dec 13, 12:44 PM PST · 20012 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
16. 3.03km WSW of Gorman, CATue, Dec 21, 12:40 AM PST · 20005 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
17. 3.59km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 24, 3:34 AM PST · 20002 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.57km NE of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Jan 5, 6:59 PM PST · 19989 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
19. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CAThu, Jan 6, 12:04 AM PST · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
20. 3.58km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 6, 2:10 AM PST · 19989 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
21. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Jan 6, 2:33 AM PST · 19989 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
22. 1.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 9, 4:53 PM PST · 19985 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

Before

1. 3.09km W of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Nov 4, 11:17 AM PST · 20051 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
2. 2.58km N of Pacoima, CAThu, Nov 4, 1:56 AM PST · 20052 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.65km NNW of Pacoima, CAThu, Nov 4, 12:22 AM PST · 20052 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.09km SE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Nov 1, 2:15 AM PST · 20055 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.27km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Oct 31, 8:42 PM PST · 20055 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
6. 3.312km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 30, 8:08 PM PDT · 20056 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
7. 2.58km NNE of Pacoima, CAThu, Oct 28, 2:17 AM PDT · 20059 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.94km NE of Sunland, CAWed, Oct 27, 11:29 PM PDT · 20059 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.64km NNE of Granada Hills, CATue, Oct 26, 7:38 PM PDT · 20060 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.87km N of Granada Hills, CAMon, Oct 25, 11:39 AM PDT · 20061 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
11. 3.06km SE of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 24, 5:08 AM PDT · 20063 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
12. 2.82km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Oct 23, 1:57 AM PDT · 20064 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Oct 22, 6:29 AM PDT · 20064 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
14. 3.513km ESE of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 22, 2:55 AM PDT · 20065 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
15. 2.43km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Oct 21, 4:05 AM PDT · 20066 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.74km NNE of Granada Hills, CATue, Oct 19, 3:18 PM PDT · 20067 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.53km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Oct 18, 10:49 PM PDT · 20068 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
18. 3.55km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 13, 9:21 AM PDT · 20073 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
19. 2.98km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 13, 9:17 AM PDT · 20073 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3321702. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.