M3.0 earthquake 18km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), minor

Local time

Mon, Dec 18, 1972, 2:56 AM PST

UTC

1972-12-18 10:56:49 UTC

Depth

1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.288° N, 118.509° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

125°

Stations used

11

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast16 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast47 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast140 kmN

After

1. 3.29km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 20, 6:50 PM PST · 19633 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
2. 3.210km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 20, 6:56 PM PST · 19633 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.710km W of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Dec 21, 9:43 AM PST · 19633 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.58km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 21, 4:52 PM PST · 19632 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.59km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 21, 6:37 PM PST · 19632 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.77km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Dec 25, 4:39 AM PST · 19629 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
7. 3.08km SW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 25, 8:24 AM PST · 19629 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.110km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 26, 6:41 AM PST · 19628 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jan 3, 2:47 PM PST · 19619 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.78km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jan 3, 2:52 PM PST · 19619 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.724km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jan 11, 11:53 AM PST · 19611 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.823km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 13, 7:05 PM PST · 19609 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.48km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jan 13, 8:44 PM PST · 19609 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.710km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Jan 16, 5:29 AM PST · 19607 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 16, 6:35 AM PST · 19607 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.14km ESE of Acton, CAWed, Jan 17, 7:19 PM PST · 19605 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.78km WNW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Jan 19, 3:13 PM PST · 19603 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.72km NNW of Valencia, CAFri, Jan 26, 6:07 PM PST · 19596 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
19. 1.76km W of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jan 27, 4:42 AM PST · 19596 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
20. 1.78km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 27, 4:52 AM PST · 19596 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
21. 1.78km WSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jan 27, 5:42 AM PST · 19596 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
22. 3.56km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 27, 5:48 AM PST · 19596 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.74km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 27, 5:58 AM PST · 19596 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.76km W of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jan 27, 5:59 AM PST · 19596 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.76km W of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jan 27, 6:00 AM PST · 19596 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
26. 1.76km W of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jan 27, 6:28 AM PST · 19596 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.77km W of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jan 27, 6:32 AM PST · 19596 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.77km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 27, 10:03 PM PST · 19595 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.810km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Jan 31, 8:43 AM PST · 19592 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
30. 2.127km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 1, 12:27 AM PST · 19591 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
31. 1.712km S of Neenach, CASat, Feb 3, 9:16 PM PST · 19588 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
32. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 5, 12:14 AM PST · 19587 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.79km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Feb 5, 1:49 AM PST · 19587 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Feb 5, 5:05 PM PST · 19586 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
35. 1.78km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Feb 6, 5:39 AM PST · 19586 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
36. 1.78km SSE of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Feb 8, 11:34 AM PST · 19583 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
37. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Feb 8, 2:28 PM PST · 19583 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
38. 1.78km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Feb 10, 8:49 PM PST · 19581 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
39. 2.820km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Feb 12, 6:23 AM PST · 19580 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
40. 1.76km S of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Feb 12, 6:13 PM PST · 19579 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 1.76km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 12, 3:23 AM PST · 19642 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.616km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 6, 2:56 AM PST · 19648 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Dec 4, 7:00 PM PST · 19649 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.710km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Dec 3, 7:15 AM PST · 19651 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.715km N of Piru, CAThu, Nov 30, 5:42 PM PST · 19653 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.08km S of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Nov 29, 10:17 PM PST · 19654 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.79km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Nov 26, 6:30 PM PST · 19657 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.711km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Nov 25, 8:32 PM PST · 19658 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.74km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Nov 24, 12:04 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.76km SSW of Neenach, CAFri, Nov 24, 5:02 AM PST · 19660 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.53km NW of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Nov 23, 10:56 AM PST · 19660 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.76km NE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Nov 23, 10:23 AM PST · 19660 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.74km SW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Nov 23, 6:36 AM PST · 19661 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.77km W of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Nov 23, 6:05 AM PST · 19661 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.78km WSW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Nov 23, 6:04 AM PST · 19661 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.710km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Nov 20, 8:48 PM PST · 19663 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.79km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Nov 20, 12:05 AM PST · 19664 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Nov 18, 12:34 PM PST · 19665 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320589. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.