M3.1 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Fri, Oct 6, 1972, 4:08 AM PDT

UTC

1972-10-06 11:08:03 UTC

Depth

0.6 km (0.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.296° N, 118.551° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

11

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast17 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast141 kmNNW

After

1. 2.49km S of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Oct 6, 1:43 PM PDT · 19708 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.75km SSW of Valencia, CASun, Oct 8, 10:10 AM PDT · 19707 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.74km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 10, 6:00 AM PDT · 19705 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.66km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Oct 12, 11:46 PM PDT · 19702 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.86km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Oct 16, 3:36 AM PDT · 19699 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.73km S of Valencia, CAThu, Oct 19, 6:42 AM PDT · 19696 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
7. 3.67km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Oct 19, 5:03 PM PDT · 19695 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.77km WSW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Oct 20, 5:41 PM PDT · 19694 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Nov 6, 3:35 PM PST · 19677 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.78km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Nov 9, 5:12 AM PST · 19675 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Nov 12, 3:01 PM PST · 19671 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.77km ENE of Lebec, CASun, Nov 12, 10:22 PM PST · 19671 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
13. 2.89km WSW of Palmdale, CATue, Nov 14, 3:07 AM PST · 19670 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
14. 3.45km NNE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 15, 6:49 AM PST · 19669 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
15. 3.05km E of Lamont, CAWed, Nov 15, 8:44 AM PST · 19669 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
16. 1.75km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Nov 16, 7:39 PM PST · 19667 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Nov 18, 12:34 PM PST · 19665 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.79km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Nov 20, 12:05 AM PST · 19664 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.78km WSW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Nov 23, 6:04 AM PST · 19661 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.77km W of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Nov 23, 6:05 AM PST · 19661 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
21. 1.74km SW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Nov 23, 6:36 AM PST · 19661 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
22. 1.76km NE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Nov 23, 10:23 AM PST · 19660 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
23. 2.53km NW of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Nov 23, 10:56 AM PST · 19660 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
24. 1.76km SSW of Neenach, CAFri, Nov 24, 5:02 AM PST · 19660 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
25. 1.74km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Nov 24, 12:04 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.79km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Nov 26, 6:30 PM PST · 19657 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
27. 2.08km S of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Nov 29, 10:17 PM PST · 19654 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
28. 2.715km N of Piru, CAThu, Nov 30, 5:42 PM PST · 19653 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
29. 1.710km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Dec 3, 7:15 AM PST · 19651 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Dec 4, 7:00 PM PST · 19649 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 1.78km SW of Valencia, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:53 AM PDT · 19710 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.74km NW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Oct 3, 4:32 AM PDT · 19712 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.72km S of Acton, CASun, Oct 1, 11:01 AM PDT · 19713 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.07km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Sep 28, 6:02 AM PDT · 19717 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.732km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Sep 26, 10:16 AM PDT · 19719 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.632km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Sep 26, 5:32 AM PDT · 19719 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.78km WSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Sep 23, 3:07 PM PDT · 19721 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.521km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 20, 4:48 PM PDT · 19724 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
9. 1.72km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Sep 17, 5:24 PM PDT · 19727 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
10. 2.415km NW of Castaic, CASat, Sep 16, 7:26 AM PDT · 19729 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.77km W of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Sep 13, 1:07 PM PDT · 19731 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.78km S of Agua Dulce, CATue, Sep 12, 5:38 AM PDT · 19733 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
13. 3.015km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 11, 6:47 AM PDT · 19734 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Sep 11, 12:06 AM PDT · 19734 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320755. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:18 AM UTC.