California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13km SSE of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13km SSE of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Apr 5, 1973, 2:51 PM PST (22:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14km WSW of Neenach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-04-05 22:51:57 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.021° N, 118.418° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 19532 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.424km SW of Bodfish, CA · 19530 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.78km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19530 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.76km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19529 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.72km SSE of Chatsworth, CA · 19529 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.59km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 19529 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.77km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19527 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.77km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19527 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.65km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19527 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.22km E of Canoga Park, CA · 19526 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.79km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19525 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.712km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19525 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19525 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.79km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19523 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.816km NE of Grapevine, CA · 19523 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.89km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 19521 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.78km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19521 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19521 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19521 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19521 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.014km WSW of Neenach, CA · 19519 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.711km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19519 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.76km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19516 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.72km NW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19516 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.72km NW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19516 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.73km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 19516 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.72km WSW of Altadena, CA · 19516 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.711km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19512 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.711km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19512 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.710km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19511 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.78km NE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19511 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.78km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19510 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.74km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19507 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.78km NE of Sunland, CA · 19507 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.77km N of Sunland, CA · 19506 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.76km NE of Valencia, CA · 19506 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.77km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19506 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.310km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19505 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19503 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.76km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19502 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.711km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19502 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.712km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19501 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.822km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 19500 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.56km NNE of Fillmore, CA · 19500 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.48km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19500 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.98km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19500 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19500 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.46km SSE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19500 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.26km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19500 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19499 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19497 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19496 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.710km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19496 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.71km N of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · 19494 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.710km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19493 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 3.025km NE of Boron, CA · 19493 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.76km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 19492 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19489 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.79km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19488 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.710km N of Pacoima, CA · 19488 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 3.19km NNE of Kernville, CA · 19533 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19534 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.27km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 19536 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 19536 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.79km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19539 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.813km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 19539 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.516km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 19541 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.72km NNE of Agua Dulce, CA · 19547 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.78km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19548 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.72km W of Agua Dulce, CA · 19548 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.78km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19549 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.74km N of Granada Hills, CA · 19550 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.77km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19550 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.216km WNW of California City, CA · 19552 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.72km E of Panorama City, CA · 19553 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.75km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19555 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.76km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19555 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.85km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19555 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.611km SSW of Valencia, CA · 19558 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19559 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away

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