M3.8 earthquake 17km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.8 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, Mar 3, 1973, 10:14 AM PST

UTC

1973-03-03 18:14:49 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.242° N, 118.574° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

129°

Stations used

13

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast10 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast136 kmNNW

After

1. 1.77km WSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Mar 3, 5:55 PM PST · 19565 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.76km SSE of Agua Dulce, CATue, Mar 6, 11:45 AM PST · 19563 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.73km WSW of Valencia, CAThu, Mar 8, 2:35 AM PST · 19561 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.73km SSW of Castaic, CAThu, Mar 8, 2:47 AM PST · 19561 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.79km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 8, 5:39 AM PST · 19561 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.922km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Mar 9, 12:55 AM PST · 19560 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.78km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 9, 3:37 PM PST · 19559 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 9, 9:01 PM PST · 19559 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.611km SSW of Valencia, CASun, Mar 11, 11:19 AM PST · 19558 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.85km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 14, 5:55 PM PST · 19554 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.76km WSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Mar 14, 6:14 PM PST · 19554 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.75km WSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Mar 14, 6:21 PM PST · 19554 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.216km WNW of California City, CAFri, Mar 16, 10:25 PM PST · 19552 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.77km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Mar 19, 2:13 AM PST · 19550 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.78km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Mar 20, 4:14 PM PST · 19548 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.72km W of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Mar 21, 10:55 AM PST · 19548 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.78km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 21, 7:39 PM PST · 19547 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.72km NNE of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Mar 21, 8:40 PM PST · 19547 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.516km SW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 28, 2:46 PM PST · 19540 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
20. 2.813km SW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 29, 9:52 PM PST · 19539 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
21. 1.79km NNE of Pacoima, CAFri, Mar 30, 4:47 AM PST · 19539 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 1, 8:30 PM PST · 19536 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
23. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 4, 9:24 AM PST · 19534 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
24. 3.19km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 5, 4:42 AM PST · 19533 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
25. 2.113km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 5, 2:51 PM PST · 19532 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 6, 4:04 PM PST · 19531 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
27. 2.424km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 8, 5:10 AM PST · 19530 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
28. 1.78km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Apr 8, 12:52 PM PST · 19529 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
29. 1.76km WSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Apr 8, 8:11 PM PST · 19529 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
30. 2.59km S of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Apr 9, 12:00 PM PST · 19529 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.65km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 11, 7:33 PM PST · 19526 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
32. 1.79km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 12, 8:40 PM PST · 19525 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.712km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Apr 13, 4:48 AM PST · 19525 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
34. 1.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Apr 13, 4:49 AM PST · 19525 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
35. 2.816km NE of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 15, 9:15 AM PST · 19523 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
36. 2.89km ENE of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 17, 5:27 AM PST · 19521 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
37. 1.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Apr 17, 1:34 PM PST · 19520 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
38. 3.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Apr 17, 1:34 PM PST · 19520 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
39. 3.014km WSW of Neenach, CAThu, Apr 19, 2:25 AM PST · 19519 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
40. 1.711km N of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Apr 19, 4:49 AM PST · 19519 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
41. 1.711km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 26, 5:13 PM PST · 19511 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
42. 1.711km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 26, 7:21 PM PST · 19511 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.76km NE of Valencia, CAWed, May 2, 4:26 AM PDT · 19506 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

Before

1. 1.73km WSW of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 3, 5:35 AM PST · 19566 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.46km NNW of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 2, 10:44 AM PST · 19567 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
3. 3.117km N of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 2, 10:31 AM PST · 19567 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.616km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 2, 5:45 AM PST · 19567 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.77km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Feb 20, 6:33 AM PST · 19577 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 17, 12:03 AM PST · 19580 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Feb 16, 10:40 PM PST · 19580 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.47km SE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Feb 15, 6:03 AM PST · 19582 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.76km S of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Feb 12, 6:13 PM PST · 19584 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.820km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Feb 12, 6:23 AM PST · 19585 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.78km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Feb 10, 8:49 PM PST · 19586 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Feb 8, 2:28 PM PST · 19588 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.78km SSE of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Feb 8, 11:34 AM PST · 19589 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.78km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Feb 6, 5:39 AM PST · 19591 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Feb 5, 5:05 PM PST · 19591 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.79km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Feb 5, 1:49 AM PST · 19592 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 5, 12:14 AM PST · 19592 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.712km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Feb 4, 11:22 PM PST · 19592 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.713km SW of Acton, CASun, Feb 4, 7:11 PM PST · 19592 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
20. 3.112km N of Lake View Terrace, CASun, Feb 4, 5:37 PM PST · 19592 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320401 (also filed as usp00000tk). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.