M2.6 earthquake 17km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Sep 9, 1976, 9:35 PM PDT

UTC

1976-09-10 04:35:59 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.131° N, 118.632° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast3 kmS
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast125 kmNNW

After

1. 2.37km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 10, 5:07 PM PDT · 18286 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
2. 1.926km NNE of Montecito, CAMon, Sep 13, 11:03 PM PDT · 18283 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.925km W of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:11 PM PDT · 18279 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.626km W of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:43 PM PDT · 18279 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.910km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 18, 5:55 AM PDT · 18279 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
6. 2.624km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 20, 4:09 AM PDT · 18277 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 21, 8:33 PM PDT · 18275 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
8. 3.026km W of Inyokern, CATue, Sep 21, 10:30 PM PDT · 18275 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
9. 2.69km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Sep 26, 8:24 AM PDT · 18271 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.72km N of California City, CAThu, Sep 30, 1:52 PM PDT · 18266 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 1, 5:12 AM PDT · 18266 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
12. 2.817km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 2, 10:44 AM PDT · 18264 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
13. 1.811km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Oct 3, 1:28 PM PDT · 18263 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CASat, Oct 9, 4:38 AM PDT · 18258 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.812km ESE of Piru, CASat, Oct 9, 4:38 AM PDT · 18258 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 10, 5:31 AM PDT · 18257 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.126km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 14, 9:10 AM PDT · 18252 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
18. 3.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 14, 10:25 AM PDT · 18252 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 14, 10:50 AM PDT · 18252 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 14, 8:53 PM PDT · 18252 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
21. 2.426km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 16, 2:00 AM PDT · 18251 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
22. 3.98km WSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Oct 16, 10:38 PM PDT · 18250 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
23. 2.113km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 18, 10:34 PM PDT · 18248 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.312km SW of Valencia, CAFri, Oct 22, 5:03 AM PDT · 18245 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
25. 2.011km S of Agua Dulce, CASun, Oct 24, 2:07 AM PDT · 18243 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
26. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CASun, Oct 24, 11:47 AM PDT · 18242 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
27. 2.526km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Oct 29, 5:52 AM PDT · 18238 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
28. 2.120km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 31, 1:28 AM PDT · 18236 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
29. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CAWed, Nov 3, 12:23 AM PST · 18233 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
30. 2.411km NE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Nov 3, 12:51 AM PST · 18233 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
31. 2.712km ESE of Piru, CAWed, Nov 3, 4:26 PM PST · 18232 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
32. 3.023km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 3, 5:36 PM PST · 18232 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
33. 1.916km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 5, 7:33 PM PST · 18230 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.06km WSW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Nov 5, 9:41 PM PST · 18230 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
35. 2.412km ESE of Piru, CAFri, Nov 5, 11:36 PM PST · 18230 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
36. 2.66km W of Lake Hughes, CASun, Nov 7, 6:21 AM PST · 18229 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
37. 2.515km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 8, 12:09 AM PST · 18228 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

Before

1. 2.016km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Sep 8, 1:35 PM PDT · 18288 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.217km SSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 8, 4:07 AM PDT · 18289 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.017km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:43 PM PDT · 18290 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.94km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 6, 8:08 PM PDT · 18290 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.15km NW of Chatsworth, CASun, Sep 5, 9:03 PM PDT · 18291 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.16km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Sep 4, 3:04 PM PDT · 18292 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.712km SW of Valencia, CAFri, Sep 3, 1:21 AM PDT · 18294 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
8. 2.27km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Aug 30, 6:08 PM PDT · 18297 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
9. 3.27km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Aug 30, 5:27 PM PDT · 18297 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
10. 2.24km SE of Frazier Park, CASun, Aug 29, 4:37 AM PDT · 18299 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
11. 3.212km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 26, 11:21 PM PDT · 18301 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.820km NNE of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 24, 9:58 PM PDT · 18303 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.320km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Aug 24, 8:44 PM PDT · 18303 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.29km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 18, 10:57 PM PDT · 18309 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.89km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Aug 18, 10:44 PM PDT · 18309 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
16. 3.214km WSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 18, 4:16 PM PDT · 18309 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci146774. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.