California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Oct 14, 1976, 10:25 AM PDT (17:25 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 8km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-10-14 17:25:20 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.312° N, 118.517° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18245 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18244 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.822km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18244 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.426km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 18243 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.98km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 18242 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.519km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18240 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.113km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 18240 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.422km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18234 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.526km NE of Arvin, CA · 18230 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18229 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.318km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18228 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.120km SW of Little Lake, CA · 18228 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.023km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18224 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.916km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 18222 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.06km WSW of Wofford Heights, CA · 18222 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.66km W of Lake Hughes, CA · 18221 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.515km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 18220 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.09km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 18218 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.313km SE of Little Lake, CA · 18218 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.921km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18218 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.815km S of Little Lake, CA · 18212 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.713km S of Little Lake, CA · 18212 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.314km S of Little Lake, CA · 18212 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.58km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 18206 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.98km WNW of Castaic, CA · 18205 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.827km NNW of Kernville, CA · 18204 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18202 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.86km NNW of Lamont, CA · 18201 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.623km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18193 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 3.626km NE of Arvin, CA · 18193 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.320km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18193 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.332km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 18191 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.021km SW of Bodfish, CA · 18191 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 3.09km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 18190 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.318km W of Tehachapi, CA · 18189 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.322km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18188 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 3.015km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18186 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.823km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18186 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.022km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18186 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.322km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18185 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.729km SE of Bodfish, CA · 18185 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 2.126km SE of Bodfish, CA · 18245 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.423km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18249 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18249 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18249 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.923km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.922km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.819km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.721km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18253 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.122km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18253 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.724km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 18254 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18255 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.322km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18256 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.415km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18256 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.823km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18256 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.623km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18256 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.817km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 18257 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.822km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18257 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.611km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 18257 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 18258 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.922km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18258 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci148945 (also filed as usp0000jvb). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC.