M1.9 earthquake 16km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Nov 5, 1976, 7:33 PM PST

UTC

1976-11-06 03:33:10 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.231° N, 118.577° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast9 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast16 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmNNW

After

1. 2.06km WSW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Nov 5, 9:41 PM PST · 18227 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
2. 2.412km ESE of Piru, CAFri, Nov 5, 11:36 PM PST · 18227 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.66km W of Lake Hughes, CASun, Nov 7, 6:21 AM PST · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.515km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 8, 12:09 AM PST · 18225 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
5. 2.09km W of Wofford Heights, CATue, Nov 9, 9:41 PM PST · 18223 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
6. 1.815km S of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 16, 8:27 AM PST · 18217 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.713km S of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 16, 8:43 AM PST · 18217 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.314km S of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 16, 12:01 PM PST · 18217 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
9. 2.016km NNE of Ojai, CATue, Nov 16, 4:32 PM PST · 18216 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.112km NNE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Nov 17, 12:32 PM PST · 18215 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.58km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 22, 2:50 PM PST · 18210 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.98km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Nov 22, 5:01 PM PST · 18210 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.827km NNW of Kernville, CATue, Nov 23, 8:29 PM PST · 18209 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 26, 3:37 AM PST · 18207 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.86km NNW of Lamont, CAFri, Nov 26, 10:56 PM PST · 18206 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
16. 3.626km NE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 4, 8:41 PM PST · 18198 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
17. 2.332km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Dec 6, 3:49 PM PST · 18196 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.021km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 7, 12:08 AM PST · 18196 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
19. 3.09km WSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 7, 6:13 PM PST · 18195 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.318km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 9, 3:24 AM PST · 18194 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
21. 3.015km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Dec 12, 6:53 AM PST · 18191 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.729km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 12, 10:01 PM PST · 18190 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
23. 2.010km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Dec 13, 3:23 PM PST · 18189 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.63km NNW of Valencia, CATue, Dec 14, 10:09 PM PST · 18188 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
25. 2.715km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Dec 16, 10:15 AM PST · 18187 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
26. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 17, 1:54 AM PST · 18186 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
27. 2.326km E of McFarland, CAThu, Dec 23, 2:07 AM PST · 18180 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
28. 2.312km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 23, 4:59 PM PST · 18179 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
29. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 25, 6:42 PM PST · 18177 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
30. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Dec 31, 5:25 PM PST · 18171 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
31. 1.821km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 1, 4:08 AM PST · 18171 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
32. 1.89km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jan 2, 4:19 AM PST · 18170 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
33. 2.519km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 3, 1:49 PM PST · 18168 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
34. 2.212km NE of Simi Valley, CATue, Jan 4, 10:53 AM PST · 18168 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away

Before

1. 3.023km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 3, 5:36 PM PST · 18229 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.712km ESE of Piru, CAWed, Nov 3, 4:26 PM PST · 18229 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.411km NE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Nov 3, 12:51 AM PST · 18230 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CAWed, Nov 3, 12:23 AM PST · 18230 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.120km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 31, 1:28 AM PDT · 18233 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.526km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Oct 29, 5:52 AM PDT · 18235 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CASun, Oct 24, 11:47 AM PDT · 18240 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.011km S of Agua Dulce, CASun, Oct 24, 2:07 AM PDT · 18240 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.312km SW of Valencia, CAFri, Oct 22, 5:03 AM PDT · 18242 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.113km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 18, 10:34 PM PDT · 18245 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
11. 3.98km WSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Oct 16, 10:38 PM PDT · 18247 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.426km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 16, 2:00 AM PDT · 18248 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
13. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 14, 8:53 PM PDT · 18249 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 14, 10:50 AM PDT · 18250 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
15. 3.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 14, 10:25 AM PDT · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.126km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 14, 9:10 AM PDT · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
17. 2.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 10, 5:31 AM PDT · 18254 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.812km ESE of Piru, CASat, Oct 9, 4:38 AM PDT · 18255 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CASat, Oct 9, 4:38 AM PDT · 18255 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci149445. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.