M2.3 earthquake 18km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 9, 1976, 3:24 AM PST

UTC

1976-12-09 11:24:11 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.131° N, 118.644° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

144°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast3 kmSSW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast125 kmNNW

After

1. 1.729km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 12, 10:01 PM PST · 18185 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
2. 2.36km SW of Pearblossum, CAMon, Dec 13, 12:26 AM PST · 18185 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.16km SW of Pearblossum, CAMon, Dec 13, 7:45 AM PST · 18185 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.010km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Dec 13, 3:23 PM PST · 18185 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.63km NNW of Valencia, CATue, Dec 14, 10:09 PM PST · 18183 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 17, 1:54 AM PST · 18181 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.86km NE of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Dec 20, 8:09 PM PST · 18177 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.326km E of McFarland, CAThu, Dec 23, 2:07 AM PST · 18175 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.312km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 23, 4:59 PM PST · 18174 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
10. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 25, 6:42 PM PST · 18172 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
11. 2.46km SW of Pearblossum, CAMon, Dec 27, 3:44 AM PST · 18171 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.97km SW of Pearblossum, CAFri, Dec 31, 5:00 PM PST · 18166 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Dec 31, 5:25 PM PST · 18166 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.821km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 1, 4:08 AM PST · 18166 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.89km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jan 2, 4:19 AM PST · 18165 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
16. 1.66km NW of Granada Hills, CASun, Jan 2, 9:14 PM PST · 18164 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.519km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 3, 1:49 PM PST · 18164 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
18. 2.212km NE of Simi Valley, CATue, Jan 4, 10:53 AM PST · 18163 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.118km ESE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 7, 1:47 PM PST · 18160 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
20. 3.021km ENE of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 8, 7:15 AM PST · 18159 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
21. 2.04km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 10, 3:12 PM PST · 18157 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
22. 1.58km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jan 12, 1:56 PM PST · 18155 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
23. 3.615km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 12, 11:19 PM PST · 18154 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
24. 3.08km SSE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jan 13, 6:53 AM PST · 18154 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
25. 1.85km SW of Pearblossum, CAThu, Jan 13, 5:01 PM PST · 18153 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.59km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 13, 10:49 PM PST · 18153 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
27. 2.014km E of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jan 16, 1:50 AM PST · 18151 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
28. 3.411km ESE of Piru, CASun, Jan 16, 4:39 PM PST · 18150 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
29. 2.211km ESE of Piru, CASun, Jan 16, 4:43 PM PST · 18150 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.511km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Jan 16, 5:53 PM PST · 18150 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
31. 2.312km ESE of Piru, CASun, Jan 16, 6:16 PM PST · 18150 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
32. 2.111km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Jan 16, 6:58 PM PST · 18150 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
33. 1.712km ESE of Piru, CAMon, Jan 17, 7:17 AM PST · 18150 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
34. 1.814km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 17, 3:40 PM PST · 18150 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
35. 2.518km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 17, 8:53 PM PST · 18149 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
36. 2.018km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 17, 9:11 PM PST · 18149 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
37. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 18, 7:39 PM PST · 18148 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
38. 1.53km SE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jan 19, 12:31 AM PST · 18148 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
39. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 19, 12:49 AM PST · 18148 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
40. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Jan 20, 12:31 AM PST · 18147 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
41. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 21, 7:24 PM PST · 18145 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
42. 1.612km ESE of Piru, CASat, Jan 22, 7:10 AM PST · 18145 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
43. 1.610km ESE of Piru, CASat, Jan 22, 11:55 AM PST · 18145 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
44. 2.312km SW of Valencia, CASat, Jan 22, 12:53 PM PST · 18145 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
45. 2.14km NW of Pacoima, CASun, Jan 23, 12:17 PM PST · 18144 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
46. 1.518km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 23, 4:13 PM PST · 18144 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
47. 1.68km SSW of Pearblossum, CAMon, Jan 24, 1:59 PM PST · 18143 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
48. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 25, 7:59 AM PST · 18142 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
49. 1.910km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 26, 1:04 AM PST · 18141 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
50. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 26, 1:16 PM PST · 18141 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
51. 1.56km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 27, 7:04 AM PST · 18140 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
52. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jan 27, 11:17 AM PST · 18140 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
53. 2.510km N of Sunland, CAThu, Jan 27, 1:30 PM PST · 18140 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
54. 2.512km ESE of Piru, CAThu, Jan 27, 5:11 PM PST · 18139 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
55. 1.59km SE of Piru, CASat, Jan 29, 9:29 AM PST · 18138 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
56. 1.58km SSE of Piru, CASun, Jan 30, 9:49 PM PST · 18136 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
57. 1.910km N of Taft, CASun, Jan 30, 10:07 PM PST · 18136 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
58. 2.16km NW of Pacoima, CAMon, Jan 31, 11:36 AM PST · 18136 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
59. 1.714km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Feb 1, 4:17 AM PST · 18135 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
60. 2.613km E of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 1, 6:34 PM PST · 18134 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

1. 3.09km WSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 7, 6:13 PM PST · 18190 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.021km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 7, 12:08 AM PST · 18191 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
3. 2.332km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Dec 6, 3:49 PM PST · 18192 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
4. 3.626km NE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 4, 8:41 PM PST · 18193 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
5. 2.86km NNW of Lamont, CAFri, Nov 26, 10:56 PM PST · 18201 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.827km NNW of Kernville, CATue, Nov 23, 8:29 PM PST · 18204 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.515km NE of Lake Los Angeles, CATue, Nov 23, 2:58 PM PST · 18205 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.98km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Nov 22, 5:01 PM PST · 18205 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
9. 2.58km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 22, 2:50 PM PST · 18206 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.112km NNE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Nov 17, 12:32 PM PST · 18211 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.016km NNE of Ojai, CATue, Nov 16, 4:32 PM PST · 18211 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.09km W of Wofford Heights, CATue, Nov 9, 9:41 PM PST · 18218 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci149902. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.