M1.9 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 17, 1976, 1:54 AM PST

UTC

1976-12-17 09:54:37 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.261° N, 118.568° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

238°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast13 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 2.326km E of McFarland, CAThu, Dec 23, 2:07 AM PST · 18177 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.312km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 23, 4:59 PM PST · 18177 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
3. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 25, 6:42 PM PST · 18175 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
4. 1.821km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 1, 4:08 AM PST · 18168 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.89km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jan 2, 4:19 AM PST · 18167 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.519km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 3, 1:49 PM PST · 18166 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.118km ESE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 7, 1:47 PM PST · 18162 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
8. 3.021km ENE of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 8, 7:15 AM PST · 18161 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.04km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 10, 3:12 PM PST · 18159 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.58km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jan 12, 1:56 PM PST · 18157 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
11. 3.615km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 12, 11:19 PM PST · 18157 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
12. 3.08km SSE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jan 13, 6:53 AM PST · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
13. 1.59km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 13, 10:49 PM PST · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.014km E of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jan 16, 1:50 AM PST · 18153 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
15. 3.411km ESE of Piru, CASun, Jan 16, 4:39 PM PST · 18153 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.211km ESE of Piru, CASun, Jan 16, 4:43 PM PST · 18153 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.312km ESE of Piru, CASun, Jan 16, 6:16 PM PST · 18153 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.712km ESE of Piru, CAMon, Jan 17, 7:17 AM PST · 18152 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.814km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 17, 3:40 PM PST · 18152 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
20. 2.618km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jan 17, 3:54 PM PST · 18152 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
21. 2.121km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jan 17, 7:44 PM PST · 18152 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.518km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 17, 8:53 PM PST · 18152 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
23. 2.018km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 17, 9:11 PM PST · 18152 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
24. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Jan 18, 9:48 AM PST · 18151 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
25. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 18, 7:39 PM PST · 18151 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
26. 1.53km SE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jan 19, 12:31 AM PST · 18150 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
27. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 19, 12:49 AM PST · 18150 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
28. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Jan 20, 12:31 AM PST · 18149 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
29. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 21, 7:24 PM PST · 18148 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
30. 3.014km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 22, 2:44 AM PST · 18147 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 22, 2:57 AM PST · 18147 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
32. 2.815km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 22, 3:20 AM PST · 18147 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
33. 1.612km ESE of Piru, CASat, Jan 22, 7:10 AM PST · 18147 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.610km ESE of Piru, CASat, Jan 22, 11:55 AM PST · 18147 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
35. 2.312km SW of Valencia, CASat, Jan 22, 12:53 PM PST · 18147 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
36. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 22, 1:10 PM PST · 18147 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
37. 1.518km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 23, 4:13 PM PST · 18146 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
38. 1.916km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jan 24, 11:26 AM PST · 18145 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 25, 7:59 AM PST · 18144 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
40. 1.910km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 26, 1:04 AM PST · 18143 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
41. 2.618km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jan 26, 6:51 AM PST · 18143 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 26, 1:16 PM PST · 18143 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
43. 1.56km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 27, 7:04 AM PST · 18142 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
44. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jan 27, 11:17 AM PST · 18142 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
45. 2.512km ESE of Piru, CAThu, Jan 27, 5:11 PM PST · 18142 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.910km N of Taft, CASun, Jan 30, 10:07 PM PST · 18139 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
47. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jan 31, 10:07 AM PST · 18138 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
48. 1.714km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Feb 1, 4:17 AM PST · 18137 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
49. 2.613km E of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 1, 6:34 PM PST · 18137 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
50. 1.86km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Feb 1, 11:57 PM PST · 18137 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
51. 2.012km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 3, 5:29 AM PST · 18135 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
52. 2.014km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Feb 3, 7:03 AM PST · 18135 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
53. 1.87km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Feb 4, 10:45 AM PST · 18134 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
54. 2.216km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Feb 5, 4:03 PM PST · 18133 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
55. 2.218km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Feb 5, 7:54 PM PST · 18133 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
56. 2.514km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASat, Feb 5, 9:26 PM PST · 18133 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
57. 1.617km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Feb 6, 12:49 PM PST · 18132 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
58. 2.216km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Feb 6, 12:49 PM PST · 18132 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
59. 2.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 6, 12:58 PM PST · 18132 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
60. 2.012km ESE of Piru, CAThu, Feb 10, 7:16 PM PST · 18128 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

1. 2.715km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Dec 16, 10:15 AM PST · 18184 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.63km NNW of Valencia, CATue, Dec 14, 10:09 PM PST · 18186 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.010km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Dec 13, 3:23 PM PST · 18187 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.729km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 12, 10:01 PM PST · 18188 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
5. 3.015km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Dec 12, 6:53 AM PST · 18188 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.318km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 9, 3:24 AM PST · 18191 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
7. 3.09km WSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 7, 6:13 PM PST · 18193 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.021km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 7, 12:08 AM PST · 18194 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.332km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Dec 6, 3:49 PM PST · 18194 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
10. 2.320km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Dec 4, 11:01 PM PST · 18196 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
11. 3.626km NE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 4, 8:41 PM PST · 18196 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.86km NNW of Lamont, CAFri, Nov 26, 10:56 PM PST · 18204 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 26, 3:37 AM PST · 18204 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.827km NNW of Kernville, CATue, Nov 23, 8:29 PM PST · 18207 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.98km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Nov 22, 5:01 PM PST · 18208 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
16. 2.58km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 22, 2:50 PM PST · 18208 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.112km NNE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Nov 17, 12:32 PM PST · 18213 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci150019. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.