M1.8 earthquake 20km NNE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Aug 24, 1976, 9:58 PM PDT

UTC

1976-08-25 04:58:03 UTC

Depth

2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.302° N, 118.395° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

208°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmNNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast57 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast140 kmN

After

1. 3.212km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 26, 11:21 PM PDT · 18301 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.24km SE of Frazier Park, CASun, Aug 29, 4:37 AM PDT · 18299 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
3. 3.27km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Aug 30, 5:27 PM PDT · 18297 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.27km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Aug 30, 6:08 PM PDT · 18297 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.79km WNW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Sep 1, 2:37 PM PDT · 18296 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.16km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Sep 4, 3:04 PM PDT · 18293 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.94km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 6, 8:08 PM PDT · 18290 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
8. 2.017km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:43 PM PDT · 18290 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
9. 2.335km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Sep 7, 12:46 AM PDT · 18290 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.217km SSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 8, 4:07 AM PDT · 18289 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
11. 2.016km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Sep 8, 1:35 PM PDT · 18289 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.617km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 9, 9:35 PM PDT · 18287 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.37km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 10, 5:07 PM PDT · 18286 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
14. 3.021km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 14, 12:00 PM PDT · 18283 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.419km SSW of Trona, CATue, Sep 14, 2:34 PM PDT · 18283 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.925km W of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:11 PM PDT · 18279 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.626km W of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:43 PM PDT · 18279 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.910km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 18, 5:55 AM PDT · 18279 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.624km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 20, 4:09 AM PDT · 18277 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
20. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 21, 8:33 PM PDT · 18275 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
21. 3.026km W of Inyokern, CATue, Sep 21, 10:30 PM PDT · 18275 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
22. 2.022km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Sep 25, 1:09 PM PDT · 18272 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
23. 2.69km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Sep 26, 8:24 AM PDT · 18271 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.84km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 26, 6:59 PM PDT · 18270 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
25. 2.222km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Sep 27, 6:18 AM PDT · 18270 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
26. 2.222km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 27, 10:07 AM PDT · 18270 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
27. 3.022km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 27, 5:17 PM PDT · 18269 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
28. 2.022km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 27, 5:23 PM PDT · 18269 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
29. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 27, 5:25 PM PDT · 18269 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.617km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Sep 27, 5:34 PM PDT · 18269 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
31. 1.922km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Sep 27, 5:49 PM PDT · 18269 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
32. 2.519km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Sep 28, 3:44 AM PDT · 18269 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
33. 2.024km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 28, 3:56 AM PDT · 18269 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
34. 1.718km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 28, 4:34 AM PDT · 18269 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
35. 1.621km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 28, 5:59 AM PDT · 18269 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
36. 2.021km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 28, 10:40 AM PDT · 18269 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
37. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 28, 2:40 PM PDT · 18269 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
38. 1.820km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Sep 29, 5:43 AM PDT · 18268 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
39. 3.016km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Sep 29, 1:13 PM PDT · 18268 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
40. 1.916km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Sep 29, 1:17 PM PDT · 18268 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
41. 2.021km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 29, 5:04 PM PDT · 18267 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
42. 2.024km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 29, 5:09 PM PDT · 18267 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
43. 2.019km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Sep 29, 7:55 PM PDT · 18267 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
44. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 29, 9:18 PM PDT · 18267 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
45. 1.622km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 29, 10:34 PM PDT · 18267 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
46. 2.618km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 29, 11:16 PM PDT · 18267 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
47. 1.624km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 30, 3:12 AM PDT · 18267 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
48. 2.72km N of California City, CAThu, Sep 30, 1:52 PM PDT · 18267 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
49. 1.624km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 30, 4:39 PM PDT · 18266 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
50. 1.95km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 30, 5:23 PM PDT · 18266 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
51. 2.120km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 30, 5:39 PM PDT · 18266 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
52. 2.722km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 30, 6:06 PM PDT · 18266 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
53. 1.922km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Oct 1, 3:27 AM PDT · 18266 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
54. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 1, 5:12 AM PDT · 18266 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
55. 1.611km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Oct 1, 4:44 PM PDT · 18265 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
56. 1.822km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 1, 8:45 PM PDT · 18265 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
57. 2.817km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 2, 10:44 AM PDT · 18265 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
58. 1.623km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 2, 11:15 PM PDT · 18264 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
59. 1.823km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 2, 11:57 PM PDT · 18264 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
60. 2.415km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Oct 3, 7:44 AM PDT · 18264 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

1. 2.320km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Aug 24, 8:44 PM PDT · 18303 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.29km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 18, 10:57 PM PDT · 18309 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
3. 2.89km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Aug 18, 10:44 PM PDT · 18309 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
4. 3.214km WSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 18, 4:16 PM PDT · 18310 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.314km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Aug 10, 10:27 AM PDT · 18318 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
6. 2.023km E of Oildale, CATue, Aug 10, 1:05 AM PDT · 18318 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
7. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 6, 2:49 AM PDT · 18322 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.924km N of California City, CAMon, Aug 2, 2:25 AM PDT · 18326 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.022km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 1, 12:42 AM PDT · 18327 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.115km WSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 28, 3:06 PM PDT · 18331 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
11. 1.826km NNE of California City, CAWed, Jul 28, 9:49 AM PDT · 18331 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
12. 2.522km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 28, 3:40 AM PDT · 18331 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.39km E of Shafter, CAMon, Jul 26, 11:05 AM PDT · 18333 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3001881. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.