M2.9 earthquake 16km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Feb 14, 1976, 6:23 PM PST

UTC

1976-02-15 02:23:47 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.242° N, 118.563° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

131°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast11 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast16 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast136 kmNNW

After

1. 2.48km NE of Oildale, CASat, Feb 14, 11:34 PM PST · 18482 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
2. 2.110km NNW of Piru, CASun, Feb 15, 7:50 PM PST · 18482 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.75km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Feb 19, 12:02 AM PST · 18478 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.319km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Feb 20, 9:40 PM PST · 18476 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.226km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 23, 12:20 AM PST · 18474 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.425km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Feb 26, 8:59 PM PST · 18470 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.013km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Feb 27, 4:26 PM PST · 18470 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.513km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASun, Feb 29, 6:47 PM PST · 18468 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.05km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Mar 1, 7:07 AM PST · 18467 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.218km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 1, 6:09 PM PST · 18467 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.314km N of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 1, 6:23 PM PST · 18467 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.917km E of Arvin, CATue, Mar 2, 7:30 PM PST · 18466 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.024km N of California City, CAThu, Mar 4, 7:12 AM PST · 18464 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
14. 3.48km S of Lamont, CAThu, Mar 4, 9:42 AM PST · 18464 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
15. 2.312km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 4, 9:51 AM PST · 18464 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.04km WSW of Lamont, CAThu, Mar 4, 4:19 PM PST · 18464 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CAThu, Mar 4, 6:01 PM PST · 18464 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
18. 2.217km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 5, 9:39 PM PST · 18462 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.215km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Mar 6, 5:39 PM PST · 18462 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
20. 2.915km E of Lake Isabella, CASun, Mar 7, 6:20 AM PST · 18461 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
21. 1.93km SSW of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Mar 8, 8:13 PM PST · 18459 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
22. 3.024km NE of Arvin, CATue, Mar 9, 7:33 AM PST · 18459 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
23. 2.324km S of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 9, 11:44 AM PST · 18459 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
24. 2.420km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 17, 2:15 PM PST · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
25. 2.322km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 17, 2:35 PM PST · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
26. 1.87km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Mar 20, 2:22 PM PST · 18448 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
27. 2.622km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 21, 5:46 AM PST · 18447 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
28. 2.213km ESE of Wofford Heights, CATue, Mar 23, 2:42 AM PST · 18445 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
29. 2.818km E of Arvin, CATue, Mar 23, 1:04 PM PST · 18445 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
30. 1.76km NW of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 24, 3:19 AM PST · 18444 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
31. 2.325km E of Oildale, CAWed, Mar 24, 10:47 AM PST · 18444 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
32. 1.88km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Mar 24, 4:43 PM PST · 18444 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
33. 2.07km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Mar 28, 6:06 PM PST · 18440 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
34. 2.317km NNE of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Mar 31, 3:27 AM PST · 18437 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
35. 2.019km SW of Neenach, CAThu, Apr 1, 10:38 AM PST · 18436 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
36. 4.511km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 7:21 AM PST · 18429 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
37. 2.410km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 7:27 AM PST · 18429 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
38. 1.710km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 7:32 AM PST · 18429 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
39. 1.812km SW of Valencia, CAThu, Apr 8, 7:34 AM PST · 18429 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
40. 2.311km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 7:35 AM PST · 18429 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
41. 1.710km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 7:41 AM PST · 18429 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.611km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 7:51 AM PST · 18429 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
43. 1.79km N of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:46 AM PST · 18429 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
44. 1.612km ESE of Piru, CAThu, Apr 8, 9:04 AM PST · 18429 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
45. 2.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 10:20 AM PST · 18429 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
46. 2.610km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 12:03 PM PST · 18429 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
47. 2.39km SE of Piru, CAThu, Apr 8, 12:34 PM PST · 18429 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
48. 2.110km ESE of Piru, CAThu, Apr 8, 12:50 PM PST · 18429 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
49. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 4:13 PM PST · 18429 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
50. 2.411km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:51 PM PST · 18428 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
51. 1.810km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Apr 8, 11:12 PM PST · 18428 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
52. 1.69km SE of Piru, CAFri, Apr 9, 1:00 AM PST · 18428 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
53. 1.710km NNE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Apr 9, 2:22 AM PST · 18428 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
54. 2.111km NNE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Apr 9, 4:43 AM PST · 18428 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
55. 1.811km NE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Apr 9, 3:26 PM PST · 18428 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
56. 1.97km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Apr 9, 6:35 PM PST · 18428 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
57. 2.011km ESE of Piru, CAFri, Apr 9, 9:09 PM PST · 18427 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
58. 1.611km ESE of Piru, CASat, Apr 10, 10:48 AM PST · 18427 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
59. 2.610km NNE of Simi Valley, CASat, Apr 10, 4:51 PM PST · 18427 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
60. 1.57km WSW of Castaic, CASat, Apr 10, 11:51 PM PST · 18426 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 3.015km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jan 29, 12:42 AM PST · 18499 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
2. 3.310km S of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 27, 8:52 PM PST · 18500 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.713km S of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 27, 5:12 PM PST · 18501 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
4. 3.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 27, 7:05 AM PST · 18501 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.827km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Jan 20, 12:24 AM PST · 18508 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3002050. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.