M2.3 earthquake 22km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Mar 17, 1976, 2:35 PM PST

UTC

1976-03-17 22:35:07 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.334° N, 118.454° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

144°

Stations used

0

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast21 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast51 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmN

After

1. 2.011km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Mar 17, 8:45 PM PST · 18458 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.87km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Mar 20, 2:22 PM PST · 18455 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.622km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 21, 5:46 AM PST · 18454 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.213km ESE of Wofford Heights, CATue, Mar 23, 2:42 AM PST · 18452 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
5. 2.818km E of Arvin, CATue, Mar 23, 1:04 PM PST · 18452 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
6. 1.76km NW of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 24, 3:19 AM PST · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
7. 2.325km E of Oildale, CAWed, Mar 24, 10:47 AM PST · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
8. 1.912km E of Coso Junction, CAWed, Mar 24, 7:31 PM PST · 18451 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.07km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Mar 28, 6:06 PM PST · 18447 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
10. 2.317km NNE of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Mar 31, 3:27 AM PST · 18444 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
11. 2.019km SW of Neenach, CAThu, Apr 1, 10:38 AM PST · 18443 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
12. 1.915km WNW of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 3, 5:11 PM PST · 18441 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
13. 1.57km WSW of Castaic, CASat, Apr 10, 11:51 PM PST · 18433 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.84km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Apr 12, 3:07 AM PST · 18432 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.04km WNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Apr 13, 4:11 AM PST · 18431 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.026km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 13, 11:02 PM PST · 18431 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.114km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 15, 8:31 AM PST · 18429 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.024km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Apr 17, 6:45 PM PST · 18427 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
19. 1.814km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Apr 19, 9:34 AM PST · 18425 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.94km SW of Lamont, CASat, Apr 24, 2:40 AM PST · 18420 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
21. 2.89km NE of Lamont, CASat, Apr 24, 9:48 PM PST · 18420 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
22. 1.624km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 27, 6:49 AM PDT · 18417 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
23. 1.516km NNW of Castaic, CAWed, Apr 28, 8:11 PM PDT · 18416 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
24. 2.617km ESE of Porterville, CAThu, Apr 29, 8:05 PM PDT · 18415 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
25. 2.37km WSW of Lamont, CASat, May 1, 6:12 PM PDT · 18413 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
26. 2.724km S of Bodfish, CAFri, May 7, 9:24 PM PDT · 18407 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
27. 2.025km S of Bodfish, CASun, May 9, 9:12 AM PDT · 18405 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
28. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 10, 1:19 PM PDT · 18404 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
29. 2.121km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 10, 1:39 PM PDT · 18404 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
30. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CATue, May 11, 8:16 PM PDT · 18403 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
31. 2.516km N of Fillmore, CAWed, May 12, 11:41 AM PDT · 18402 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
32. 2.35km SE of Wofford Heights, CAThu, May 13, 9:30 AM PDT · 18401 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
33. 2.56km NE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, May 14, 2:06 AM PDT · 18400 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
34. 2.318km NNW of Fillmore, CASat, May 15, 1:45 PM PDT · 18399 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 2.420km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 17, 2:15 PM PST · 18458 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.17km ESE of Coso Junction, CASat, Mar 13, 1:48 AM PST · 18462 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.324km S of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 9, 11:44 AM PST · 18466 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
4. 3.024km NE of Arvin, CATue, Mar 9, 7:33 AM PST · 18466 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.915km E of Lake Isabella, CASun, Mar 7, 6:20 AM PST · 18468 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.215km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Mar 6, 5:39 PM PST · 18469 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
7. 3.013km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 6, 4:17 AM PST · 18469 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.217km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 5, 9:39 PM PST · 18470 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CAThu, Mar 4, 6:01 PM PST · 18471 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
10. 2.04km WSW of Lamont, CAThu, Mar 4, 4:19 PM PST · 18471 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.312km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 4, 9:51 AM PST · 18471 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
12. 3.48km S of Lamont, CAThu, Mar 4, 9:42 AM PST · 18471 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.024km N of California City, CAThu, Mar 4, 7:12 AM PST · 18471 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
14. 2.917km E of Arvin, CATue, Mar 2, 7:30 PM PST · 18473 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.314km N of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 1, 6:23 PM PST · 18474 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
16. 2.218km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 1, 6:09 PM PST · 18474 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.05km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Mar 1, 7:07 AM PST · 18474 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.513km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASun, Feb 29, 6:47 PM PST · 18475 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.013km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Feb 27, 4:26 PM PST · 18477 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.425km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Feb 26, 8:59 PM PST · 18478 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3002398. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.