M3.0 earthquake 7km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Apr 3, 1977, 2:29 PM PST

UTC

1977-04-03 22:29:26 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.133° N, 118.531° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.42

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

8

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast4 kmWSW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast7 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast52 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast123 kmNNW

After

1. 1.84km SSE of Littlerock, CATue, Apr 5, 2:42 AM PST · 18079 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 5, 7:01 PM PST · 18078 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
3. 1.610km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Apr 5, 8:36 PM PST · 18078 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.610km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 6, 5:38 AM PST · 18078 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
5. 2.314km W of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 6, 11:02 PM PST · 18077 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.716km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Apr 7, 12:05 PM PST · 18077 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.55km N of Sunland, CAThu, Apr 7, 7:24 PM PST · 18076 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.68km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Apr 8, 7:27 AM PST · 18076 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.17km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Apr 9, 1:01 AM PST · 18075 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CASat, Apr 9, 3:44 PM PST · 18074 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.615km NE of Neenach, CASat, Apr 9, 8:23 PM PST · 18074 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
12. 1.721km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Apr 11, 4:36 PM PST · 18072 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
13. 2.413km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 13, 2:28 AM PST · 18071 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.66km SSE of Littlerock, CAWed, Apr 13, 2:57 AM PST · 18071 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.03km SE of Valencia, CAWed, Apr 13, 5:13 AM PST · 18071 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.27km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 13, 3:23 PM PST · 18070 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.826km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 14, 9:11 AM PST · 18070 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.526km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 14, 9:13 AM PST · 18070 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 15, 3:07 PM PST · 18068 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.27km NNE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Apr 18, 12:29 AM PST · 18066 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.227km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 19, 9:51 AM PST · 18065 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.54km S of Frazier Park, CAWed, Apr 20, 10:00 PM PST · 18063 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
23. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 22, 1:17 AM PST · 18062 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
24. 2.813km NNE of Simi Valley, CASat, Apr 23, 9:49 PM PST · 18060 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
25. 1.511km ESE of Piru, CASat, Apr 23, 10:30 PM PST · 18060 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
26. 1.510km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 24, 7:29 PM PDT · 18059 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
27. 2.326km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 26, 8:15 AM PDT · 18058 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
28. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 28, 12:28 AM PDT · 18056 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
29. 1.824km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 30, 10:08 PM PDT · 18053 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
30. 2.316km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 2, 6:57 PM PDT · 18051 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
31. 2.212km N of Grapevine, CAThu, May 5, 12:14 AM PDT · 18049 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
32. 1.93km S of Littlerock, CAThu, May 5, 2:55 AM PDT · 18049 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
33. 1.67km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, May 5, 10:03 PM PDT · 18048 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
34. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 5, 10:41 PM PDT · 18048 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
35. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAFri, May 6, 9:46 PM PDT · 18047 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
36. 1.524km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 7, 3:15 AM PDT · 18047 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
37. 1.68km S of Lamont, CASat, May 7, 10:54 PM PDT · 18046 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
38. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, May 8, 3:35 AM PDT · 18046 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
39. 2.225km S of Bodfish, CATue, May 10, 9:19 AM PDT · 18044 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
40. 1.714km SE of Arvin, CAWed, May 11, 1:06 PM PDT · 18043 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
41. 1.62km ESE of Castaic, CAWed, May 11, 7:55 PM PDT · 18042 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
42. 2.11km SSE of Castaic, CAWed, May 11, 8:23 PM PDT · 18042 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
43. 1.513km NNE of Ojai, CAThu, May 12, 6:25 PM PDT · 18041 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
44. 1.74km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 12, 11:20 PM PDT · 18041 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
45. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, May 13, 5:46 AM PDT · 18041 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
46. 1.816km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, May 14, 11:20 AM PDT · 18040 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
47. 1.98km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, May 14, 3:05 PM PDT · 18040 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
48. 2.45km S of Lamont, CASat, May 14, 7:41 PM PDT · 18039 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
49. 1.89km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, May 15, 5:38 AM PDT · 18039 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
50. 2.012km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASun, May 15, 8:29 AM PDT · 18039 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
51. 1.77km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 18, 12:55 PM PDT · 18036 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
52. 1.66km N of Frazier Park, CAWed, May 18, 1:27 PM PDT · 18036 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
53. 2.012km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 18, 2:44 PM PDT · 18036 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
54. 2.014km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, May 20, 6:23 AM PDT · 18034 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
55. 2.426km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, May 22, 3:01 AM PDT · 18032 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
56. 1.610km N of Fillmore, CASun, May 22, 4:34 PM PDT · 18031 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
57. 1.718km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, May 23, 1:34 AM PDT · 18031 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
58. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 23, 3:27 AM PDT · 18031 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
59. 2.416km SSW of Neenach, CAMon, May 23, 8:56 PM PDT · 18030 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
60. 1.721km ENE of Grapevine, CAWed, May 25, 2:26 PM PDT · 18029 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

1. 1.712km SSE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 1, 1:42 PM PST · 18083 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.922km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 31, 10:42 AM PST · 18084 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.75km E of Vincent, CAWed, Mar 30, 5:08 AM PST · 18085 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
4. 2.324km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 29, 9:11 AM PST · 18086 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.616km NE of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 29, 5:31 AM PST · 18086 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.99km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 27, 1:17 PM PST · 18088 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.911km NNE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 27, 8:15 AM PST · 18088 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.06km SSE of Littlerock, CAFri, Mar 25, 10:58 PM PST · 18089 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.510km NNE of Sunland, CAThu, Mar 24, 10:42 PM PST · 18090 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.38km SW of Pearblossum, CATue, Mar 22, 9:15 PM PST · 18092 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.96km SW of Pearblossum, CASun, Mar 20, 5:28 PM PST · 18094 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.613km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 20, 1:04 PM PST · 18095 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.012km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 19, 3:29 AM PST · 18096 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
14. 3.010km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 19, 2:37 AM PST · 18096 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.510km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 19, 2:23 AM PST · 18096 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.97km SSE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 18, 10:46 PM PST · 18096 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.87km SSE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 17, 2:38 PM PST · 18097 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.612km NNW of Chatsworth, CAThu, Mar 17, 10:45 AM PST · 18098 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.97km N of Pacoima, CAThu, Mar 17, 12:12 AM PST · 18098 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
20. 2.011km NE of Inyokern, CAWed, Mar 16, 1:54 PM PST · 18099 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10081122. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.