M2.7 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Apr 15, 1977, 3:07 PM PST

UTC

1977-04-15 23:07:28 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.303° N, 118.526° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

230°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast18 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast45 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast141 kmN

After

1. 2.27km NNE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Apr 18, 12:29 AM PST · 18067 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
2. 2.54km S of Frazier Park, CAWed, Apr 20, 10:00 PM PST · 18064 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 22, 1:17 AM PST · 18062 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.510km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 24, 7:29 PM PDT · 18060 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.326km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 26, 8:15 AM PDT · 18058 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.410km E of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 26, 11:48 AM PDT · 18058 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 28, 12:28 AM PDT · 18057 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.824km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 30, 10:08 PM PDT · 18054 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.316km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 2, 6:57 PM PDT · 18052 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.212km N of Grapevine, CAThu, May 5, 12:14 AM PDT · 18050 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.67km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, May 5, 10:03 PM PDT · 18049 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 5, 10:41 PM PDT · 18049 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
13. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAFri, May 6, 9:46 PM PDT · 18048 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.524km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 7, 3:15 AM PDT · 18047 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
15. 1.68km S of Lamont, CASat, May 7, 10:54 PM PDT · 18047 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
16. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, May 8, 3:35 AM PDT · 18046 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.225km S of Bodfish, CATue, May 10, 9:19 AM PDT · 18044 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.714km SE of Arvin, CAWed, May 11, 1:06 PM PDT · 18043 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
19. 1.62km ESE of Castaic, CAWed, May 11, 7:55 PM PDT · 18043 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.11km SSE of Castaic, CAWed, May 11, 8:23 PM PDT · 18043 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
21. 1.74km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 12, 11:20 PM PDT · 18042 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
22. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, May 13, 5:46 AM PDT · 18041 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.816km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, May 14, 11:20 AM PDT · 18040 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
24. 1.98km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, May 14, 3:05 PM PDT · 18040 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
25. 2.45km S of Lamont, CASat, May 14, 7:41 PM PDT · 18040 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
26. 2.012km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASun, May 15, 8:29 AM PDT · 18039 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
27. 1.77km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 18, 12:55 PM PDT · 18036 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
28. 1.66km N of Frazier Park, CAWed, May 18, 1:27 PM PDT · 18036 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
29. 2.012km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 18, 2:44 PM PDT · 18036 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
30. 2.014km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, May 20, 6:23 AM PDT · 18034 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
31. 2.25km WNW of Coso Junction, CASat, May 21, 6:08 PM PDT · 18033 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.426km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, May 22, 3:01 AM PDT · 18032 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
33. 1.610km N of Fillmore, CASun, May 22, 4:34 PM PDT · 18032 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
34. 1.718km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, May 23, 1:34 AM PDT · 18032 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
35. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 23, 3:27 AM PDT · 18031 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
36. 2.416km SSW of Neenach, CAMon, May 23, 8:56 PM PDT · 18031 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
37. 1.721km ENE of Grapevine, CAWed, May 25, 2:26 PM PDT · 18029 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
38. 1.720km NNE of Ojai, CASat, May 28, 8:10 PM PDT · 18026 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
39. 1.818km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 30, 6:59 AM PDT · 18024 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
40. 2.816km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 30, 8:15 AM PDT · 18024 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
41. 2.04km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, May 30, 3:39 PM PDT · 18024 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
42. 1.910km NNW of Kernville, CATue, May 31, 2:46 PM PDT · 18023 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
43. 2.03km W of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 1, 8:23 PM PDT · 18022 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
44. 2.54km NE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jun 2, 4:13 AM PDT · 18021 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
45. 1.87km NE of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 3, 2:05 PM PDT · 18020 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
46. 2.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 4, 8:38 AM PDT · 18019 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
47. 2.39km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 5, 7:49 AM PDT · 18018 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
48. 1.727km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 8, 6:06 PM PDT · 18015 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
49. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 9, 4:44 AM PDT · 18014 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
50. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 9, 9:22 PM PDT · 18014 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
51. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 10, 2:44 AM PDT · 18013 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
52. 1.56km SSW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 10, 5:16 AM PDT · 18013 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
53. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 11, 2:02 PM PDT · 18012 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
54. 2.18km N of Lamont, CASun, Jun 12, 11:08 PM PDT · 18011 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
55. 1.713km NNE of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 14, 3:15 PM PDT · 18009 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

Before

1. 2.526km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 14, 9:13 AM PST · 18070 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.826km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 14, 9:11 AM PST · 18070 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.27km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 13, 3:23 PM PST · 18071 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
4. 2.616km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 13, 8:18 AM PST · 18071 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.03km SE of Valencia, CAWed, Apr 13, 5:13 AM PST · 18071 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.413km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 13, 2:28 AM PST · 18071 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.721km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Apr 11, 4:36 PM PST · 18073 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.615km NE of Neenach, CASat, Apr 9, 8:23 PM PST · 18075 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
9. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CASat, Apr 9, 3:44 PM PST · 18075 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.17km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Apr 9, 1:01 AM PST · 18075 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.68km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Apr 8, 7:27 AM PST · 18076 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.716km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Apr 7, 12:05 PM PST · 18077 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.314km W of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 6, 11:02 PM PST · 18078 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.610km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 6, 5:38 AM PST · 18078 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.610km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Apr 5, 8:36 PM PST · 18079 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 5, 7:01 PM PST · 18079 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
17. 3.07km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 3, 2:29 PM PST · 18081 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.712km SSE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 1, 1:42 PM PST · 18083 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
19. 1.922km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 31, 10:42 AM PST · 18084 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.019km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Mar 31, 1:33 AM PST · 18084 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10081282. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.