California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 19km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 19km N of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Jan 3, 1977, 1:49 PM PST (21:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-01-03 21:49:40 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.304° N, 118.469° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118km ESE of Arvin, CA · 18162 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.021km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 18161 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.04km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 18159 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.023km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18158 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.58km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 18157 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.615km NW of Grapevine, CA · 18157 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.522km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.08km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.59km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.014km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 18153 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18153 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.814km N of Grapevine, CA · 18152 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18152 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.121km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18152 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.518km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 18152 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.018km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 18152 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.621km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18151 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18151 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18151 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.53km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 18150 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18150 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CA · 18149 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.323km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18149 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 18148 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.014km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 18147 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18147 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.815km NE of Inyokern, CA · 18147 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18147 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.518km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 18146 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.916km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18145 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18144 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.910km NW of Grapevine, CA · 18143 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.618km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18143 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18143 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.56km N of Grapevine, CA · 18142 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 18142 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.910km N of Taft, CA · 18139 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18138 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.115km ESE of Boron, CA · 18137 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.515km ESE of Boron, CA · 18137 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.714km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 18137 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.613km E of Tehachapi, CA · 18137 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.86km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 18136 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.012km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 18135 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.014km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 18135 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.87km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 18134 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.216km NE of Inyokern, CA · 18133 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.218km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18133 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.514km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 18133 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.617km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18132 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.216km NE of Inyokern, CA · 18132 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18132 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.217km NE of Inyokern, CA · 18126 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.813km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 18125 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.018km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18124 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.913km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 18124 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.913km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 18124 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.918km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18124 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 3.312km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18124 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 3.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18124 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.89km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 18167 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 18168 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.22km W of Coso Junction, CA · 18171 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CA · 18175 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.312km SW of Arvin, CA · 18177 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.326km E of McFarland, CA · 18177 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 18183 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.821km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18184 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.715km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18184 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.63km NNW of Valencia, CA · 18186 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.010km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 18187 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.729km SE of Bodfish, CA · 18188 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.322km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18188 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.022km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18188 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.823km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18188 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.015km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18188 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.322km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18190 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.318km W of Tehachapi, CA · 18191 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.09km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 18193 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.021km SW of Bodfish, CA · 18193 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3332271. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.