M2.0 earthquake 18km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Feb 18, 1977, 9:30 AM PST

UTC

1977-02-18 17:30:39 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.278° N, 118.526° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 12.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

148°

Stations used

9

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast15 kmNNW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast139 kmN

After

1. 2.58km E of Oildale, CAFri, Feb 18, 12:19 PM PST · 18122 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
2. 1.813km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 20, 4:19 AM PST · 18120 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
3. 1.55km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Feb 21, 3:11 AM PST · 18119 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.610km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Feb 21, 12:32 PM PST · 18119 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.24km WNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Feb 22, 5:56 PM PST · 18118 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
6. 2.42km ESE of Wofford Heights, CATue, Feb 22, 9:43 PM PST · 18118 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.710km SW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Feb 24, 3:36 AM PST · 18116 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.62km S of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 26, 5:50 AM PST · 18114 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.19km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 26, 2:27 PM PST · 18114 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.58km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 28, 12:36 AM PST · 18113 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.212km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 28, 1:03 AM PST · 18113 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.912km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 28, 1:40 AM PST · 18113 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.916km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 28, 1:57 AM PST · 18113 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 28, 6:05 AM PST · 18112 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.66km NE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 28, 10:04 PM PST · 18112 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.510km W of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 3, 8:53 AM PST · 18109 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
17. 3.210km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Mar 4, 12:51 AM PST · 18109 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
18. 2.616km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Mar 4, 5:20 AM PST · 18108 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.27km SE of Maricopa, CAFri, Mar 4, 8:06 AM PST · 18108 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.115km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 4, 10:29 AM PST · 18108 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
21. 2.714km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 5, 12:44 AM PST · 18108 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.718km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 5, 11:34 AM PST · 18107 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
23. 2.911km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 5, 11:20 PM PST · 18107 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
24. 1.810km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 6, 2:51 AM PST · 18106 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
25. 2.613km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 6, 8:46 AM PST · 18106 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
26. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 6, 11:24 AM PST · 18106 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
27. 1.712km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 6, 12:07 PM PST · 18106 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
28. 1.64km ESE of Frazier Park, CASun, Mar 6, 11:19 PM PST · 18106 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
29. 3.211km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Mar 7, 1:52 PM PST · 18105 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
30. 2.611km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Mar 7, 2:08 PM PST · 18105 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
31. 2.06km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Mar 7, 2:33 PM PST · 18105 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
32. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Mar 7, 3:20 PM PST · 18105 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
33. 3.013km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Mar 7, 3:21 PM PST · 18105 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
34. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Mar 7, 4:00 PM PST · 18105 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Mar 8, 12:29 AM PST · 18105 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
36. 1.76km NNE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 8, 4:11 AM PST · 18104 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
37. 2.915km NE of Inyokern, CATue, Mar 8, 7:52 AM PST · 18104 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
38. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Mar 9, 9:42 AM PST · 18103 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
39. 2.017km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 12, 2:41 PM PST · 18100 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
40. 2.617km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 13, 5:17 PM PST · 18099 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
41. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 13, 7:31 PM PST · 18099 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.818km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 15, 11:13 PM PST · 18097 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
43. 1.623km NNE of Ojai, CAWed, Mar 16, 1:55 AM PST · 18097 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
44. 2.09km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 16, 3:02 AM PST · 18096 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
45. 2.322km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 16, 8:27 AM PST · 18096 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
46. 2.012km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 16, 11:12 AM PST · 18096 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
47. 2.112km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 16, 11:43 AM PST · 18096 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
48. 2.011km NE of Inyokern, CAWed, Mar 16, 1:54 PM PST · 18096 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
49. 2.112km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 16, 6:42 PM PST · 18096 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
50. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Mar 17, 7:47 AM PST · 18095 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
51. 2.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Mar 17, 7:57 AM PST · 18095 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
52. 2.510km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 19, 2:23 AM PST · 18093 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
53. 3.010km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 19, 2:37 AM PST · 18093 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
54. 2.814km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 19, 3:21 AM PST · 18093 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
55. 2.012km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 19, 3:29 AM PST · 18093 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
56. 2.613km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 20, 1:04 PM PST · 18092 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
57. 1.911km NNE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 27, 8:15 AM PST · 18085 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
58. 2.99km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 27, 1:17 PM PST · 18085 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
59. 1.616km NE of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 29, 5:31 AM PST · 18083 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
60. 2.324km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 29, 9:11 AM PST · 18083 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

1. 1.918km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 17, 6:16 AM PST · 18123 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
2. 3.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Feb 16, 9:58 AM PST · 18124 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.31km SSW of Neenach, CATue, Feb 15, 8:19 PM PST · 18125 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.813km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 15, 7:12 PM PST · 18125 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.99km N of Lamont, CATue, Feb 15, 3:44 PM PST · 18125 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
6. 1.820km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Feb 15, 9:08 AM PST · 18125 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.68km WNW of Frazier Park, CATue, Feb 15, 8:53 AM PST · 18125 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.24km SE of McFarland, CATue, Feb 15, 2:14 AM PST · 18125 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.417km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 14, 10:14 PM PST · 18126 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.918km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 14, 6:19 PM PST · 18126 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.513km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 14, 11:03 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.915km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 14, 10:46 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.212km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 14, 9:34 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.014km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 14, 9:05 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.614km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 14, 9:04 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.815km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 14, 9:03 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.215km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 14, 8:31 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.915km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 14, 7:19 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.914km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 14, 7:00 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.115km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 14, 6:34 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3332959. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.