M2.7 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Jul 2, 1977, 2:16 PM PDT

UTC

1977-07-02 21:16:37 UTC

Depth

1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.330° N, 118.539° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

121°

Stations used

16

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast21 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmN

After

1. 2.718km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 3, 1:51 PM PDT · 17990 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.717km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 5, 7:18 PM PDT · 17987 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.616km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 6, 12:00 AM PDT · 17987 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.012km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jul 8, 10:12 AM PDT · 17985 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.810km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jul 8, 3:22 PM PDT · 17984 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.89km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jul 8, 4:22 PM PDT · 17984 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
7. 3.011km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jul 8, 8:59 PM PDT · 17984 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.818km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 9, 5:06 PM PDT · 17983 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
9. 2.19km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 10, 11:50 PM PDT · 17982 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.718km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 12, 8:00 AM PDT · 17981 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.820km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 12, 12:35 PM PDT · 17981 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.119km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 13, 6:29 AM PDT · 17980 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 13, 6:31 AM PDT · 17980 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.716km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 16, 4:22 AM PDT · 17977 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
15. 2.216km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAFri, Jul 22, 8:12 PM PDT · 17970 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
16. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 25, 9:17 PM PDT · 17967 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.413km W of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jul 28, 8:58 PM PDT · 17964 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.810km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jul 28, 9:12 PM PDT · 17964 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.726km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 30, 3:33 AM PDT · 17963 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.09km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 30, 2:53 PM PDT · 17962 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
21. 1.96km NW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 1, 11:35 PM PDT · 17960 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
22. 1.69km NNE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 5, 1:05 AM PDT · 17957 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
23. 1.915km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Aug 5, 12:54 PM PDT · 17957 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
24. 2.04km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASun, Aug 7, 4:12 AM PDT · 17955 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 8, 4:15 PM PDT · 17953 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
26. 1.517km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 8, 6:10 PM PDT · 17953 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
27. 1.78km E of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Aug 9, 9:45 AM PDT · 17953 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
28. 2.221km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 10, 11:04 PM PDT · 17951 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.58km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Aug 12, 12:17 AM PDT · 17950 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
30. 2.922km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 14, 7:05 PM PDT · 17947 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
31. 2.513km S of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Aug 15, 9:41 AM PDT · 17947 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
32. 1.77km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 15, 9:03 PM PDT · 17946 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
33. 3.514km SW of Arvin, CATue, Aug 16, 8:21 PM PDT · 17945 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
34. 1.814km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Aug 19, 5:58 PM PDT · 17942 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
35. 1.818km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 22, 12:13 AM PDT · 17940 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
36. 1.920km WNW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Aug 24, 7:49 PM PDT · 17937 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
37. 2.57km W of Castaic, CAThu, Aug 25, 11:51 AM PDT · 17937 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
38. 2.37km WSW of Castaic, CAFri, Aug 26, 11:11 AM PDT · 17936 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 2.017km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jul 1, 4:23 AM PDT · 17992 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 17994 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
3. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 28, 6:26 PM PDT · 17994 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.514km SSW of Neenach, CASun, Jun 26, 9:29 PM PDT · 17996 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
5. 2.019km E of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jun 26, 3:19 AM PDT · 17997 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
6. 1.712km ESE of Buttonwillow, CASat, Jun 25, 3:27 PM PDT · 17997 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.716km SSW of Neenach, CAWed, Jun 22, 4:27 AM PDT · 18001 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.83km NNW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jun 22, 2:32 AM PDT · 18001 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.611km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 19, 11:04 PM PDT · 18003 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.511km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 19, 1:46 PM PDT · 18004 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
11. 2.616km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 19, 6:56 AM PDT · 18004 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.513km WNW of Castaic, CATue, Jun 14, 10:46 PM PDT · 18008 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.713km NNE of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 14, 3:15 PM PDT · 18008 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.18km N of Lamont, CASun, Jun 12, 11:08 PM PDT · 18010 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 11, 2:02 PM PDT · 18012 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
16. 1.56km SSW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 10, 5:16 AM PDT · 18013 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 10, 2:44 AM PDT · 18013 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
18. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 9, 9:22 PM PDT · 18013 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 9, 4:44 AM PDT · 18014 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.727km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 8, 6:06 PM PDT · 18014 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3333754. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.