California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Nov 8, 1977, 10:21 PM PST (06:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 20km WNW of Johannesburg, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-11-09 06:21:12 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.251° N, 118.583° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.320km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 17848 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17848 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.019km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17848 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.57km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17846 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.025km N of California City, CA · 17846 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.124km NNE of California City, CA · 17846 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.910km NNE of Piru, CA · 17845 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.924km S of Bodfish, CA · 17843 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.611km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 17842 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.815km ESE of Kernville, CA · 17842 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.77km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17842 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.723km S of Bodfish, CA · 17842 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17842 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.51km NE of Castaic, CA · 17841 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 17841 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17841 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17840 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 17840 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.78km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17839 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.924km S of Bodfish, CA · 17839 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.716km SW of Arvin, CA · 17838 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.611km ESE of Piru, CA · 17838 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17837 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.116km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 17836 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 17835 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.823km S of Bodfish, CA · 17835 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17834 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.58km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17834 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.014km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 17832 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.713km SW of Gorman, CA · 17830 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.913km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17830 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17829 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17827 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.83km S of Valencia, CA · 17824 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.88km NE of Grapevine, CA · 17822 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.010km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 17821 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.310km N of Santa Paula, CA · 17821 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.611km WNW of Mojave, CA · 17819 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.99km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17818 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17817 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.76km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17815 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.55km E of Piru, CA · 17815 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17814 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.116km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17813 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.510km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17812 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.524km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17808 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CA · 17806 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.612km ESE of Piru, CA · 17805 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.511km SW of Valencia, CA · 17805 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.012km ESE of Piru, CA · 17804 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.214km ENE of Ojai, CA · 17803 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.925km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17802 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.515km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17797 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.719km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17796 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.912km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17794 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.59km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17793 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.87km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17789 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17789 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.26km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17849 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.55km SW of Grapevine, CA · 17851 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.59km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17851 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.514km W of Mojave, CA · 17853 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17853 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.715km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17853 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.926km N of California City, CA · 17854 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.425km NNE of California City, CA · 17854 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.325km NNE of California City, CA · 17854 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.713km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17854 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.67km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17855 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.014km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17855 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17856 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.77km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17857 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.18km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17859 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.814km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17859 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.626km NNE of California City, CA · 17859 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.010km ESE of Piru, CA · 17859 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.125km N of California City, CA · 17859 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.316km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17859 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3335948. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.