M1.9 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 24, 1977, 12:35 AM PST

UTC

1977-11-24 08:35:45 UTC

Depth

0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.321° N, 118.568° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

142°

Stations used

12

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmNNW

After

1. 1.58km ENE of Lebec, CAThu, Nov 24, 2:02 PM PST · 17842 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
2. 2.014km ESE of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 26, 7:01 PM PST · 17840 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.713km SW of Gorman, CAMon, Nov 28, 12:48 AM PST · 17839 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.913km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 28, 5:34 PM PST · 17838 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Nov 28, 8:34 PM PST · 17838 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 1, 2:27 AM PST · 17835 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.83km S of Valencia, CASun, Dec 4, 7:15 AM PST · 17832 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.88km NE of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 6, 12:42 AM PST · 17831 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
9. 2.010km SW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 7, 6:18 PM PST · 17829 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.611km WNW of Mojave, CAFri, Dec 9, 8:51 AM PST · 17827 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
11. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 10, 5:11 PM PST · 17826 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 11, 9:10 AM PST · 17825 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.76km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 12, 9:19 PM PST · 17824 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 14, 2:51 PM PST · 17822 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
15. 2.116km ESE of Maricopa, CAThu, Dec 15, 1:32 AM PST · 17821 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.510km NNE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 16, 6:41 PM PST · 17820 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.524km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 20, 2:11 AM PST · 17816 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 22, 8:07 PM PST · 17814 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.925km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 26, 4:08 AM PST · 17810 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
20. 1.515km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 31, 10:43 AM PST · 17805 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
21. 1.719km SSW of Lamont, CASun, Jan 1, 1:49 AM PST · 17804 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
22. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jan 4, 11:05 AM PST · 17801 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
23. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 8, 7:46 PM PST · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
24. 2.438km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jan 13, 6:15 AM PST · 17792 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
25. 2.137km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jan 13, 10:42 AM PST · 17792 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
26. 1.917km ESE of Maricopa, CASat, Jan 14, 5:12 AM PST · 17791 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
27. 3.417km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Jan 15, 1:47 AM PST · 17790 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
28. 2.419km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 18, 1:18 AM PST · 17787 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
29. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 19, 2:55 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
30. 1.712km NE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 20, 2:23 PM PST · 17785 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
31. 2.320km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 21, 2:32 PM PST · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away

Before

1. 2.217km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 23, 7:51 PM PST · 17843 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.823km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 23, 8:54 AM PST · 17843 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 23, 6:58 AM PST · 17843 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.116km ESE of Johannesburg, CATue, Nov 22, 3:16 AM PST · 17844 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Nov 21, 10:13 AM PST · 17845 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
6. 1.716km SW of Arvin, CASun, Nov 20, 6:41 AM PST · 17846 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.924km S of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 19, 5:23 AM PST · 17847 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
8. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Nov 18, 1:42 PM PST · 17848 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 18, 2:48 AM PST · 17848 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 17, 8:18 PM PST · 17849 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
11. 1.923km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 17, 6:36 AM PST · 17849 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 1.51km NE of Castaic, CAThu, Nov 17, 12:47 AM PST · 17850 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.724km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 16, 7:56 PM PST · 17850 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.723km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 16, 6:06 PM PST · 17850 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
15. 1.815km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 16, 4:10 PM PST · 17850 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
16. 1.611km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Nov 16, 2:03 AM PST · 17850 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.924km S of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 15, 10:56 AM PST · 17851 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.910km NNE of Piru, CASun, Nov 13, 5:09 PM PST · 17853 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.124km NNE of California City, CASat, Nov 12, 10:07 AM PST · 17854 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.025km N of California City, CASat, Nov 12, 9:18 AM PST · 17854 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3336490. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.