California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Dec 11, 1977, 9:10 AM PST (17:10 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 17km SW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-11 17:10:23 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.315° N, 118.539° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17821 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17819 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.116km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17819 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.510km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17817 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.524km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17814 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CA · 17811 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.925km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17808 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.515km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17803 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.719km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17802 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 17799 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17794 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.438km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.137km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17790 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.917km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.417km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17788 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.419km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17785 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CA · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.712km NE of Tehachapi, CA · 17782 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.320km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17781 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.813km SSW of Gorman, CA · 17779 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 17778 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.332km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17775 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.820km E of Maricopa, CA · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.815km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.316km ESE of Arvin, CA · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17766 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CA · 17764 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17764 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17764 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.67km NE of Kernville, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17763 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17763 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17823 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.99km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17823 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.611km WNW of Mojave, CA · 17825 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.010km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 17826 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.88km NE of Grapevine, CA · 17828 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.83km S of Valencia, CA · 17830 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17833 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17835 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.913km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17835 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.713km SW of Gorman, CA · 17836 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.014km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 17837 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.58km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17839 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17840 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.217km SE of Little Lake, CA · 17840 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.823km S of Bodfish, CA · 17841 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 17841 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.116km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 17842 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17843 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.716km SW of Arvin, CA · 17844 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.924km S of Bodfish, CA · 17845 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3336863. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.