California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Feb 6, 1978, 4:16 AM PST (12:16 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 6km NW of Vincent, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-06 12:16:31 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.293° N, 118.546° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CA · 17759 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.67km NE of Kernville, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17758 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.98km N of Grapevine, CA · 17756 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CA · 17755 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.67km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17754 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.717km N of Mojave, CA · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.23km S of Bodfish, CA · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CA · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.78km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 17745 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.418km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.318km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.04km S of Valencia, CA · 17740 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.518km SSW of Gorman, CA · 17740 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.318km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17738 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CA · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.014km N of Grapevine, CA · 17733 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CA · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.010km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.916km WSW of Coso Junction, CA · 17730 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.812km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 17730 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.16km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.67km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17729 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.56km ENE of Shafter, CA · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.812km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 17728 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.64km SW of Palmdale, CA · 17726 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.613km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17725 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.612km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17725 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.77km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17723 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.99km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.521km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 3.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 17720 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.112km SE of Little Lake, CA · 17720 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.16km W of Little Lake, CA · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.621km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.418km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17718 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.73km SW of Lamont, CA · 17716 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.27km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17716 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.719km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17715 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.54km N of Santa Clarita, CA · 17715 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.423km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17714 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.915km N of Kernville, CA · 17713 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17712 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.511km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17711 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.617km SE of Arvin, CA · 17709 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.316km ESE of Arvin, CA · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.815km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.820km E of Maricopa, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.810km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.332km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.510km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17772 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 17772 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.813km SSW of Gorman, CA · 17774 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.320km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17776 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.712km NE of Tehachapi, CA · 17777 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CA · 17779 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.419km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17780 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.417km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17783 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.917km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.137km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17784 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.438km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17785 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17787 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337207. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.