M2.1 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, May 16, 1978, 9:33 AM PDT

UTC

1978-05-16 16:33:53 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.256° N, 118.582° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.68

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

186°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast12 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast137 kmNNW

After

1. 2.27km SW of Coso Junction, CAThu, May 18, 3:16 PM PDT · 17663 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.023km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, May 19, 12:49 AM PDT · 17662 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.06km SW of Shafter, CASat, May 20, 11:40 PM PDT · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.86km W of California City, CATue, May 23, 11:55 AM PDT · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
5. 1.710km WNW of Neenach, CAWed, May 24, 4:44 AM PDT · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.512km SW of Lamont, CASat, May 27, 4:05 PM PDT · 17654 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.126km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 28, 2:52 PM PDT · 17653 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
8. 1.819km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 1, 8:27 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.917km ENE of Taft, CAFri, Jun 2, 7:39 AM PDT · 17648 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.217km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 2, 10:42 AM PDT · 17648 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.820km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 3, 9:19 AM PDT · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.810km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Jun 6, 3:37 AM PDT · 17644 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jun 6, 6:02 PM PDT · 17644 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
14. 2.417km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 7, 7:47 PM PDT · 17643 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.711km SSE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jun 8, 2:33 AM PDT · 17642 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.516km SSW of Lamont, CAThu, Jun 8, 9:12 AM PDT · 17642 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
17. 1.816km SSW of Lamont, CAThu, Jun 8, 9:12 AM PDT · 17642 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
18. 2.46km W of Buttonwillow, CAFri, Jun 9, 1:57 AM PDT · 17641 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.612km W of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 10, 7:01 AM PDT · 17640 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
20. 2.313km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 10, 7:10 PM PDT · 17640 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
21. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jun 11, 2:26 AM PDT · 17639 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.56km NW of Vincent, CASun, Jun 11, 4:06 AM PDT · 17639 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.18km NE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jun 11, 7:25 AM PDT · 17639 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
24. 1.618km NE of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 11, 9:00 PM PDT · 17639 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
25. 2.420km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 12, 7:49 AM PDT · 17638 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
26. 2.89km SSW of Valencia, CATue, Jun 13, 9:27 PM PDT · 17637 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 14, 6:24 AM PDT · 17636 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
28. 1.616km NE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 15, 7:04 PM PDT · 17635 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
29. 1.817km NE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 15, 8:21 PM PDT · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
30. 4.221km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 15, 9:21 PM PDT · 17635 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
31. 2.922km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jun 15, 10:43 PM PDT · 17635 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
32. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 15, 11:29 PM PDT · 17634 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
33. 2.325km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 16, 4:00 AM PDT · 17634 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
34. 1.512km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 17, 9:05 PM PDT · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
35. 2.116km ENE of Ojai, CATue, Jun 20, 1:34 PM PDT · 17630 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
36. 3.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 21, 12:26 PM PDT · 17629 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
37. 2.71km WSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 22, 4:45 AM PDT · 17628 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
38. 1.716km ENE of Ojai, CAThu, Jun 22, 11:02 PM PDT · 17628 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
39. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 23, 11:28 AM PDT · 17627 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
40. 2.011km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 24, 7:47 AM PDT · 17626 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
41. 1.712km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 26, 9:50 AM PDT · 17624 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
42. 1.69km NE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jun 27, 5:24 PM PDT · 17623 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
43. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 28, 2:23 AM PDT · 17622 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
44. 1.53km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jun 28, 5:50 AM PDT · 17622 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
45. 1.62km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jun 28, 6:43 AM PDT · 17622 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
46. 3.06km WNW of Castaic, CAWed, Jun 28, 4:48 PM PDT · 17622 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 30, 2:21 AM PDT · 17620 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
48. 1.716km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 2, 9:02 AM PDT · 17618 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
49. 1.815km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 3, 8:23 PM PDT · 17617 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
50. 2.110km SSW of Inyokern, CATue, Jul 4, 10:39 AM PDT · 17616 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
51. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 4, 12:46 PM PDT · 17616 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
52. 2.320km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 5, 9:20 PM PDT · 17615 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
53. 2.619km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 6, 2:41 AM PDT · 17614 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
54. 2.320km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 6, 4:43 PM PDT · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
55. 1.917km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 6, 5:18 PM PDT · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
56. 1.915km ENE of Ojai, CASun, Jul 9, 9:48 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
57. 3.020km WSW of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 9, 7:55 PM PDT · 17611 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
58. 1.83km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Jul 9, 8:47 PM PDT · 17611 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
59. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CAMon, Jul 10, 2:05 AM PDT · 17610 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
60. 3.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jul 11, 12:05 PM PDT · 17609 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

1. 2.314km NE of Kernville, CASun, May 14, 6:19 AM PDT · 17667 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.88km NW of Fillmore, CAWed, May 10, 12:36 PM PDT · 17671 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.026km E of Kernville, CAMon, May 8, 11:37 AM PDT · 17673 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.616km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 8, 2:07 AM PDT · 17673 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
5. 1.710km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASun, May 7, 10:33 PM PDT · 17674 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
6. 2.17km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASun, May 7, 6:34 PM PDT · 17674 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.06km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASun, May 7, 6:31 PM PDT · 17674 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.918km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 6, 6:10 PM PDT · 17675 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.223km SW of Maricopa, CAThu, May 4, 3:31 PM PDT · 17677 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.711km W of Delano, CAMon, May 1, 4:53 AM PDT · 17680 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.76km SSE of Bakersfield, CASat, Apr 29, 4:05 PM PST · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Apr 29, 8:10 AM PST · 17682 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.29km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 28, 10:48 AM PST · 17683 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.38km NE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 27, 12:54 PM PST · 17684 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.023km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 25, 4:15 AM PST · 17686 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.17km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Apr 24, 1:51 PM PST · 17687 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
17. 1.716km S of Arvin, CASun, Apr 23, 3:29 AM PST · 17688 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.66km NNE of Grapevine, CAFri, Apr 21, 5:17 PM PST · 17690 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
19. 1.718km NNW of California City, CAThu, Apr 20, 1:27 PM PST · 17691 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
20. 1.818km NNW of Fillmore, CAMon, Apr 17, 4:50 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339495. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC.