M2.3 earthquake 15km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 6, 1978, 3:02 PM PDT

UTC

1978-10-06 22:02:59 UTC

Depth

6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.128° N, 118.610° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

129°

Stations used

15

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast4 kmSSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast15 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast124 kmNNW

After

1. 2.31km SW of Rosedale, CATue, Oct 10, 12:11 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
2. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 1:10 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
3. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 3:38 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
4. 1.915km NE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 12, 2:29 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.624km SW of Maricopa, CAFri, Oct 13, 5:12 AM PDT · 17516 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.410km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 7:01 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.611km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 12:23 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
9. 1.921km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 16, 3:59 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.211km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Oct 16, 4:42 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 18, 12:16 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
12. 1.610km WNW of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 19, 5:12 AM PDT · 17510 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
13. 2.414km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Oct 20, 7:49 PM PDT · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
14. 1.810km S of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 6:32 PM PDT · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.812km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 8:33 PM PDT · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
16. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Oct 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 17507 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 26, 11:50 AM PDT · 17503 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
18. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 27, 10:03 AM PDT · 17502 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.917km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 28, 2:03 AM PDT · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.019km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 28, 2:28 AM PDT · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
21. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 28, 2:42 PM PDT · 17500 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
22. 1.76km WNW of Chatsworth, CASun, Oct 29, 1:32 AM PST · 17500 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
23. 2.07km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 29, 5:56 AM PST · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
24. 2.821km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 29, 6:08 AM PST · 17500 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
25. 3.26km NNW of Chatsworth, CASun, Oct 29, 2:16 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
26. 1.910km NNW of Chatsworth, CAMon, Oct 30, 1:34 AM PST · 17499 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
27. 2.217km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 30, 11:08 PM PST · 17498 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
28. 1.916km ENE of Lebec, CATue, Oct 31, 6:42 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
29. 1.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Oct 31, 9:30 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
30. 1.722km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 1, 5:12 PM PST · 17496 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
31. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 1, 9:11 PM PST · 17496 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
32. 1.57km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Nov 2, 9:16 AM PST · 17496 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
33. 2.38km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Nov 5, 2:52 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
34. 1.928km N of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 6, 2:34 AM PST · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
35. 2.61km WNW of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Nov 6, 4:28 PM PST · 17491 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
36. 1.510km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Nov 7, 10:12 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
37. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CAWed, Nov 8, 4:48 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
38. 2.325km NNE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 11:54 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
39. 2.214km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 1:29 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
40. 2.25km NNW of Chatsworth, CAThu, Nov 9, 3:48 PM PST · 17488 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
41. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Nov 11, 9:08 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
42. 2.34km W of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 15, 5:05 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
43. 1.76km WNW of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 15, 5:08 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
44. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 15, 4:17 PM PST · 17482 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
45. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 19, 6:04 AM PST · 17479 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 21, 5:59 AM PST · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
47. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CATue, Nov 21, 7:21 PM PST · 17476 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
48. 1.816km NE of Boron, CAWed, Nov 22, 2:01 AM PST · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
49. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 22, 11:09 AM PST · 17476 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
50. 1.825km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 24, 7:33 PM PST · 17473 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
51. 1.59km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Nov 24, 8:47 PM PST · 17473 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
52. 2.122km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 25, 1:59 AM PST · 17473 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
53. 1.65km E of Simi Valley, CASat, Nov 25, 8:46 AM PST · 17473 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
54. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Nov 25, 8:52 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
55. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Nov 25, 10:57 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
56. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 27, 1:49 AM PST · 17471 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
57. 2.314km NE of Boron, CATue, Nov 28, 4:42 AM PST · 17470 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
58. 1.915km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 1, 2:52 PM PST · 17466 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
59. 2.317km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 2, 2:16 PM PST · 17465 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
60. 1.912km NNW of Chatsworth, CASun, Dec 3, 7:13 PM PST · 17464 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

1. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:36 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
2. 2.312km ESE of Maricopa, CAWed, Oct 4, 9:08 PM PDT · 17524 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.58km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 2, 5:25 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
4. 2.130km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 27, 12:16 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.89km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 27, 9:09 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
6. 2.29km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Sep 27, 7:49 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.69km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Sep 27, 7:46 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 26, 3:19 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.510km SSE of Inyokern, CATue, Sep 26, 11:38 AM PDT · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 26, 4:23 AM PDT · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.67km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 11:17 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 25, 8:41 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
13. 1.87km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:39 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.58km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:26 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.57km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:13 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.09km N of Mojave, CASun, Sep 24, 12:49 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.68km N of Sunland, CASat, Sep 23, 7:57 AM PDT · 17536 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.56km W of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 18, 3:28 PM PDT · 17540 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.38km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 15, 3:31 AM PDT · 17544 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
20. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 14, 1:57 PM PDT · 17545 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3342820. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.