M2.1 earthquake 18km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 27, 1978, 10:03 AM PDT

UTC

1978-10-27 17:03:58 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.283° N, 118.527° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

129°

Stations used

11

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast16 kmNNW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast139 kmN

After

1. 1.917km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 28, 2:03 AM PDT · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
2. 2.019km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 28, 2:28 AM PDT · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 28, 2:42 PM PDT · 17500 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.97km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 28, 6:36 PM PDT · 17500 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 28, 7:14 PM PDT · 17500 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.07km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 29, 5:56 AM PST · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
7. 2.821km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 29, 6:08 AM PST · 17499 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
8. 2.217km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 30, 11:08 PM PST · 17498 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.916km ENE of Lebec, CATue, Oct 31, 6:42 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
10. 1.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Oct 31, 9:30 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.722km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 1, 5:12 PM PST · 17496 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 1, 9:11 PM PST · 17496 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.57km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Nov 2, 9:16 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.928km N of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 6, 2:34 AM PST · 17491 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.61km WNW of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Nov 6, 4:28 PM PST · 17491 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.510km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Nov 7, 10:12 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CAWed, Nov 8, 4:48 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
18. 2.325km NNE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 11:54 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.214km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 1:29 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
20. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Nov 9, 12:39 PM PST · 17488 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Nov 11, 9:08 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.34km W of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 15, 5:05 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
23. 1.76km WNW of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 15, 5:08 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 15, 4:17 PM PST · 17482 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
25. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 16, 1:37 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
26. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 17, 8:33 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
27. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 19, 6:04 AM PST · 17478 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 21, 5:59 AM PST · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
29. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CATue, Nov 21, 7:21 PM PST · 17476 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
30. 1.816km NE of Boron, CAWed, Nov 22, 2:01 AM PST · 17475 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
31. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 22, 11:09 AM PST · 17475 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
32. 2.214km ENE of Boron, CAWed, Nov 22, 1:28 PM PST · 17475 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
33. 3.17km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:07 AM PST · 17474 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
34. 2.15km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:10 AM PST · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.810km SW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:25 AM PST · 17474 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
36. 1.86km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 5:42 AM PST · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
37. 1.825km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 24, 7:33 PM PST · 17473 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
38. 1.59km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Nov 24, 8:47 PM PST · 17473 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
39. 2.122km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 25, 1:59 AM PST · 17472 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
40. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Nov 25, 8:52 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
41. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Nov 25, 10:57 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
42. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 27, 1:49 AM PST · 17470 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
43. 2.314km NE of Boron, CATue, Nov 28, 4:42 AM PST · 17469 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
44. 3.016km NE of Boron, CATue, Nov 28, 8:54 AM PST · 17469 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.915km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 1, 2:52 PM PST · 17466 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
46. 2.317km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 2, 2:16 PM PST · 17465 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
47. 2.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 4, 5:15 AM PST · 17463 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
48. 2.628km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 5, 2:31 AM PST · 17462 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
49. 2.37km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 6, 1:41 AM PST · 17461 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
50. 2.25km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 6, 8:34 AM PST · 17461 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
51. 1.68km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 6, 10:56 AM PST · 17461 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
52. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 7, 3:22 PM PST · 17460 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
53. 2.12km SSW of Valencia, CASun, Dec 10, 10:41 AM PST · 17457 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
54. 2.120km ESE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Dec 10, 6:26 PM PST · 17457 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
55. 2.013km SSE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 15, 9:53 AM PST · 17452 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
56. 1.723km E of Kernville, CASat, Dec 16, 1:09 PM PST · 17451 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
57. 2.02km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 18, 5:30 AM PST · 17449 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
58. 1.617km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 19, 6:56 AM PST · 17448 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
59. 2.913km E of Ridgecrest, CATue, Dec 19, 8:14 PM PST · 17448 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
60. 1.611km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 20, 11:04 AM PST · 17447 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

1. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 26, 11:50 AM PDT · 17502 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 26, 3:43 AM PDT · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.814km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Oct 22, 10:25 AM PDT · 17506 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Oct 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 17506 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
5. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:31 PM PDT · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.012km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:15 PM PDT · 17507 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.812km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 8:33 PM PDT · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
8. 1.810km S of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 6:32 PM PDT · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
9. 2.012km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 3:45 PM PDT · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.414km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Oct 20, 7:49 PM PDT · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.610km WNW of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 19, 5:12 AM PDT · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 18, 12:16 PM PDT · 17510 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Oct 16, 6:14 AM PDT · 17512 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.921km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 16, 3:59 AM PDT · 17512 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
15. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 12:23 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
16. 2.611km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
17. 2.410km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 7:01 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
18. 1.915km NE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 12, 2:29 AM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CATue, Oct 10, 12:12 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
20. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 3:38 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3343216. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.