California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Jan 8, 1978, 7:46 PM PST (03:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 38km WSW of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-09 03:46:19 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.328° N, 118.512° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.438km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17785 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.137km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17784 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.917km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.417km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17783 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.419km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17780 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CA · 17779 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.712km NE of Tehachapi, CA · 17777 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.320km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17776 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.813km SSW of Gorman, CA · 17774 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 17772 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.014km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.332km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.820km E of Maricopa, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.815km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.316km ESE of Arvin, CA · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17761 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CA · 17759 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.67km NE of Kernville, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17758 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.98km N of Grapevine, CA · 17756 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CA · 17755 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.717km N of Mojave, CA · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.23km S of Bodfish, CA · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CA · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.78km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.214km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17745 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 17744 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.418km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.318km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.518km SSW of Gorman, CA · 17740 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.318km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17738 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CA · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.014km N of Grapevine, CA · 17733 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CA · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.010km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.916km WSW of Coso Junction, CA · 17730 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.812km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 17730 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.16km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 17793 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.719km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17797 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.515km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17797 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.925km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17803 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CA · 17806 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.524km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17809 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.510km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17812 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.116km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17814 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17814 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.76km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17816 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17817 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997146. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.