California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 24km NE of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 24km NE of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Mar 22, 1979, 7:46 AM PST (15:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 16km ENE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-03-22 15:46:34 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.303° N, 118.297° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 23.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.53km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 17355 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.98km W of Grapevine, CA · 17354 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.713km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17353 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.915km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17349 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.28km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17347 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.46km SSW of Coso Junction, CA · 17347 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.525km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17344 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.029km E of Johannesburg, CA · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.118km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.416km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.723km SSE of Porterville, CA · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.316km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.86km NNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.73km WSW of Kernville, CA · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.029km SW of Inyokern, CA · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.018km ENE of California City, CA · 17336 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.615km ENE of Boron, CA · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.618km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17334 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.98km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17334 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.110km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17333 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.310km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17331 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.59km SE of Gorman, CA · 17330 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 3.316km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17329 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.914km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17329 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.214km SSE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17329 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.414km N of Johannesburg, CA · 17329 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.914km N of Johannesburg, CA · 17328 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.124km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 17328 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.114km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 17328 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.914km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17328 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17327 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.314km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17327 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17327 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.310km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 17327 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17327 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.515km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17327 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.712km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17327 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.314km SSE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17327 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.79km S of Searles Valley, CA · 17327 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.713km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17326 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.626km S of Bodfish, CA · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17325 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.019km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17325 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.420km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 17323 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.44km NW of Lake Isabella, CA · 17322 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.113km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17321 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.922km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17319 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.021km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.717km S of Arvin, CA · 17317 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.918km NW of Inyokern, CA · 17314 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.117km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.016km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.317km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.717km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.615km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.716km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 17313 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 3.217km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17313 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17361 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.320km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17362 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.020km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 17362 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.119km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17364 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.812km W of Tehachapi, CA · 17364 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.918km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17365 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.318km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17365 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CA · 17366 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.111km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17367 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.04km W of Ridgecrest, CA · 17367 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.410km NW of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.912km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17372 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.715km ENE of Boron, CA · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.73km NW of Ridgecrest, CA · 17373 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.84km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 17374 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.428km ESE of Kernville, CA · 17376 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.721km N of Neenach, CA · 17377 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.18km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17378 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.614km ENE of Boron, CA · 17379 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.64km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17379 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12244939. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.