M2.1 earthquake 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Sep 5, 1988, 6:14 AM PDT

UTC

1988-09-05 13:14:14 UTC

Depth

3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.274° N, 118.559° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

87°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast14 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast19 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast139 kmNNW

After

1. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Sep 5, 9:04 AM PDT · 13905 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.513km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 6, 1:35 PM PDT · 13903 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
3. 1.512km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Sep 8, 5:06 AM PDT · 13902 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
4. 3.616km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 8, 4:16 PM PDT · 13901 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.118km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 8, 5:27 PM PDT · 13901 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
6. 1.73km SE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 9, 2:04 AM PDT · 13901 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.13km ESE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 9, 2:16 AM PDT · 13901 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.72km SE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 9, 2:17 AM PDT · 13901 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.53km ESE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 9, 2:32 AM PDT · 13901 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.63km SE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 9, 5:36 AM PDT · 13901 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.73km ESE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 9, 7:50 AM PDT · 13901 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.217km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 10, 1:32 PM PDT · 13899 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
13. 1.512km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Sep 11, 2:42 AM PDT · 13899 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Sep 11, 4:55 AM PDT · 13899 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.621km NW of Inyokern, CASun, Sep 11, 6:11 AM PDT · 13899 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Sep 11, 6:21 AM PDT · 13899 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.53km E of Kernville, CASun, Sep 11, 8:14 AM PDT · 13899 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
18. 1.63km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 13, 8:37 AM PDT · 13897 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.12km E of Kernville, CATue, Sep 13, 8:51 AM PDT · 13897 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
20. 2.02km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 13, 9:54 AM PDT · 13896 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
21. 2.12km NE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 13, 10:01 AM PDT · 13896 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
22. 2.13km SE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 13, 1:03 PM PDT · 13896 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
23. 1.92km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 13, 2:15 PM PDT · 13896 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
24. 1.53km E of Kernville, CATue, Sep 13, 3:32 PM PDT · 13896 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
25. 2.023km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 13, 4:34 PM PDT · 13896 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
26. 1.63km E of Kernville, CATue, Sep 13, 4:47 PM PDT · 13896 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
27. 1.93km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 13, 6:57 PM PDT · 13896 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
28. 1.53km E of Kernville, CATue, Sep 13, 7:17 PM PDT · 13896 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
29. 1.62km SE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 14, 3:04 PM PDT · 13895 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
30. 2.018km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 15, 12:04 AM PDT · 13895 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
31. 2.23km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Sep 15, 2:50 AM PDT · 13895 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
32. 1.63km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Sep 15, 2:27 PM PDT · 13894 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
33. 1.511km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Sep 15, 5:56 PM PDT · 13894 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
34. 1.517km ESE of Arvin, CAFri, Sep 16, 3:13 AM PDT · 13894 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
35. 1.611km ENE of Kernville, CASat, Sep 17, 5:27 AM PDT · 13893 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
36. 3.218km W of Wasco, CASat, Sep 17, 8:50 AM PDT · 13893 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
37. 1.525km NNE of Arvin, CASun, Sep 18, 10:56 PM PDT · 13891 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
38. 2.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 19, 5:58 PM PDT · 13890 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
39. 1.511km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, Sep 20, 4:59 AM PDT · 13890 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
40. 1.714km SSW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Sep 21, 2:37 AM PDT · 13889 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
41. 2.112km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 21, 6:49 AM PDT · 13889 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
42. 2.913km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 23, 10:50 PM PDT · 13886 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.717km SSE of Arvin, CASat, Sep 24, 3:27 AM PDT · 13886 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
44. 2.19km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Sep 25, 2:19 AM PDT · 13885 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
45. 2.318km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 9:22 AM PDT · 13884 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.518km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 10:20 AM PDT · 13884 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.618km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 10:24 AM PDT · 13884 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
48. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 10:24 AM PDT · 13884 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
49. 2.719km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 11:25 AM PDT · 13884 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
50. 2.58km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Sep 25, 8:46 PM PDT · 13884 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
51. 1.519km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 9:44 PM PDT · 13884 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
52. 1.718km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 26, 5:05 PM PDT · 13883 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
53. 1.718km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 26, 5:09 PM PDT · 13883 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
54. 1.831km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Sep 27, 1:09 AM PDT · 13883 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
55. 1.518km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 27, 6:59 AM PDT · 13883 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
56. 2.26km ESE of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 28, 10:31 AM PDT · 13881 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
57. 1.55km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 28, 9:01 PM PDT · 13881 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
58. 1.525km WNW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Sep 29, 2:26 AM PDT · 13881 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
59. 2.119km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 30, 8:25 PM PDT · 13879 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
60. 1.524km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Oct 3, 12:29 AM PDT · 13877 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

1. 2.026km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Sep 5, 1:39 AM PDT · 13905 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.15km SSE of Frazier Park, CASun, Sep 4, 5:48 PM PDT · 13905 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Sep 4, 4:24 PM PDT · 13905 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.815km NE of Lebec, CASun, Sep 4, 10:45 AM PDT · 13905 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.220km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Sep 4, 1:33 AM PDT · 13906 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.519km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, Sep 1, 4:53 PM PDT · 13908 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
7. 1.53km SE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 31, 10:13 PM PDT · 13909 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.84km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 31, 8:38 PM PDT · 13909 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.22km SE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 31, 10:11 AM PDT · 13909 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
10. 1.66km N of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 30, 10:31 PM PDT · 13910 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CATue, Aug 30, 2:45 PM PDT · 13910 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
12. 1.818km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 29, 7:12 PM PDT · 13911 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.78km N of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 29, 5:05 AM PDT · 13912 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.814km NE of Lebec, CASun, Aug 28, 6:18 PM PDT · 13912 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
15. 1.62km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 28, 4:09 AM PDT · 13913 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
16. 1.95km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 27, 5:57 PM PDT · 13913 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.124km NE of Ojai, CASat, Aug 27, 4:03 PM PDT · 13913 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.73km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 26, 9:04 PM PDT · 13914 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.04km N of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Aug 24, 7:52 PM PDT · 13916 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.26km WSW of Castaic, CAWed, Aug 24, 7:49 PM PDT · 13916 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1008653. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC.