M2.1 earthquake 17km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 9, 1988, 8:28 AM PDT

UTC

1988-10-09 15:28:24 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.252° N, 118.571° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast12 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast137 kmNNW

After

1. 2.220km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 10, 6:10 AM PDT · 13869 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.517km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 10, 1:31 PM PDT · 13869 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Oct 11, 5:18 AM PDT · 13868 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 11, 8:16 AM PDT · 13868 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
5. 2.013km N of Castaic, CATue, Oct 11, 9:02 PM PDT · 13868 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.923km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Oct 12, 8:13 AM PDT · 13867 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.57km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Oct 12, 5:50 PM PDT · 13867 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.67km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Oct 12, 6:11 PM PDT · 13867 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.86km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Oct 12, 6:11 PM PDT · 13867 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.08km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Oct 12, 6:12 PM PDT · 13867 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.97km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Oct 12, 7:01 PM PDT · 13867 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.76km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Oct 12, 9:56 PM PDT · 13867 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.717km SSW of Gorman, CAThu, Oct 13, 1:43 PM PDT · 13866 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
14. 1.715km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 14, 2:10 PM PDT · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
15. 3.214km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Oct 19, 3:50 AM PDT · 13861 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.714km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Oct 19, 4:37 AM PDT · 13861 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
17. 3.914km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Oct 19, 6:44 AM PDT · 13860 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
18. 3.314km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Oct 19, 7:04 AM PDT · 13860 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.014km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Oct 19, 7:09 AM PDT · 13860 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.014km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Oct 19, 8:51 AM PDT · 13860 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
21. 2.621km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 20, 4:39 AM PDT · 13860 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
22. 1.521km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 20, 4:48 AM PDT · 13860 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
23. 2.221km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 20, 6:05 AM PDT · 13859 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
24. 1.514km NE of Lebec, CAThu, Oct 20, 7:42 AM PDT · 13859 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
25. 1.620km ENE of Taft, CASat, Oct 22, 3:25 AM PDT · 13858 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.623km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 22, 9:37 AM PDT · 13857 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
27. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 22, 4:59 PM PDT · 13857 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
28. 1.513km NE of Lebec, CASun, Oct 23, 2:44 AM PDT · 13857 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
29. 2.09km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 25, 9:43 AM PDT · 13854 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
30. 1.717km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Oct 27, 11:22 PM PDT · 13852 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
31. 1.711km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 28, 3:54 AM PDT · 13852 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
32. 1.618km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Oct 28, 4:12 AM PDT · 13852 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
33. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CAFri, Oct 28, 10:20 AM PDT · 13851 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
34. 1.66km SSW of Bakersfield, CAFri, Oct 28, 6:38 PM PDT · 13851 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
35. 1.715km E of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 31, 12:05 PM PST · 13848 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
36. 2.16km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 31, 9:35 PM PST · 13848 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
37. 2.46km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 31, 10:10 PM PST · 13848 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.88km NNW of Piru, CATue, Nov 1, 2:05 PM PST · 13847 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
39. 1.87km NNW of Piru, CATue, Nov 1, 4:28 PM PST · 13847 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
40. 1.717km ESE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 2, 3:23 AM PST · 13847 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
41. 1.78km NNW of Piru, CAWed, Nov 2, 6:12 AM PST · 13846 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
42. 2.117km ESE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 2, 8:22 PM PST · 13846 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
43. 1.516km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Nov 4, 11:51 PM PST · 13844 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
44. 1.517km SSE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 5, 2:31 AM PST · 13844 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
45. 2.122km SSW of Maricopa, CASat, Nov 5, 7:03 AM PST · 13843 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
46. 1.633km SW of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 5, 7:08 AM PST · 13843 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
47. 2.84km N of Little Lake, CASat, Nov 5, 7:54 AM PST · 13843 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
48. 1.719km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 6, 3:46 AM PST · 13843 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
49. 1.710km NE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Nov 7, 11:07 AM PST · 13841 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
50. 2.28km W of Castaic, CAMon, Nov 7, 5:14 PM PST · 13841 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
51. 1.718km NE of Lebec, CAMon, Nov 7, 9:18 PM PST · 13841 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
52. 2.27km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Nov 8, 8:05 AM PST · 13840 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
53. 1.518km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Nov 8, 11:28 AM PST · 13840 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
54. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Nov 8, 11:49 AM PST · 13840 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
55. 1.924km NNE of California City, CAWed, Nov 9, 6:38 PM PST · 13839 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
56. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 11, 2:32 PM PST · 13837 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
57. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 12, 1:24 AM PST · 13837 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
58. 2.013km NE of Lebec, CASat, Nov 12, 1:52 AM PST · 13837 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
59. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Nov 12, 6:31 AM PST · 13836 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
60. 1.626km NW of Kernville, CASat, Nov 12, 7:15 AM PST · 13836 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

1. 1.514km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Oct 7, 10:53 PM PDT · 13872 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.31km ESE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 7, 12:12 AM PDT · 13873 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.513km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 6, 12:06 PM PDT · 13873 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
4. 2.123km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Oct 6, 7:56 AM PDT · 13873 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
5. 1.511km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Oct 5, 11:24 AM PDT · 13874 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
6. 1.62km ESE of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 3, 4:22 PM PDT · 13876 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.518km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 3, 1:43 PM PDT · 13876 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.520km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 3, 12:42 PM PDT · 13876 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.610km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Oct 3, 10:37 AM PDT · 13876 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.524km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Oct 3, 12:29 AM PDT · 13877 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.119km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 30, 8:25 PM PDT · 13879 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.525km WNW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Sep 29, 2:26 AM PDT · 13881 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.55km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 28, 9:01 PM PDT · 13881 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
14. 2.26km ESE of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 28, 10:31 AM PDT · 13881 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.831km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Sep 27, 1:09 AM PDT · 13883 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
16. 2.58km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Sep 25, 8:46 PM PDT · 13884 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
17. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 10:24 AM PDT · 13884 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.618km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 10:24 AM PDT · 13884 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.518km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 10:20 AM PDT · 13884 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
20. 2.19km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Sep 25, 2:19 AM PDT · 13885 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1010817. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.