M1.8 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Nov 21, 1988, 10:56 PM PST

UTC

1988-11-22 06:56:13 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.310° N, 118.557° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

97°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast18 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast143 kmNNW

After

1. 3.316km E of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 22, 12:23 PM PST · 13826 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 22, 9:04 PM PST · 13826 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAThu, Nov 24, 12:50 AM PST · 13825 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.313km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 24, 8:16 AM PST · 13824 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
5. 1.73km NE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 24, 9:03 AM PST · 13824 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
6. 2.37km W of Shafter, CAThu, Nov 24, 3:49 PM PST · 13824 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
7. 3.213km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 24, 11:43 PM PST · 13824 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 8:29 AM PST · 13823 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.713km ENE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 10:49 AM PST · 13823 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.913km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 11:14 AM PST · 13823 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
11. 2.513km ENE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 11:20 AM PST · 13823 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
12. 1.53km NE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Nov 25, 3:40 PM PST · 13823 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.313km ENE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 26, 8:29 AM PST · 13822 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.916km E of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 26, 12:37 PM PST · 13822 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.117km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 27, 2:16 PM PST · 13821 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.94km SSW of Valencia, CAMon, Nov 28, 1:16 AM PST · 13821 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 7:51 AM PST · 13820 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.113km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 7:30 PM PST · 13820 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
19. 3.116km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 29, 7:30 AM PST · 13819 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
20. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 30, 1:02 AM PST · 13819 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
21. 2.112km SE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 30, 4:38 PM PST · 13818 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
22. 2.417km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 6:13 PM PST · 13817 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
23. 2.015km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Dec 1, 8:59 PM PST · 13817 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
24. 1.713km ENE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 2, 3:32 AM PST · 13817 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
25. 2.412km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Dec 2, 7:00 AM PST · 13816 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
26. 2.014km S of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 2, 1:25 PM PST · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
27. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Dec 2, 1:59 PM PST · 13816 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
28. 1.527km W of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 3, 10:13 AM PST · 13815 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
29. 1.918km S of Maricopa, CASat, Dec 3, 11:14 PM PST · 13815 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 4, 11:04 AM PST · 13814 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
31. 2.225km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 5, 10:16 AM PST · 13813 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
32. 2.822km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Dec 5, 11:05 PM PST · 13813 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
33. 2.313km NE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 12:10 AM PST · 13813 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
34. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 7, 12:25 AM PST · 13812 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
35. 2.110km WNW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Dec 7, 2:08 AM PST · 13812 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
36. 1.74km NW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Dec 7, 3:02 PM PST · 13811 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
37. 2.314km NNW of Castaic, CAWed, Dec 7, 7:29 PM PST · 13811 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
38. 1.914km NNW of Castaic, CAWed, Dec 7, 7:29 PM PST · 13811 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
39. 1.521km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 8, 9:29 AM PST · 13810 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
40. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 8, 12:19 PM PST · 13810 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
41. 2.221km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 9, 3:14 AM PST · 13810 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
42. 2.713km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 9, 8:58 AM PST · 13809 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
43. 2.213km NE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 10, 3:57 AM PST · 13809 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
44. 2.518km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 11, 3:59 PM PST · 13807 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 14, 3:58 AM PST · 13805 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
46. 1.59km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 14, 5:14 AM PST · 13805 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
47. 2.59km WNW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Dec 15, 7:35 PM PST · 13803 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
48. 2.122km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 16, 8:19 AM PST · 13802 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
49. 2.16km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 17, 4:25 AM PST · 13802 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
50. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 18, 2:37 PM PST · 13800 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
51. 2.013km S of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 20, 3:55 AM PST · 13799 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
52. 2.210km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, Dec 20, 1:00 PM PST · 13798 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
53. 1.924km NNE of California City, CATue, Dec 20, 6:55 PM PST · 13798 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
54. 1.623km NNE of California City, CAWed, Dec 21, 12:55 AM PST · 13798 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
55. 2.619km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:13 AM PST · 13797 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
56. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 24, 1:06 AM PST · 13795 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
57. 1.613km ENE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 24, 1:54 AM PST · 13795 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
58. 1.812km SSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Dec 24, 3:52 AM PST · 13795 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
59. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Dec 24, 8:17 AM PST · 13794 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
60. 2.726km NE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 25, 7:13 PM PST · 13793 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

1. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Nov 21, 4:36 PM PST · 13827 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.75km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Nov 19, 4:57 AM PST · 13830 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.515km NE of Lebec, CAThu, Nov 17, 8:03 PM PST · 13831 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.99km SSE of Poplar-Cotton Center, CAThu, Nov 17, 8:53 AM PST · 13831 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.024km NNE of California City, CAWed, Nov 16, 11:48 PM PST · 13832 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.66km E of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Nov 16, 7:15 PM PST · 13832 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
7. 1.915km E of Arvin, CATue, Nov 15, 6:52 AM PST · 13833 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.96km WSW of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 15, 12:44 AM PST · 13834 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.53km NNE of Vincent, CASun, Nov 13, 10:58 PM PST · 13835 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.08km N of Lamont, CASun, Nov 13, 7:00 AM PST · 13835 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.318km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 13, 12:35 AM PST · 13836 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.518km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 12, 9:30 PM PST · 13836 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
13. 1.524km NNE of California City, CASat, Nov 12, 6:08 PM PST · 13836 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.626km NW of Kernville, CASat, Nov 12, 7:15 AM PST · 13836 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
15. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Nov 12, 6:31 AM PST · 13836 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.013km NE of Lebec, CASat, Nov 12, 1:52 AM PST · 13837 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 12, 1:24 AM PST · 13837 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 11, 2:32 PM PST · 13837 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.716km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Nov 11, 4:52 AM PST · 13838 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.924km NNE of California City, CAWed, Nov 9, 6:38 PM PST · 13839 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1013413. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.