California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17km WNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Nov 27, 1988, 2:16 PM PST (22:16 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 18km ESE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-11-27 22:16:43 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.198° N, 118.620° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94km SSW of Valencia, CA · 13821 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CA · 13821 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.612km NNE of Ojai, CA · 13820 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.113km NE of Kernville, CA · 13820 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.116km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13820 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13819 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.112km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 13818 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.06km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 13817 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.417km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13817 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.015km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13817 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.713km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13817 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.412km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13817 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.014km S of Little Lake, CA · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13816 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.918km S of Maricopa, CA · 13815 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CA · 13815 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.225km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13814 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.822km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13813 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.313km NE of Kernville, CA · 13813 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13812 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.110km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 13812 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.74km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13811 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.314km NNW of Castaic, CA · 13811 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.914km NNW of Castaic, CA · 13811 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.521km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13811 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13810 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.221km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13810 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.713km NE of Kernville, CA · 13810 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.213km NE of Kernville, CA · 13809 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.518km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13807 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 13805 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.59km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13805 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.39km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13804 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.65km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 13804 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.59km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 13803 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.122km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13803 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.64km S of Piru, CA · 13800 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.04km SSE of Piru, CA · 13799 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.013km S of Bodfish, CA · 13799 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.97km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 13799 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.210km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 13798 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.924km NNE of California City, CA · 13798 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.623km NNE of California City, CA · 13798 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.619km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13798 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CA · 13795 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.613km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13795 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.812km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13795 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13795 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.812km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 13793 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 13793 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.05km WSW of Gorman, CA · 13791 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.611km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 13790 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.517km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 13788 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.77km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 13787 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.016km S of Little Lake, CA · 13786 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13786 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.416km S of Little Lake, CA · 13786 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.86km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13784 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 13783 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13779 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.916km E of Grapevine, CA · 13822 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.313km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13823 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.53km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13823 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.513km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13824 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.913km NE of Kernville, CA · 13824 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.713km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13824 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13824 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.213km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13824 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.37km W of Shafter, CA · 13824 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.73km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13825 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.313km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13825 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13825 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13826 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.316km E of Grapevine, CA · 13826 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13827 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13827 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.515km NE of Lebec, CA · 13831 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.99km SSE of Poplar-Cotton Center, CA · 13832 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.024km NNE of California City, CA · 13832 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.66km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 13832 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1013962. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.