M2.5 earthquake 18km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Dec 11, 1988, 3:59 PM PST

UTC

1988-12-11 23:59:23 UTC

Depth

3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.270° N, 118.541° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast15 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast45 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 14, 3:58 AM PST · 13805 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.59km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 14, 5:14 AM PST · 13805 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.39km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 14, 4:15 PM PST · 13804 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.65km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 14, 4:23 PM PST · 13804 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.59km WNW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Dec 15, 7:35 PM PST · 13803 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.122km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 16, 8:19 AM PST · 13803 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.16km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 17, 4:25 AM PST · 13802 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 18, 2:37 PM PST · 13800 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.013km S of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 20, 3:55 AM PST · 13799 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.210km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, Dec 20, 1:00 PM PST · 13798 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.924km NNE of California City, CATue, Dec 20, 6:55 PM PST · 13798 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
12. 1.623km NNE of California City, CAWed, Dec 21, 12:55 AM PST · 13798 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.619km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:13 AM PST · 13797 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 24, 1:06 AM PST · 13795 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
15. 1.613km ENE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 24, 1:54 AM PST · 13795 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.812km SSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Dec 24, 3:52 AM PST · 13795 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Dec 24, 8:17 AM PST · 13795 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.812km S of Agua Dulce, CASun, Dec 25, 4:47 PM PST · 13793 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.726km NE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 25, 7:13 PM PST · 13793 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.05km WSW of Gorman, CATue, Dec 27, 8:03 PM PST · 13791 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
21. 1.611km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Dec 29, 10:34 AM PST · 13789 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
22. 1.518km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 30, 9:54 AM PST · 13789 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
23. 1.618km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 30, 7:42 PM PST · 13788 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
24. 1.517km SSE of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 31, 2:58 AM PST · 13788 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
25. 1.518km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 31, 8:50 AM PST · 13788 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
26. 1.77km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Dec 31, 11:54 AM PST · 13787 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
27. 2.016km S of Little Lake, CASun, Jan 1, 10:37 PM PST · 13786 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jan 1, 11:00 PM PST · 13786 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
29. 2.416km S of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 2, 11:29 AM PST · 13785 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
30. 1.86km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 4, 5:02 AM PST · 13784 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
31. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jan 5, 11:05 AM PST · 13782 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
32. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 8, 1:41 PM PST · 13779 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
33. 2.012km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 9, 5:54 PM PST · 13778 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
34. 2.124km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Jan 10, 6:34 PM PST · 13777 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
35. 1.716km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Jan 10, 9:44 PM PST · 13777 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
36. 1.816km E of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 13, 1:31 AM PST · 13775 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
37. 1.824km NNE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 13, 7:11 AM PST · 13775 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
38. 1.710km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jan 13, 10:32 AM PST · 13774 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
39. 2.217km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jan 14, 12:25 PM PST · 13773 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
40. 2.025km NNE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 14, 5:55 PM PST · 13773 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
41. 2.515km SW of Maricopa, CASat, Jan 14, 9:27 PM PST · 13773 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
42. 2.017km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jan 15, 4:30 AM PST · 13773 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
43. 2.117km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jan 15, 7:51 PM PST · 13772 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
44. 3.017km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Jan 19, 8:54 PM PST · 13768 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
45. 1.717km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Jan 19, 10:42 PM PST · 13768 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
46. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Jan 20, 12:10 AM PST · 13768 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
47. 3.618km ESE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 20, 6:26 PM PST · 13767 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
48. 1.613km ENE of Maricopa, CASat, Jan 21, 9:17 PM PST · 13766 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
49. 1.718km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 22, 8:42 AM PST · 13766 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
50. 1.931km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 23, 3:34 AM PST · 13765 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
51. 2.221km SW of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 24, 3:29 AM PST · 13764 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
52. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Jan 24, 4:55 PM PST · 13763 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
53. 1.617km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Jan 24, 6:11 PM PST · 13763 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
54. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 24, 7:29 PM PST · 13763 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
55. 3.126km NNE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 26, 10:38 AM PST · 13761 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
56. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 26, 3:20 PM PST · 13761 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
57. 2.114km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 27, 6:25 PM PST · 13760 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
58. 2.011km WNW of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 27, 9:01 PM PST · 13760 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
59. 2.16km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jan 28, 4:25 AM PST · 13760 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
60. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 29, 1:15 PM PST · 13758 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

1. 2.213km NE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 10, 3:57 AM PST · 13809 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.713km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 9, 8:58 AM PST · 13810 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.221km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 9, 3:14 AM PST · 13810 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 8, 12:19 PM PST · 13810 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
5. 1.521km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 8, 9:29 AM PST · 13811 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.914km NNW of Castaic, CAWed, Dec 7, 7:29 PM PST · 13811 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.314km NNW of Castaic, CAWed, Dec 7, 7:29 PM PST · 13811 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.74km NW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Dec 7, 3:02 PM PST · 13811 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.110km WNW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Dec 7, 2:08 AM PST · 13812 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 7, 12:25 AM PST · 13812 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.313km NE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 12:10 AM PST · 13813 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
12. 2.822km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Dec 5, 11:05 PM PST · 13813 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
13. 2.225km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 5, 10:16 AM PST · 13813 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 4, 11:04 AM PST · 13814 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
15. 1.918km S of Maricopa, CASat, Dec 3, 11:14 PM PST · 13815 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.527km W of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 3, 10:13 AM PST · 13815 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Dec 2, 1:59 PM PST · 13816 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
18. 2.014km S of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 2, 1:25 PM PST · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.412km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Dec 2, 7:00 AM PST · 13817 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
20. 1.713km ENE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 2, 3:32 AM PST · 13817 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1015151. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.