California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17km SSE of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17km SSE of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Dec 31, 1988, 2:58 AM PST (10:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 22km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-12-31 10:58:25 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.992° N, 118.382° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 13788 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.016km S of Little Lake, CA · 13786 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13786 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.416km S of Little Lake, CA · 13786 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.86km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13784 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 13783 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13780 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.012km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13779 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.124km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13778 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.716km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13777 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.816km E of Grapevine, CA · 13775 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.824km NNE of Arvin, CA · 13775 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.710km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13775 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.217km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13774 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.025km NNE of Arvin, CA · 13774 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.017km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13773 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.917km N of Pinon Hills, CA · 13773 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.117km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13773 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.010km NNE of Sunland, CA · 13770 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.017km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13769 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.717km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13768 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13768 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 3.618km ESE of Arvin, CA · 13768 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.613km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 13767 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.718km ESE of Arvin, CA · 13766 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.931km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13765 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.221km SW of Little Lake, CA · 13764 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13764 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.617km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13764 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13764 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.019km ESE of Boron, CA · 13763 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.98km N of Altadena, CA · 13763 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 3.126km NNE of Arvin, CA · 13762 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CA · 13762 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.114km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13761 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.011km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13761 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.16km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13760 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13759 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13758 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.624km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13758 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 3.722km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13758 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CA · 13758 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13757 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.28km SW of Valencia, CA · 13757 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.213km SE of Maricopa, CA · 13756 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.713km SE of Maricopa, CA · 13756 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13755 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.64km W of Frazier Park, CA · 13755 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13755 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 3.012km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13754 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 13752 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.52km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 13751 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.419km SW of Little Lake, CA · 13750 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.722km E of Oildale, CA · 13749 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.115km NE of Lebec, CA · 13749 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13748 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.816km NE of Lebec, CA · 13747 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.88km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13747 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.817km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13747 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.812km S of Shafter, CA · 13747 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.611km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 13790 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.05km WSW of Gorman, CA · 13792 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 13794 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.812km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 13794 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13795 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.812km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13795 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.613km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13795 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CA · 13795 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.823km NNW of Adelanto, CA · 13798 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.619km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13798 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.623km NNE of California City, CA · 13798 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.924km NNE of California City, CA · 13799 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.210km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 13799 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.97km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 13799 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.013km S of Bodfish, CA · 13799 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.04km SSE of Piru, CA · 13799 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.08km SW of Wrightwood, CA · 13800 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.64km S of Piru, CA · 13800 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.82km W of Caltech, Pasadena, CA · 13801 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.122km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13803 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1016786. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC.