M2.0 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Mar 13, 1988, 11:18 PM PST

UTC

1988-03-14 07:18:08 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.283° N, 118.558° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast15 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast19 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast140 kmNNW

After

1. 2.720km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 15, 1:36 AM PST · 14078 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
2. 1.68km SSE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 16, 5:39 AM PST · 14077 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.319km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 16, 7:40 AM PST · 14077 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.910km SSW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Mar 16, 5:48 PM PST · 14076 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.08km N of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 17, 3:36 AM PST · 14076 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.65km E of Wofford Heights, CASat, Mar 19, 11:09 PM PST · 14073 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 20, 2:30 AM PST · 14073 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.710km WNW of Kernville, CASun, Mar 20, 6:08 AM PST · 14073 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
9. 2.422km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 20, 1:59 PM PST · 14072 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.520km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 21, 12:01 AM PST · 14072 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.610km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Mar 25, 4:16 PM PST · 14067 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.66km NNW of Wasco, CAMon, Mar 28, 6:30 AM PST · 14065 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
13. 1.94km SSE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 28, 11:40 PM PST · 14064 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
14. 1.615km ENE of Lebec, CATue, Mar 29, 4:44 PM PST · 14063 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
15. 1.65km SSE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 31, 1:55 AM PST · 14062 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
16. 2.24km WSW of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 31, 1:30 PM PST · 14061 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.64km WSW of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 31, 6:20 PM PST · 14061 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.54km WSW of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 31, 8:30 PM PST · 14061 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CASat, Apr 2, 3:16 AM PST · 14060 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
20. 1.727km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 3, 4:01 PM PDT · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
21. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CASun, Apr 3, 11:59 PM PDT · 14058 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
22. 2.324km WSW of Lamont, CAMon, Apr 4, 6:23 PM PDT · 14057 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
23. 1.620km SW of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 5, 10:36 PM PDT · 14056 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
24. 1.624km ENE of Maricopa, CAWed, Apr 6, 1:26 AM PDT · 14056 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.65km NW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 7, 4:14 AM PDT · 14055 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
26. 2.419km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, Apr 7, 5:15 AM PDT · 14055 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
27. 2.34km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 7, 3:12 PM PDT · 14054 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
28. 1.74km SW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 7, 7:28 PM PDT · 14054 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
29. 1.819km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 8, 2:40 AM PDT · 14054 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
30. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Apr 8, 5:38 AM PDT · 14054 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
31. 2.021km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 9, 3:35 AM PDT · 14053 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
32. 1.611km E of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Apr 11, 9:15 AM PDT · 14051 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
33. 1.68km WSW of Mojave, CAMon, Apr 11, 11:58 PM PDT · 14050 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
34. 2.415km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 12, 7:39 PM PDT · 14049 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
35. 1.72km S of Kernville, CATue, Apr 12, 11:52 PM PDT · 14049 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
36. 1.53km SSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 13, 2:11 AM PDT · 14049 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
37. 3.58km ENE of Taft, CAWed, Apr 13, 7:28 AM PDT · 14049 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
38. 2.018km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Apr 13, 9:17 PM PDT · 14048 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.616km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Apr 13, 9:49 PM PDT · 14048 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
40. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Apr 15, 2:18 AM PDT · 14047 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
41. 1.56km N of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 15, 6:07 AM PDT · 14047 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
42. 1.522km NNE of California City, CAFri, Apr 15, 3:18 PM PDT · 14046 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
43. 1.922km NNE of California City, CAFri, Apr 15, 3:23 PM PDT · 14046 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
44. 1.513km S of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 15, 7:09 PM PDT · 14046 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
45. 1.73km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Apr 16, 8:46 AM PDT · 14046 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
46. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 16, 10:23 AM PDT · 14046 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
47. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 16, 12:36 PM PDT · 14046 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
48. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Apr 16, 3:20 PM PDT · 14045 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
49. 1.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Apr 16, 3:29 PM PDT · 14045 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
50. 1.65km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 18, 2:37 AM PDT · 14044 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
51. 1.515km WNW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Apr 19, 11:23 PM PDT · 14042 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
52. 1.914km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 21, 10:10 AM PDT · 14041 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
53. 1.514km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 21, 11:10 PM PDT · 14040 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
54. 1.721km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 22, 2:41 AM PDT · 14040 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
55. 1.521km SSW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 24, 8:14 AM PDT · 14038 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
56. 2.714km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Apr 24, 2:20 PM PDT · 14037 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
57. 1.624km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 26, 8:33 PM PDT · 14035 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
58. 1.513km N of Castaic, CAWed, Apr 27, 3:25 AM PDT · 14035 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
59. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Apr 27, 4:29 AM PDT · 14035 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
60. 2.218km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 28, 1:36 PM PDT · 14034 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

1. 1.59km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 13, 7:29 PM PST · 14079 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.612km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Mar 13, 4:10 PM PST · 14079 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
3. 3.415km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Mar 13, 4:09 PM PST · 14079 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.912km SE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Mar 13, 9:49 AM PST · 14080 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 11, 10:27 PM PST · 14081 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 11, 7:23 PM PST · 14081 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
7. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 11, 4:50 AM PST · 14082 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.517km S of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 10, 9:12 AM PST · 14083 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.517km S of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 10, 6:22 AM PST · 14083 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.55km SSE of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 9, 4:35 AM PST · 14084 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.55km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 6, 11:25 AM PST · 14087 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.06km WNW of Castaic, CASun, Mar 6, 7:16 AM PST · 14087 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 6, 6:57 AM PST · 14087 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
14. 1.519km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Mar 1, 6:04 AM PST · 14092 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Mar 1, 3:06 AM PST · 14092 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.324km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Mar 1, 2:46 AM PST · 14092 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
17. 1.66km N of Taft, CATue, Mar 1, 1:59 AM PST · 14092 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
18. 1.64km NE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Feb 28, 5:28 PM PST · 14093 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.328km ESE of Kernville, CASat, Feb 27, 12:24 PM PST · 14095 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.815km NNW of Castaic, CAThu, Feb 25, 4:23 PM PST · 14096 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci136003. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.