California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Dec 5, 1988, 10:16 AM PST (18:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-12-05 18:16:59 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.357° N, 118.486° 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
81°
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: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.822km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13813 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.313km NE of Kernville, CA · 13813 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13812 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.110km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 13812 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.74km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13811 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.314km NNW of Castaic, CA · 13811 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.914km NNW of Castaic, CA · 13811 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.521km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13810 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13810 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.221km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13810 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.713km NE of Kernville, CA · 13809 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.213km NE of Kernville, CA · 13809 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.518km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13807 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.714km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13805 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 13805 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.59km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13805 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.59km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 13803 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.122km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13802 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.16km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 13802 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 13800 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.719km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13800 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.013km S of Bodfish, CA · 13799 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.410km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13798 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.610km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13798 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.210km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 13798 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.610km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13798 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.810km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13798 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.510km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13798 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.924km NNE of California City, CA · 13798 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.623km NNE of California City, CA · 13798 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.619km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13797 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.510km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13797 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CA · 13795 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.613km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13795 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.812km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13795 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13794 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.713km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13794 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 13793 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.510km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13792 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.610km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13792 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.610km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13792 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.610km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13792 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.311km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13792 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.05km WSW of Gorman, CA · 13791 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.08km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13791 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.59km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13790 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.912km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13790 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.716km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13790 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.611km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 13789 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.518km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13788 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.618km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13788 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.513km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13788 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.517km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 13788 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.712km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13787 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.518km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13787 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.77km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 13787 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.38km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13786 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.016km S of Little Lake, CA · 13786 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13786 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.416km S of Little Lake, CA · 13785 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CA · 13814 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.722km E of Little Lake, CA · 13815 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.918km S of Maricopa, CA · 13815 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.527km W of Coso Junction, CA · 13815 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13816 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.014km S of Little Lake, CA · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.116km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 13816 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.412km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13817 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.713km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13817 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.015km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13817 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.417km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13817 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.112km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 13818 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.316km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 13818 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13819 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.819km SW of Olancha, CA · 13819 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.116km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13819 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.113km NE of Kernville, CA · 13820 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CA · 13820 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.117km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13821 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.718km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13822 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci650911. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.