California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Dec 21, 1988, 11:13 AM PST (19:13 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-12-21 19:13:37 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.280° N, 118.558° 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
68°
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: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CA · 13795 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.613km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13795 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.812km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13795 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13794 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 13793 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.05km WSW of Gorman, CA · 13791 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.611km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 13789 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.518km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13788 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.618km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13788 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.517km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 13788 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.518km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13787 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.77km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 13787 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.016km S of Little Lake, CA · 13786 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13786 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.416km S of Little Lake, CA · 13785 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.86km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13784 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 13782 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13779 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.012km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13778 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.124km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13777 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.716km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13777 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.816km E of Grapevine, CA · 13775 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.824km NNE of Arvin, CA · 13774 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.710km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13774 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.217km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13773 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.025km NNE of Arvin, CA · 13773 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.515km SW of Maricopa, CA · 13773 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.017km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13773 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.117km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13772 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 3.017km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13768 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.717km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13768 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13768 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 3.618km ESE of Arvin, CA · 13767 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.613km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 13766 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.718km ESE of Arvin, CA · 13765 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.931km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13765 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.221km SW of Little Lake, CA · 13764 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13763 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.617km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13763 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13763 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 3.126km NNE of Arvin, CA · 13761 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CA · 13761 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.114km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13760 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.011km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13760 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.16km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13760 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13758 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13758 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.624km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13757 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 3.722km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13757 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CA · 13757 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13756 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.28km SW of Valencia, CA · 13756 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.213km SE of Maricopa, CA · 13756 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.713km SE of Maricopa, CA · 13755 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13755 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.64km W of Frazier Park, CA · 13754 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13754 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 3.012km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13754 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 13752 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.52km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 13750 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.623km NNE of California City, CA · 13798 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.924km NNE of California City, CA · 13798 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.210km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 13798 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.013km S of Bodfish, CA · 13799 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 13800 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.16km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 13802 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.122km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13802 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.59km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 13803 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.65km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 13804 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.39km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13804 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.59km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13805 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 13805 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.518km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13807 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.213km NE of Kernville, CA · 13809 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.713km NE of Kernville, CA · 13809 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.221km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13810 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13810 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.521km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13810 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.914km NNW of Castaic, CA · 13811 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.314km NNW of Castaic, CA · 13811 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci651703. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.