California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Jan 22, 1988, 7:35 PM PST (03:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 15km WNW of Johannesburg, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-01-23 03:35:42 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.322° N, 118.572° 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
103°
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: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14129 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.619km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14126 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.39km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14126 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.721km SW of Lamont, CA · 14125 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.821km SW of Lamont, CA · 14125 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.718km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14124 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.220km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14123 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.74km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 14122 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.216km NE of Lamont, CA · 14122 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.514km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14122 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.021km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14121 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.820km NW of Inyokern, CA · 14119 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.319km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14119 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.513km E of Little Lake, CA · 14118 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.56km ESE of Oildale, CA · 14117 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.914km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 14117 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.512km E of Little Lake, CA · 14117 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.98km NW of Oildale, CA · 14117 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.720km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14117 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.54km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14115 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.919km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14112 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.528km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14112 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.313km E of Little Lake, CA · 14111 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14111 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14111 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.513km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14110 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.69km N of Grapevine, CA · 14110 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14110 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14109 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.23km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 14109 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.75km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14109 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.85km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14108 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 3.114km NNW of Castaic, CA · 14108 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.814km NNW of Castaic, CA · 14108 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.19km N of Grapevine, CA · 14108 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.521km NW of Inyokern, CA · 14107 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14107 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.98km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 14106 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.51km WNW of Delano, CA · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.63km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14102 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.55km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14100 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.933km N of Kernville, CA · 14099 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.75km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14099 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.815km NNW of Castaic, CA · 14097 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.328km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14095 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.64km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14094 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.66km N of Taft, CA · 14093 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.324km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14093 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14093 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.519km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14093 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.54km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 14091 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14088 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.06km WNW of Castaic, CA · 14088 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.55km W of Coso Junction, CA · 14088 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.55km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14085 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.517km S of Little Lake, CA · 14084 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.517km S of Little Lake, CA · 14084 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14083 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14082 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14082 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 1.616km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14131 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.117km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14131 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.54km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14132 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.16km NW of Kernville, CA · 14132 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.514km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14133 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.528km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14134 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.014km E of Little Lake, CA · 14134 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.613km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 14134 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.519km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14135 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.415km E of Little Lake, CA · 14135 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.314km E of Little Lake, CA · 14135 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.84km S of Little Lake, CA · 14136 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.322km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14136 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14136 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.826km W of Inyokern, CA · 14136 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.819km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14137 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.511km W of Coso Junction, CA · 14138 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14138 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.710km W of Coso Junction, CA · 14138 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.333km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14139 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away

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