California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14km SSW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Feb 5, 1988, 11:18 PM PST (07:18 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-02-06 07:18:40 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.015° 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
57°
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: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98km NW of Oildale, CA · 14117 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.720km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14116 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.63km SSE of Granada Hills, CA · 14116 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.54km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14115 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.96km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14112 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.919km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14112 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.528km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14112 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14111 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14110 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.513km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14110 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.69km N of Grapevine, CA · 14110 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14109 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.17km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 14109 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.114km NNW of Castaic, CA · 14108 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.814km NNW of Castaic, CA · 14108 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.19km N of Grapevine, CA · 14108 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.521km NW of Inyokern, CA · 14107 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.98km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 14106 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.36km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14102 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.55km E of Ojai, CA · 14102 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.63km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14102 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.110km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14100 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.55km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14100 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.75km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14099 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.98km N of Santa Paula, CA · 14098 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.815km NNW of Castaic, CA · 14097 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.02km ESE of Ojai, CA · 14097 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.328km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14095 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.66km N of Taft, CA · 14093 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.324km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14093 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14093 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.519km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14093 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14088 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.06km WNW of Castaic, CA · 14088 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.55km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14085 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.517km S of Little Lake, CA · 14084 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.517km S of Little Lake, CA · 14084 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14083 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14082 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14082 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.912km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14081 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 3.415km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 14080 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.612km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 14080 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14080 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.720km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14079 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.68km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 14078 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.319km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14078 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.910km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14077 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.08km N of Rosedale, CA · 14077 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.66km E of Ojai, CA · 14076 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.65km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 14074 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.710km WNW of Kernville, CA · 14074 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.422km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14073 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.520km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14073 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.610km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14068 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.94km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14065 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.615km ENE of Lebec, CA · 14064 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.65km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14063 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.24km WSW of Santa Clarita, CA · 14062 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.64km WSW of Santa Clarita, CA · 14062 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.56km ESE of Oildale, CA · 14117 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.319km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14119 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.820km NW of Inyokern, CA · 14119 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.021km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14121 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.514km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14122 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.216km NE of Lamont, CA · 14122 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.74km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 14122 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.220km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14123 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.718km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14124 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.821km SW of Lamont, CA · 14125 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.721km SW of Lamont, CA · 14125 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.39km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14126 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.619km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14126 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14129 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14131 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.616km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14131 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.117km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14131 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.54km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14132 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.16km NW of Kernville, CA · 14132 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.514km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14133 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci742737. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.