M2.3 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Mar 1, 1988, 2:46 AM PST

UTC

1988-03-01 10:46:03 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.321° N, 118.571° 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. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmNNW

After

1. 2.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Mar 1, 3:06 AM PST · 14092 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.519km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Mar 1, 6:04 AM PST · 14092 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.54km NW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Mar 3, 5:37 AM PST · 14090 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
4. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 6, 6:57 AM PST · 14087 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
5. 2.06km WNW of Castaic, CASun, Mar 6, 7:16 AM PST · 14087 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.55km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 6, 11:25 AM PST · 14087 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.55km SSE of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 9, 4:35 AM PST · 14084 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.517km S of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 10, 6:22 AM PST · 14083 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
9. 1.517km S of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 10, 9:12 AM PST · 14083 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 11, 4:50 AM PST · 14082 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 11, 7:23 PM PST · 14081 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 11, 10:27 PM PST · 14081 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.912km SE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Mar 13, 9:49 AM PST · 14080 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
14. 3.415km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Mar 13, 4:09 PM PST · 14079 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
15. 1.612km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Mar 13, 4:10 PM PST · 14079 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.59km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 13, 7:29 PM PST · 14079 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 13, 11:18 PM PST · 14079 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.720km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 15, 1:36 AM PST · 14078 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.68km SSE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 16, 5:39 AM PST · 14077 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.319km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 16, 7:40 AM PST · 14077 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.910km SSW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Mar 16, 5:48 PM PST · 14076 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
22. 2.08km N of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 17, 3:36 AM PST · 14076 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
23. 1.65km E of Wofford Heights, CASat, Mar 19, 11:09 PM PST · 14073 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
24. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 20, 2:30 AM PST · 14073 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
25. 1.710km WNW of Kernville, CASun, Mar 20, 6:08 AM PST · 14073 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
26. 2.422km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 20, 1:59 PM PST · 14072 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.520km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 21, 12:01 AM PST · 14072 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
28. 2.619km NNE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 22, 4:37 AM PST · 14071 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
29. 1.610km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Mar 25, 4:16 PM PST · 14067 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
30. 1.66km NNW of Wasco, CAMon, Mar 28, 6:30 AM PST · 14065 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
31. 1.94km SSE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 28, 11:40 PM PST · 14064 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
32. 1.513km E of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 29, 4:56 AM PST · 14064 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
33. 1.615km ENE of Lebec, CATue, Mar 29, 4:44 PM PST · 14063 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
34. 1.65km SSE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 31, 1:55 AM PST · 14062 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
35. 2.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CASat, Apr 2, 3:16 AM PST · 14060 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
36. 1.727km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 3, 4:01 PM PDT · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
37. 2.418km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASun, Apr 3, 10:43 PM PDT · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
38. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CASun, Apr 3, 11:59 PM PDT · 14058 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
39. 2.324km WSW of Lamont, CAMon, Apr 4, 6:23 PM PDT · 14057 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
40. 1.620km SW of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 5, 10:36 PM PDT · 14056 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
41. 1.624km ENE of Maricopa, CAWed, Apr 6, 1:26 AM PDT · 14056 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
42. 1.65km NW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 7, 4:14 AM PDT · 14055 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
43. 2.419km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, Apr 7, 5:15 AM PDT · 14055 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
44. 2.34km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 7, 3:12 PM PDT · 14054 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
45. 1.74km SW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 7, 7:28 PM PDT · 14054 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
46. 1.819km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 8, 2:40 AM PDT · 14054 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
47. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Apr 8, 5:38 AM PDT · 14054 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
48. 2.021km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 9, 3:35 AM PDT · 14053 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
49. 1.58km NE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 10, 2:06 AM PDT · 14052 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
50. 1.611km E of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Apr 11, 9:15 AM PDT · 14051 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
51. 1.68km WSW of Mojave, CAMon, Apr 11, 11:58 PM PDT · 14050 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
52. 2.415km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 12, 7:39 PM PDT · 14049 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
53. 1.72km S of Kernville, CATue, Apr 12, 11:52 PM PDT · 14049 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
54. 1.53km SSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 13, 2:11 AM PDT · 14049 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
55. 3.58km ENE of Taft, CAWed, Apr 13, 7:28 AM PDT · 14049 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
56. 2.018km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Apr 13, 9:17 PM PDT · 14048 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
57. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Apr 15, 2:18 AM PDT · 14047 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
58. 1.56km N of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 15, 6:07 AM PDT · 14047 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
59. 1.522km NNE of California City, CAFri, Apr 15, 3:18 PM PDT · 14046 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
60. 1.922km NNE of California City, CAFri, Apr 15, 3:23 PM PDT · 14046 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

1. 1.66km N of Taft, CATue, Mar 1, 1:59 AM PST · 14092 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.64km NE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Feb 28, 5:28 PM PST · 14093 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.328km ESE of Kernville, CASat, Feb 27, 12:24 PM PST · 14095 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.815km NNW of Castaic, CAThu, Feb 25, 4:23 PM PST · 14096 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.75km SSE of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 24, 12:32 AM PST · 14098 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
6. 1.933km N of Kernville, CATue, Feb 23, 3:29 PM PST · 14098 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.55km SSE of Kernville, CATue, Feb 23, 8:02 AM PST · 14099 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.63km SE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Feb 20, 11:55 PM PST · 14101 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.51km WNW of Delano, CAFri, Feb 19, 2:40 AM PST · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.98km SSE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Feb 17, 5:52 AM PST · 14105 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
11. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Feb 16, 12:01 PM PST · 14106 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.521km NW of Inyokern, CATue, Feb 16, 9:28 AM PST · 14106 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.19km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 15, 1:30 AM PST · 14107 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.814km NNW of Castaic, CASun, Feb 14, 10:28 PM PST · 14107 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
15. 3.114km NNW of Castaic, CASun, Feb 14, 8:28 PM PST · 14107 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.85km NE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Feb 14, 5:28 PM PST · 14107 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.75km NE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Feb 14, 10:31 AM PST · 14108 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.23km NW of Coso Junction, CASun, Feb 14, 8:23 AM PST · 14108 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Feb 13, 11:32 PM PST · 14108 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Feb 13, 11:16 AM PST · 14109 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci744640. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.