California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8km SSE of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8km SSE of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Mar 16, 1988, 5:39 AM PST (13:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8km ENE of Taft, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-03-16 13:39:38 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.071° N, 118.407° 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
52°
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: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.319km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14078 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.910km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14078 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.08km N of Rosedale, CA · 14078 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.66km E of Ojai, CA · 14077 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.65km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 14075 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14075 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.710km WNW of Kernville, CA · 14074 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.422km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14074 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.520km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14074 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.610km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14069 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.94km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14066 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.615km ENE of Lebec, CA · 14065 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.65km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14064 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.24km WSW of Santa Clarita, CA · 14063 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.64km WSW of Santa Clarita, CA · 14063 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.54km WSW of Santa Clarita, CA · 14063 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 14062 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CA · 14060 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.27km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 14059 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.324km WSW of Lamont, CA · 14059 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.86km E of Ojai, CA · 14059 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.620km SW of Little Lake, CA · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.624km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 14058 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.634km ENE of Boron, CA · 14057 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.419km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14057 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.819km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14056 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14056 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.021km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14055 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.611km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 14052 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.68km WSW of Mojave, CA · 14052 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.415km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14051 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.72km S of Kernville, CA · 14051 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 3.58km ENE of Taft, CA · 14050 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.018km ENE of Ojai, CA · 14050 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.616km ENE of Ojai, CA · 14050 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14049 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.522km NNE of California City, CA · 14048 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.922km NNE of California City, CA · 14048 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.513km S of Little Lake, CA · 14048 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.73km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14047 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14047 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14047 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14047 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14047 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.211km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 14044 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.914km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 14042 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.514km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 14042 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.721km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 14042 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.521km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 14039 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.714km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 14039 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.624km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14037 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.513km N of Castaic, CA · 14037 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14037 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.218km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14035 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14035 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.611km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14035 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.911km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14034 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.011km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14034 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.111km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14034 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.511km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14034 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 2.720km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14080 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14081 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.59km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 14081 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.612km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 14081 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.415km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 14081 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.912km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14081 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14083 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14083 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14084 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.517km S of Little Lake, CA · 14084 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.517km S of Little Lake, CA · 14084 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.55km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14086 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.06km WNW of Castaic, CA · 14088 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14088 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.519km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14093 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14094 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.324km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14094 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.66km N of Taft, CA · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.64km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14095 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.328km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14096 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci745834. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC.