M2.4 earthquake 8km ESE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Mar 21, 1990, 12:59 AM PST

UTC

1990-03-21 08:59:47 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.103° N, 118.369° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

31°

Stations used

0

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast8 kmESE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast50 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast117 kmN

After

1. 1.611km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 21, 10:22 AM PST · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.018km NE of Ojai, CAWed, Mar 21, 12:22 PM PST · 13345 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.83km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 22, 2:45 AM PST · 13345 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.818km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, Mar 22, 10:38 AM PST · 13345 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.815km S of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 24, 7:12 PM PST · 13342 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
6. 3.122km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 25, 2:22 AM PST · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.322km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 25, 2:58 AM PST · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.213km WSW of Rosedale, CAMon, Mar 26, 3:42 AM PST · 13341 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.624km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 27, 1:36 AM PST · 13340 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
10. 1.91km N of Kernville, CATue, Mar 27, 12:10 PM PST · 13339 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.913km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 29, 1:02 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.013km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 29, 1:05 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.813km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 29, 2:22 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.117km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 29, 10:33 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.617km NE of Lebec, CAThu, Mar 29, 4:56 PM PST · 13337 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
16. 2.922km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 31, 3:22 PM PST · 13335 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
17. 1.823km E of Maricopa, CASun, Apr 1, 3:49 PM PDT · 13334 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
18. 2.210km NNE of Sunland, CAMon, Apr 2, 8:16 AM PDT · 13334 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
19. 1.79km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Apr 2, 3:08 PM PDT · 13333 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
20. 2.417km N of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 3, 11:10 PM PDT · 13332 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
21. 1.719km NNW of Mojave, CAWed, Apr 4, 3:49 PM PDT · 13331 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
22. 1.822km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 6, 1:26 AM PDT · 13330 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
23. 2.538km ESE of Johannesburg, CAFri, Apr 6, 2:55 AM PDT · 13330 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
24. 1.57km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Apr 6, 3:00 AM PDT · 13330 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
25. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 6, 8:22 PM PDT · 13329 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
26. 2.120km ENE of Delano, CASat, Apr 7, 3:53 AM PDT · 13329 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
27. 2.033km NNW of California City, CASat, Apr 7, 6:58 AM PDT · 13329 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
28. 1.917km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Apr 7, 3:38 PM PDT · 13328 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
29. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CASun, Apr 8, 8:46 PM PDT · 13327 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
30. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Apr 9, 8:37 AM PDT · 13327 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
31. 2.07km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Apr 9, 11:39 AM PDT · 13327 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
32. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 10, 12:35 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.120km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Apr 10, 7:45 PM PDT · 13325 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
34. 2.87km SSE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Apr 13, 2:12 AM PDT · 13323 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
35. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 13, 3:20 PM PDT · 13322 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
36. 2.124km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Apr 13, 11:23 PM PDT · 13322 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
37. 2.720km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 14, 8:17 AM PDT · 13322 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
38. 2.020km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 14, 8:22 AM PDT · 13322 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
39. 2.024km NE of Lamont, CASun, Apr 15, 3:06 PM PDT · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
40. 1.624km NE of Lamont, CASun, Apr 15, 3:07 PM PDT · 13320 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
41. 2.020km SW of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 17, 3:18 AM PDT · 13319 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
42. 1.722km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 18, 3:49 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
43. 2.06km NW of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Apr 18, 5:56 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.822km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 18, 5:56 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
45. 1.913km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 19, 7:02 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
46. 2.41km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Apr 19, 8:03 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
47. 2.325km NE of Lamont, CAThu, Apr 19, 5:57 PM PDT · 13316 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
48. 1.614km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASun, Apr 22, 5:07 AM PDT · 13314 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
49. 2.31km E of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 23, 6:27 AM PDT · 13313 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
50. 1.721km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 24, 3:34 AM PDT · 13312 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
51. 2.05km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Apr 26, 4:25 PM PDT · 13309 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
52. 1.910km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Apr 28, 7:35 AM PDT · 13308 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
53. 2.016km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Apr 28, 10:30 PM PDT · 13307 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
54. 1.822km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 28, 11:37 PM PDT · 13307 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
55. 2.11km E of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Apr 30, 11:29 AM PDT · 13306 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
56. 1.733km SW of Inyokern, CAMon, Apr 30, 4:49 PM PDT · 13305 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
57. 2.12km N of Vincent, CATue, May 1, 1:13 PM PDT · 13304 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
58. 1.722km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 2, 12:15 AM PDT · 13304 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
59. 1.621km S of Maricopa, CAThu, May 3, 9:57 AM PDT · 13303 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
60. 2.311km N of Piru, CASat, May 5, 12:33 AM PDT · 13301 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

1. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 20, 2:13 AM PST · 13347 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
2. 1.525km NE of Lamont, CAMon, Mar 19, 1:31 PM PST · 13347 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.17km SE of Wofford Heights, CASun, Mar 18, 10:07 PM PST · 13348 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CASun, Mar 18, 12:49 AM PST · 13349 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.919km NNW of Mojave, CAFri, Mar 16, 11:36 PM PST · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
6. 3.02km W of Gorman, CAThu, Mar 15, 2:38 PM PST · 13351 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
7. 1.919km N of Mojave, CAThu, Mar 15, 9:00 AM PST · 13352 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.913km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Mar 14, 3:20 AM PST · 13353 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.015km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Mar 12, 5:32 PM PST · 13354 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.615km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Mar 12, 4:59 AM PST · 13355 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.117km N of Oildale, CASun, Mar 11, 5:39 PM PST · 13355 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
12. 1.633km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 10, 7:35 PM PST · 13356 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
13. 2.821km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 10, 7:03 PM PST · 13356 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.67km N of Piru, CASat, Mar 10, 1:24 AM PST · 13357 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 8, 5:38 AM PST · 13359 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.713km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 8, 1:03 AM PST · 13359 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.013km WSW of Rosedale, CAWed, Mar 7, 8:56 PM PST · 13359 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Mar 6, 9:03 PM PST · 13360 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
19. 2.213km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 6, 3:59 AM PST · 13361 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Mar 5, 6:43 PM PST · 13361 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1055960. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC.