California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Feb 24, 1990, 7:47 PM PST (03:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 22km SSW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-02-25 03:47:51 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.309° N, 118.526° 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
87°
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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.96km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 13370 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.519km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13370 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.925km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13369 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13369 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.922km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13369 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.620km NW of Inyokern, CA · 13368 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.726km W of Inyokern, CA · 13367 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.719km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13366 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.320km N of Mojave, CA · 13365 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.012km SSW of Arvin, CA · 13364 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.78km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13364 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.812km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13363 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CA · 13363 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13361 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.213km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13361 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13360 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.013km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13359 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.713km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13359 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CA · 13359 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.713km E of Little Lake, CA · 13358 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.67km N of Piru, CA · 13357 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.821km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13356 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.633km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13356 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.117km N of Oildale, CA · 13355 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.629km N of Kernville, CA · 13355 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.615km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13355 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.015km N of Fillmore, CA · 13354 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.913km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13353 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.919km N of Mojave, CA · 13352 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 3.02km W of Gorman, CA · 13351 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.919km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.25km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13349 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.55km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13349 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13349 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.17km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13348 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.525km NE of Lamont, CA · 13347 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13347 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.48km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 13346 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.018km NE of Ojai, CA · 13346 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.83km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13345 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.818km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13345 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.629km ENE of Porterville, CA · 13344 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.815km S of Bodfish, CA · 13342 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 3.122km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.322km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.213km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13341 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.624km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13340 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.91km N of Kernville, CA · 13340 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.913km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13338 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.013km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13338 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.813km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13338 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.537km N of Kernville, CA · 13338 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.117km SW of Little Lake, CA · 13338 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.617km NE of Lebec, CA · 13337 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.812km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13336 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.922km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13335 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.823km E of Maricopa, CA · 13334 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.79km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13333 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.417km N of Grapevine, CA · 13332 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.719km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13331 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13372 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.422km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13372 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13372 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.622km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13372 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13373 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.23km N of Little Lake, CA · 13373 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.38km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13373 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.78km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13373 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.78km S of Arvin, CA · 13373 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.98km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13374 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13375 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13375 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.725km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13375 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.717km E of Little Lake, CA · 13376 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13377 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.612km ENE of Kernville, CA · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.021km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13379 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.922km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13380 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.121km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13380 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.721km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13380 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci140764. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.