M2.4 earthquake 10km S of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Nov 17, 1990, 12:44 PM PST

UTC

1990-11-17 20:44:02 UTC

Depth

7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.041° N, 118.451° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

54°

Stations used

0

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast10 kmS
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast48 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast112 kmN

After

1. 1.921km SSE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 17, 8:03 PM PST · 13105 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.112km ESE of Delano, CASun, Nov 18, 5:36 AM PST · 13105 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 19, 1:18 AM PST · 13104 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
4. 1.86km N of Sunland, CAMon, Nov 19, 7:03 PM PST · 13103 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.514km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Nov 20, 1:20 AM PST · 13103 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.512km N of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 21, 12:27 AM PST · 13102 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
7. 1.812km N of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 21, 1:41 AM PST · 13102 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.84km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Nov 21, 12:27 PM PST · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 21, 4:16 PM PST · 13101 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
10. 1.56km SW of Pearblossum, CAThu, Nov 22, 7:33 AM PST · 13100 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
11. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Nov 22, 12:26 PM PST · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 24, 4:59 AM PST · 13099 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 24, 5:03 AM PST · 13099 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.48km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Nov 27, 3:08 AM PST · 13096 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
15. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 28, 7:58 AM PST · 13094 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 28, 10:06 AM PST · 13094 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 29, 2:59 AM PST · 13094 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.620km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 29, 11:50 AM PST · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 30, 1:16 AM PST · 13093 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.90km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 30, 9:43 PM PST · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
21. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 2, 4:25 AM PST · 13091 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
22. 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 2, 1:34 PM PST · 13090 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
23. 1.51km N of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 3, 10:00 PM PST · 13089 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
24. 2.42km WNW of Canoga Park, CATue, Dec 4, 4:25 AM PST · 13089 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
25. 2.116km SSE of Buttonwillow, CATue, Dec 4, 3:09 PM PST · 13088 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
26. 2.017km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 5, 1:31 PM PST · 13087 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
27. 1.74km N of Bakersfield, CAThu, Dec 6, 2:50 AM PST · 13087 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
28. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Dec 10, 2:41 PM PST · 13082 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
29. 2.319km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 2:55 AM PST · 13082 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
30. 2.719km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 7:33 AM PST · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
31. 1.620km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 11:40 AM PST · 13081 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
32. 1.715km SSW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 10:27 PM PST · 13081 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
33. 1.87km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 12, 6:35 AM PST · 13081 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
34. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 14, 3:44 PM PST · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
35. 1.614km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 15, 7:29 PM PST · 13077 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
36. 1.88km WNW of Kernville, CASat, Dec 15, 9:46 PM PST · 13077 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
37. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 16, 2:02 PM PST · 13076 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
38. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 17, 4:41 AM PST · 13076 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
39. 2.317km SE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 18, 2:39 AM PST · 13075 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
40. 1.718km SE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 18, 6:38 AM PST · 13075 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
41. 4.314km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Dec 18, 8:56 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
42. 1.614km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Dec 18, 9:49 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
43. 1.514km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Dec 18, 7:16 PM PST · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
44. 2.423km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 18, 7:21 PM PST · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
45. 2.514km NNE of Lamont, CAWed, Dec 19, 12:19 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
46. 1.88km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 19, 2:33 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
47. 2.525km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 21, 11:04 AM PST · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
48. 2.120km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Dec 21, 11:40 PM PST · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
49. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 22, 2:24 AM PST · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
50. 2.612km ENE of McFarland, CASat, Dec 22, 8:26 AM PST · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
51. 2.325km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 22, 8:48 PM PST · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
52. 1.615km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, Dec 23, 11:11 AM PST · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
53. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CASun, Dec 23, 4:26 PM PST · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
54. 1.91km N of Kernville, CASun, Dec 23, 5:17 PM PST · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
55. 1.91km NNW of Kernville, CASun, Dec 23, 10:49 PM PST · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
56. 1.61km N of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 24, 12:44 AM PST · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
57. 1.76km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Dec 24, 11:38 PM PST · 13068 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
58. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 28, 9:49 AM PST · 13064 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
59. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 30, 12:03 AM PST · 13063 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
60. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 30, 12:36 PM PST · 13062 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

1. 2.16km NE of Piru, CASat, Nov 17, 6:37 AM PST · 13106 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.110km W of Castaic, CASat, Nov 17, 6:35 AM PST · 13106 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
3. 3.210km W of Castaic, CASat, Nov 17, 6:34 AM PST · 13106 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.810km W of Castaic, CASat, Nov 17, 5:22 AM PST · 13106 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAFri, Nov 16, 7:14 AM PST · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.518km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 15, 2:20 AM PST · 13108 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
7. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 14, 1:55 PM PST · 13108 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.98km NE of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 14, 6:12 AM PST · 13109 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
9. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 12, 3:42 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.811km ESE of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 12, 6:21 AM PST · 13111 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.39km NW of Adelanto, CASat, Nov 10, 7:25 PM PST · 13112 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.49km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 8:41 PM PST · 13114 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
13. 1.920km N of Mojave, CAThu, Nov 8, 5:46 PM PST · 13114 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
14. 1.524km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 5:45 PM PST · 13114 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.78km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Nov 6, 3:19 PM PST · 13116 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.724km NE of Lamont, CATue, Nov 6, 2:21 PM PST · 13116 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.37km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Nov 6, 3:57 AM PST · 13117 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
18. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 5, 2:49 PM PST · 13117 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 5, 12:33 PM PST · 13117 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 5, 12:30 PM PST · 13117 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2007647. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.