California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Aug 12, 1991, 11:44 PM PDT (06:44 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-08-13 06:44:13 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.316° N, 118.500° 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
56°
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: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 12837 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.76km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 12836 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.919km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 12836 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.917km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 12836 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.034km N of Kernville, CA · 12835 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.76km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 12835 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.019km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 12835 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.619km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 12835 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.619km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 12835 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.919km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 12834 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.219km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 12834 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.96km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 12834 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.819km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 12834 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.62km ESE of Lamont, CA · 12834 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.834km N of Kernville, CA · 12834 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.519km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 12833 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.57km S of Coso Junction, CA · 12832 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.530km N of Kernville, CA · 12832 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 12832 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.86km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 12832 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.933km N of Kernville, CA · 12830 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.332km N of Kernville, CA · 12829 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.525km NNE of Kernville, CA · 12829 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.126km NNE of Kernville, CA · 12829 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.822km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 12828 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.620km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 12828 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 12828 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.723km E of Kernville, CA · 12827 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.42km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 12826 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.53km NE of Kernville, CA · 12825 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CA · 12824 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CA · 12824 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 3.132km N of Kernville, CA · 12824 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.133km N of Kernville, CA · 12824 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.733km N of Kernville, CA · 12824 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.011km SSE of Arvin, CA · 12823 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.534km N of Kernville, CA · 12822 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.733km N of Kernville, CA · 12822 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.634km N of Kernville, CA · 12822 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.17km NNW of Kernville, CA · 12822 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.926km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 12820 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.012km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 12820 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.716km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 12820 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.914km SSW of Arvin, CA · 12820 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 12819 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.613km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 12819 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.813km NE of Little Lake, CA · 12819 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.916km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 12819 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.734km N of Kernville, CA · 12819 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 12818 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.033km N of Kernville, CA · 12818 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.634km N of Kernville, CA · 12818 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.724km NE of Arvin, CA · 12818 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.116km E of Little Lake, CA · 12818 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.633km N of Kernville, CA · 12817 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 12816 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 12815 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.59km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 12814 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 12814 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.23km SSE of Valencia, CA · 12813 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CA · 12837 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.411km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 12838 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.518km NE of Grapevine, CA · 12838 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.69km SE of Little Lake, CA · 12839 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.87km NNE of Valencia, CA · 12841 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.620km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 12842 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.622km W of Johannesburg, CA · 12844 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 12845 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.825km ENE of Arvin, CA · 12845 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.713km NW of Grapevine, CA · 12845 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.16km NNW of Taft, CA · 12845 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.98km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 12846 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.419km SE of Bodfish, CA · 12846 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.612km NE of Little Lake, CA · 12847 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.61km N of Kernville, CA · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.422km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 12848 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.17km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 12850 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.74km NNE of Valencia, CA · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.510km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 12852 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2026475. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.