California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10km W of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Dec 30, 2001, 11:20 AM PST (19:20 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13km NE of Simi Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-12-30 19:20:53 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.118° N, 118.555° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9045 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 9044 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.822km N of Kernville, California · 9042 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9042 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.727km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9042 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.527km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9042 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9041 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.719km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9040 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.026km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9038 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.527km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9038 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.014km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.82km NW of Panorama City, CA · 9037 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.62km ENE of Granada Hills, CA · 9036 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.58km W of Johannesburg, CA · 9036 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.07km NW of Kernville, CA · 9034 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.65km SW of Valencia, California · 9034 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CA · 9033 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.727km W of Inyokern, CA · 9030 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 9030 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.49km WSW of Wasco, CA · 9029 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.614km W of Tehachapi, California · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9028 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9028 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.110km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9027 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.519km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9027 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.69km ENE of Lebec, CA · 9026 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9026 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.821km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.62km S of Llano, CA · 9024 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.82km S of Llano, CA · 9024 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.614km ESE of McFarland, CA · 9024 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 3.317km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 9022 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.117km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 9022 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.910km NNW of Piru, California · 9021 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.82km WNW of Kernville, California · 9019 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.619km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9019 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.714km WNW of Kernville, CA · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.55km S of Frazier Park, California · 9018 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.82km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.82km W of San Fernando, CA · 9017 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.518km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 9016 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.513km NW of Grapevine, California · 9015 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 3.112km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9015 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 4.213km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2,106
  46. 3.913km ESE of Piru, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 470
  47. 1.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 3.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 241
  49. 2.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.312km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.112km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.913km SW of Valencia, CA · 9015 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.412km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.712km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, California · 9015 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.011km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 9046 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.113km W of Mojave, CA · 9047 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.925km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9047 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.517km SW of Maricopa, California · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.219km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9049 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, California · 9049 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 9049 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.717km ESE of Arvin, CA · 9049 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.614km SE of Bodfish, CA · 9050 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9051 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.716km NW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.914km S of Tehachapi, CA · 9054 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.84km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 9057 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.110km SSW of Maricopa, California · 9057 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9058 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9058 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, California · 9059 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.62km SW of Northridge, CA · 9059 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.82km W of Kernville, CA · 9060 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.123km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9060 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9741497. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.