California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Mar 7, 2002, 2:14 AM PST (10:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 25km WNW of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-07 10:14:43 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.238° N, 118.592° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812km NNW of Piru, California · 8976 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.815km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.916km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8976 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.615km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8975 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.013km SW of Valencia, CA · 8975 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.714km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.521km NE of Arvin, California · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.516km NE of Ojai, California · 8974 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 8974 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.72km SW of Johannesburg, California · 8973 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.713km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 8972 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, California · 8972 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.018km ENE of Ojai, California · 8971 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.910km W of Delano, California · 8970 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.618km E of Arvin, California · 8969 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.518km SE of Arvin, CA · 8968 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.113km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 8968 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.610km WSW of Inyokern, CA · 8968 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.712km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 8968 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.725km W of Johannesburg, CA · 8967 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.511km SE of Arvin, California · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, California · 8964 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.921km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8962 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.69km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.312km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 8960 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.925km N of Kernville, CA · 8959 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8959 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.717km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8958 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.511km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 8956 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8955 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8953 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.517km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8953 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8953 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.67km SE of Piru, CA · 8952 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.610km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 8951 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.54km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8950 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.72km W of Frazier Park, California · 8950 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.525km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8945 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8945 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.425km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8945 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.225km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8944 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.010km W of Tehachapi, CA · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8942 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.810km NNW of Piru, CA · 8941 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.36km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 8940 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.09km WSW of Inyokern, CA · 8939 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.725km W of Inyokern, CA · 8936 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.16km W of Fillmore, CA · 8935 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.55km ESE of Buttonwillow, California · 8935 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.813km N of Grapevine, California · 8935 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.825km NNE of Kernville, California · 8933 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.522km SSW of Little Lake, California · 8929 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.125km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8927 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.718km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8925 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.78km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 8978 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.912km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 8978 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.714km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8979 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.610km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 8979 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.57km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 8980 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CA · 8984 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 8985 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, California · 8985 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.68km SW of Littlerock, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.611km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 8987 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.612km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 8988 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8988 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8989 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, California · 8992 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.919km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8992 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 8992 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.719km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8992 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.73km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8992 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8992 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 8992 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12473128. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.