California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14km SSW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 5:51 AM PST (13:51 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20km NE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-12-23 13:51:57 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.013° N, 118.488° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8687 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.722km E of Maricopa, CA · 8686 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.56km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 8686 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.621km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.521km NE of Arvin, California · 8685 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8684 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CA · 8683 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.817km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8682 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CA · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CA · 8682 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.219km NE of Arvin, CA · 8682 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.119km NE of Arvin, CA · 8681 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 3.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8681 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.518km NE of Arvin, CA · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.219km NE of Arvin, CA · 8681 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8681 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.119km NE of Arvin, CA · 8681 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8681 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8680 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CA · 8680 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.319km NE of Arvin, CA · 8680 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 8680 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.918km NE of Arvin, CA · 8680 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.620km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8679 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CA · 8679 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CA · 8679 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.61km S of Granada Hills, CA · 8679 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.119km NE of Arvin, CA · 8678 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 3.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8678 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8678 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.817km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 8678 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.818km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.520km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 3.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 3.619km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.219km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8677 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.15km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 8687 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.018km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8687 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.218km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8687 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8688 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8688 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.118km NE of Arvin, CA · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.614km ENE of Ojai, California · 8688 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CA · 8688 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8688 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.19km ESE of Ojai, CA · 8688 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8689 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CA · 8689 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8689 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.520km WNW of Bodfish, California · 8689 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.219km NE of Arvin, CA · 8690 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8690 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8690 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8691 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.018km NE of Arvin, CA · 8691 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9872989. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.