M1.7 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Mar 7, 2020, 4:38 PM PST

UTC

2020-03-08 00:38:05 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.324° N, 118.545° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

84°

Stations used

35

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast20 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmN

After

1. 1.726km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 8, 1:08 AM PST · 2400 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.621km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 8, 8:51 AM PDT · 2400 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 8, 10:41 AM PDT · 2399 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.716km E of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 8, 11:00 AM PDT · 2399 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.624km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 8, 11:31 PM PDT · 2399 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
6. 1.517km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 10, 7:56 AM PDT · 2398 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Mar 10, 7:59 AM PDT · 2398 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.623km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 10, 11:36 AM PDT · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.58km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 11, 9:23 AM PDT · 2397 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.623km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 13, 3:51 PM PDT · 2394 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.818km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 14, 5:20 AM PDT · 2394 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.723km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 14, 8:11 PM PDT · 2393 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
13. 1.622km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 15, 4:54 AM PDT · 2393 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.623km WNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Mar 15, 7:10 AM PDT · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.722km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 15, 4:29 PM PDT · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.719km W of Searles Valley, CASun, Mar 15, 9:52 PM PDT · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.521km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 16, 8:28 AM PDT · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.824km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Mar 16, 1:47 PM PDT · 2391 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.637km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Mar 17, 12:20 PM PDT · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.623km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 18, 1:51 AM PDT · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
21. 2.314km NE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 18, 5:49 AM PDT · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.814km NE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 18, 5:49 AM PDT · 2390 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
23. 1.616km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 18, 9:28 PM PDT · 2389 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.66km SSW of Mojave, CAThu, Mar 19, 11:57 AM PDT · 2388 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
25. 2.03km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 19, 2:32 PM PDT · 2388 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
26. 1.915km WSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Mar 19, 10:33 PM PDT · 2388 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
27. 3.615km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 20, 4:52 AM PDT · 2388 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 91
28. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Mar 20, 1:39 PM PDT · 2387 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
29. 2.421km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 20, 10:44 PM PDT · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.718km NE of Boron, CASat, Mar 21, 8:18 AM PDT · 2387 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.18km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 21, 12:14 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
32. 1.915km NE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 21, 2:22 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
33. 1.522km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 22, 8:15 AM PDT · 2386 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 23, 1:18 AM PDT · 2385 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
35. 1.818km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 23, 9:18 AM PDT · 2385 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
36. 1.913km NW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 23, 11:32 AM PDT · 2384 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
37. 1.620km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Mar 25, 4:32 PM PDT · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
38. 2.621km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 26, 6:22 AM PDT · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
39. 2.021km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Mar 26, 7:33 AM PDT · 2382 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
40. 2.616km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 26, 9:30 AM PDT · 2382 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
41. 2.017km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, Mar 26, 3:11 PM PDT · 2381 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 26, 4:43 PM PDT · 2381 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
43. 1.512km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Mar 26, 6:34 PM PDT · 2381 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
44. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 26, 11:41 PM PDT · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
45. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 27, 5:45 AM PDT · 2381 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
46. 2.324km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 27, 1:48 PM PDT · 2380 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.78km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 27, 4:31 PM PDT · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
48. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 27, 10:01 PM PDT · 2380 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
49. 1.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 28, 3:09 PM PDT · 2379 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
50. 1.812km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 28, 6:25 PM PDT · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
51. 2.517km WSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Mar 28, 8:46 PM PDT · 2379 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
52. 2.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 29, 6:42 PM PDT · 2378 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
53. 1.921km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 29, 7:02 PM PDT · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
54. 2.732km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 30, 5:56 PM PDT · 2377 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
55. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 31, 3:06 AM PDT · 2377 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
56. 2.17km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 31, 4:17 AM PDT · 2377 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
57. 1.917km E of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 31, 11:26 PM PDT · 2376 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
58. 2.315km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 1, 8:43 AM PDT · 2376 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
59. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 1, 11:02 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
60. 2.48km WNW of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 1, 1:48 PM PDT · 2375 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

1. 1.611km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 7, 9:15 AM PST · 2400 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.918km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Mar 7, 9:15 AM PST · 2400 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.521km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 6, 5:40 PM PST · 2401 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.118km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Mar 6, 4:01 PM PST · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.112km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 6, 3:29 PM PST · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.017km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Mar 6, 4:21 AM PST · 2402 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 5, 7:05 PM PST · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.65km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 5, 1:45 AM PST · 2403 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.714km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Mar 4, 10:33 PM PST · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 4, 12:08 PM PST · 2403 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.820km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 4, 8:47 AM PST · 2404 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.923km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 4, 7:07 AM PST · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
13. 3.020km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 4, 2:01 AM PST · 2404 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
14. 2.621km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 3, 6:46 AM PST · 2405 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.58km E of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 3, 12:14 AM PST · 2405 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.621km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Mar 2, 7:56 PM PST · 2405 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 2, 5:29 PM PST · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
18. 3.319km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 2, 4:32 PM PST · 2405 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.222km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 2, 2:56 PM PST · 2405 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.917km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 2, 3:07 AM PST · 2406 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci38387026. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.