California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12km NE of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12km NE of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, May 7, 2020, 2:38 AM PDT (09:38 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 17km S of Searles Valley, 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
2020-05-07 09:38:25 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.194° N, 118.345° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214km N of Castaic, CA · 2340 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.514km N of Castaic, CA · 2340 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.413km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2340 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.614km N of Castaic, CA · 2339 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 2339 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.319km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2339 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.623km SSW of Trona, CA · 2339 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2339 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.215km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2339 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.613km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2338 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.84km E of Johannesburg, CA · 2338 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.018km S of Trona, CA · 2338 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.820km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2337 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.815km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2337 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.622km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2337 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.812km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2336 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.714km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2336 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.615km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2336 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.518km S of Trona, CA · 2336 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.515km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2335 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.515km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2335 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.413km N of Piru, CA · 2334 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.321km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2334 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.319km S of Trona, CA · 2333 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 14
  26. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2332 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.520km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.518km E of Little Lake, CA · 2332 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.120km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2332 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.917km S of Trona, CA · 2332 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.819km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2331 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2331 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.72km SSE of Castaic, CA · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.614km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.814km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.712km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 3.121km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  40. 1.618km S of Trona, CA · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.721km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.415km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2329 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.015km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.318km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.723km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.623km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.69km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2328 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.521km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2328 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.427km ESE of Boron, CA · 2327 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.326km ESE of Boron, CA · 2327 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 3.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2327 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 69
  55. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2327 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.621km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2327 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.613km SSW of Trona, CA · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.221km E of Little Lake, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.911km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.616km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2341 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2341 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2341 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2341 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.917km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2342 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2342 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.820km S of Trona, CA · 2342 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.516km SSW of Trona, CA · 2343 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.618km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.612km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2343 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.119km E of Little Lake, CA · 2344 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.913km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2344 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.712km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2345 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.810km N of Taft, CA · 2345 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.89km NE of Piru, CA · 2345 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.44km WSW of McFarland, CA · 2345 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.820km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2346 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2347 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.413km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2347 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci38483754. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.