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M2.0 earthquake 24km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24km N of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 9:50 AM PDT (16:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12km ENE of Ridgecrest, 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
2020-09-16 16:50:36 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.343° N, 118.469° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.521km SW of Olancha, CA · 2210 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.917km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2209 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.013km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2209 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.615km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2209 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.513km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.915km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.419km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.515km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2206 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.515km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2205 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CA · 2204 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.215km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 15
  14. 2.119km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.613km E of Little Lake, CA · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.812km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2202 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.522km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.714km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2200 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.413km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2200 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.819km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2200 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.812km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2199 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.222km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2199 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.522km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2197 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.87km W of Kernville, CA · 2197 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.622km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2196 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.815km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2195 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.515km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2195 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.112km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2195 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.712km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2194 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.416km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2194 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.712km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2194 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 3.412km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2194 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 51
  33. 2.123km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2194 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.419km E of Kernville, CA · 2193 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.613km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2193 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.815km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.312km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2192 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.811km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2192 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.717km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2191 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.06km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 2191 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.415km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2190 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.312km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2189 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.712km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.722km N of Kernville, CA · 2189 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.79km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 2189 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.417km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.816km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2188 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.917km SE of Arvin, CA · 2187 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.15km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 2186 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.220km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.923km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2186 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.019km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2186 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.023km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2186 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.521km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2186 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.822km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2186 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2210 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.68km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2210 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2211 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2211 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.213km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2211 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.710km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2211 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2211 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.121km SW of Olancha, CA · 2211 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.521km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2212 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.116km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2212 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.714km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2212 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.912km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 2213 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2214 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.615km N of Castaic, CA · 2214 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.228km NNE of Kernville, CA · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.614km N of Castaic, CA · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.314km N of Castaic, CA · 2215 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2215 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.67km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2215 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci38691794. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC.