M1.5 earthquake 15km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 10:07 PM PDT

UTC

2020-04-06 05:07:51 UTC

Depth

1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.009° N, 118.505° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

23

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast48 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast109 kmNNW

After

1. 1.529km NNW of California City, CAMon, Apr 6, 9:41 AM PDT · 2371 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
2. 1.73km ENE of Frazier Park, CATue, Apr 7, 11:20 PM PDT · 2369 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.729 km NNW of California City, CAWed, Apr 8, 7:37 PM PDT · 2368 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.529 km NNW of California City, CAWed, Apr 8, 7:37 PM PDT · 2368 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
5. 1.78km ENE of Lebec, CASat, Apr 11, 7:41 AM PDT · 2366 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
6. 2.08km WSW of Santa Clarita, CASat, Apr 11, 8:37 AM PDT · 2366 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
7. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 13, 12:57 AM PDT · 2364 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.720km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 13, 6:54 AM PDT · 2364 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.919km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Apr 16, 9:24 AM PDT · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
10. 1.59km SW of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 18, 2:31 AM PDT · 2359 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.88km SW of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 18, 3:32 AM PDT · 2359 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.115km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 19, 9:16 PM PDT · 2357 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
13. 2.224km WSW of Lamont, CASun, Apr 19, 10:04 PM PDT · 2357 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.67km SSW of Pearblossum, CAWed, Apr 22, 7:37 PM PDT · 2354 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 22, 8:31 PM PDT · 2354 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 12
16. 2.016km WNW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Apr 29, 2:50 AM PDT · 2348 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.89km NE of Piru, CASat, May 2, 5:01 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.810km N of Taft, CASat, May 2, 5:05 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
19. 3.11km NW of Chatsworth, CASun, May 3, 3:19 AM PDT · 2344 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1,425
20. 2.91km W of Chatsworth, CASun, May 3, 2:45 PM PDT · 2344 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 600
21. 1.917km WSW of Johannesburg, CAWed, May 6, 9:25 AM PDT · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.012km NE of Tehachapi, CAThu, May 7, 2:38 AM PDT · 2340 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
23. 2.214km N of Castaic, CAThu, May 7, 11:36 AM PDT · 2340 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
24. 1.514km N of Castaic, CAThu, May 7, 11:40 AM PDT · 2340 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
25. 1.614km N of Castaic, CAFri, May 8, 8:02 AM PDT · 2339 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
26. 2.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 8, 4:40 PM PDT · 2339 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
27. 1.84km E of Johannesburg, CASat, May 9, 4:02 AM PDT · 2338 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
28. 1.814km NNW of Santa Paula, CASun, May 10, 9:32 PM PDT · 2336 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.92km ENE of Northridge, CATue, May 12, 6:14 PM PDT · 2334 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
30. 2.413km N of Piru, CAWed, May 13, 7:54 AM PDT · 2334 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
31. 1.622km SW of Maricopa, CAThu, May 14, 9:58 PM PDT · 2332 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
32. 1.72km SSE of Castaic, CASat, May 16, 7:35 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
33. 1.814km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 16, 8:58 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
34. 1.58km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, May 22, 3:17 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
35. 1.613km SSW of Lamont, CAFri, May 22, 7:56 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
36. 1.523km N of California City, CASat, May 23, 5:08 AM PDT · 2324 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
37. 2.38 km SW of Green Valley, CaliforniaTue, May 26, 11:59 AM PDT · 2321 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
38. 3.76km SE of Oildale, CATue, May 26, 9:52 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1,359
39. 1.68km ESE of Oildale, CAWed, May 27, 1:49 AM PDT · 2320 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
40. 1.722km SE of Bodfish, CASun, May 31, 1:50 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
41. 2.312km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 1, 5:02 AM PDT · 2315 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
42. 2.28km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jun 1, 6:56 AM PDT · 2315 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
43. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 4, 4:49 AM PDT · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

Before

1. 2.229km NNW of California City, CASun, Apr 5, 4:54 PM PDT · 2372 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
2. 1.829km NNW of California City, CASun, Apr 5, 4:41 PM PDT · 2372 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
3. 2.229km NNW of California City, CASun, Apr 5, 1:15 PM PDT · 2372 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.729km NNW of California City, CASun, Apr 5, 3:23 AM PDT · 2372 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
5. 2.429km NNW of California City, CASun, Apr 5, 1:21 AM PDT · 2372 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
6. 1.814km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 4, 5:29 AM PDT · 2373 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
7. 3.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 3, 8:17 PM PDT · 2373 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 281
8. 2.732km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 30, 5:56 PM PDT · 2377 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
9. 1.630km NNE of Montecito, CAMon, Mar 30, 4:38 PM PDT · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
10. 2.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 29, 6:42 PM PDT · 2378 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
11. 2.517km WSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Mar 28, 8:46 PM PDT · 2379 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.011km NNE of Ventura, CAFri, Mar 27, 1:18 AM PDT · 2381 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.810km SSE of Ojai, CAFri, Mar 27, 1:08 AM PDT · 2381 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 23, 1:18 AM PDT · 2385 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
15. 1.718km NE of Boron, CASat, Mar 21, 8:18 AM PDT · 2387 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
16. 2.03km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 19, 2:32 PM PDT · 2389 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
17. 1.66km SSW of Mojave, CAThu, Mar 19, 11:57 AM PDT · 2389 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
18. 1.624km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 8, 11:31 PM PDT · 2399 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.04km SE of Chatsworth, CASun, Mar 8, 9:16 PM PDT · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 69
20. 1.83km SSE of Chatsworth, CASun, Mar 8, 7:47 PM PDT · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39136711. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.