M1.8 earthquake 14km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, May 16, 2020, 8:58 PM PDT

UTC

2020-05-17 03:58:04 UTC

Depth

4.3 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.174° N, 118.600° W

Region

California

Felt reports

2

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

33°

Stations used

38

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast3 kmENE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast14 kmWNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast129 kmNNW

After

1. 1.58km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, May 22, 3:17 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
2. 1.613km SSW of Lamont, CAFri, May 22, 7:56 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
3. 1.523km N of California City, CASat, May 23, 5:08 AM PDT · 2324 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.38 km SW of Green Valley, CaliforniaTue, May 26, 11:59 AM PDT · 2321 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
5. 3.76km SE of Oildale, CATue, May 26, 9:52 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1,359
6. 1.68km ESE of Oildale, CAWed, May 27, 1:49 AM PDT · 2320 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.722km SE of Bodfish, CASun, May 31, 1:50 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.312km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 1, 5:02 AM PDT · 2315 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.28km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jun 1, 6:56 AM PDT · 2315 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 4, 4:49 AM PDT · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
11. 1.628km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jun 4, 9:32 PM PDT · 2311 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 5, 7:40 AM PDT · 2311 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.518km SSW of Gorman, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:49 PM PDT · 2310 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.96km SE of Oildale, CASun, Jun 7, 12:41 PM PDT · 2309 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
15. 2.013km N of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 14, 11:45 AM PDT · 2302 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
16. 1.616km NE of Ojai, CATue, Jun 16, 2:26 AM PDT · 2300 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 16, 11:56 AM PDT · 2300 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
18. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 16, 1:20 PM PDT · 2300 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.033km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 5:28 AM PDT · 2299 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
20. 1.825km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 7:11 AM PDT · 2299 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
21. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 1:32 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
22. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 1:35 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
23. 1.625km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 1:51 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
24. 1.525km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 2:56 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
25. 2.425km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 5:17 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
26. 3.220km NW of Ojai, CAWed, Jun 17, 5:35 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 48
27. 1.69km WNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 18, 3:29 PM PDT · 2298 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
28. 2.57km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAFri, Jun 19, 6:05 AM PDT · 2297 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
29. 1.525km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jun 19, 9:34 AM PDT · 2297 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
30. 1.610km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Jun 19, 2:12 PM PDT · 2297 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
31. 2.110km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Jun 19, 2:15 PM PDT · 2297 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.614km N of Castaic, CAFri, Jun 19, 10:36 PM PDT · 2296 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
33. 1.95km N of Wasco, CASat, Jun 20, 6:48 AM PDT · 2296 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
34. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 21, 11:34 AM PDT · 2295 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
35. 2.115 km N of Castaic, CAMon, Jun 22, 4:21 AM PDT · 2294 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
36. 2.913km SSW of Rosedale, CAWed, Jun 24, 1:49 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 32
37. 2.013 km SSW of Rosedale, CAWed, Jun 24, 2:01 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
38. 1.923 km WSW of Maricopa, CATue, Jun 30, 7:01 AM PDT · 2286 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
39. 1.67km NNW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 30, 9:48 AM PDT · 2286 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
40. 1.62km NNW of Pacoima, CAWed, Jul 1, 3:44 AM PDT · 2285 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
41. 2.51km NNW of San Fernando, CAWed, Jul 1, 6:55 AM PDT · 2285 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 39
42. 1.57km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 2, 11:14 AM PDT · 2284 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
43. 1.712km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 2, 7:02 PM PDT · 2283 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
44. 2.07km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 2, 10:12 PM PDT · 2283 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.621km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jul 3, 9:56 AM PDT · 2283 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
46. 1.913km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 7, 2:09 PM PDT · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
47. 2.15km NNW of Sylmar, CAWed, Jul 8, 6:51 PM PDT · 2277 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 10
48. 1.67km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 9, 6:11 PM PDT · 2277 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away

Before

1. 1.72km SSE of Castaic, CASat, May 16, 7:35 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.622km SW of Maricopa, CAThu, May 14, 9:58 PM PDT · 2332 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.413km N of Piru, CAWed, May 13, 7:54 AM PDT · 2334 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.54km NNW of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 12, 7:23 AM PDT · 2335 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.814km NNW of Santa Paula, CASun, May 10, 9:32 PM PDT · 2336 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.84km E of Johannesburg, CASat, May 9, 4:02 AM PDT · 2338 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 8, 4:40 PM PDT · 2339 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
8. 1.614km N of Castaic, CAFri, May 8, 8:02 AM PDT · 2339 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.514km N of Castaic, CAThu, May 7, 11:40 AM PDT · 2340 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
10. 2.214km N of Castaic, CAThu, May 7, 11:36 AM PDT · 2340 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
11. 2.012km NE of Tehachapi, CAThu, May 7, 2:38 AM PDT · 2340 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
12. 1.917km WSW of Johannesburg, CAWed, May 6, 9:25 AM PDT · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.810km N of Taft, CASat, May 2, 5:05 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.89km NE of Piru, CASat, May 2, 5:01 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.44km WSW of McFarland, CASat, May 2, 1:58 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.016km WNW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Apr 29, 2:50 AM PDT · 2348 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 22, 8:31 PM PDT · 2354 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 12
18. 1.67km SSW of Pearblossum, CAWed, Apr 22, 7:37 PM PDT · 2354 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.224km WSW of Lamont, CASun, Apr 19, 10:04 PM PDT · 2357 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.115km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 19, 9:16 PM PDT · 2357 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39204063. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.