M1.9 earthquake 8km SE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 8:48 PM PST

UTC

2020-01-29 04:48:55 UTC

Depth

8.4 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.084° N, 118.387° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

27°

Stations used

39

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast8 kmSE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast49 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast115 kmN

After

1. 3.22km NNE of Oildale, CAWed, Jan 29, 4:56 AM PST · 2440 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 292
2. 1.725km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 29, 10:26 PM PST · 2439 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
3. 2.813km W of Mojave, CAWed, Jan 29, 10:58 PM PST · 2439 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 11
4. 1.62km SSE of Granada Hills, CAThu, Jan 30, 4:26 PM PST · 2439 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
5. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 30, 7:15 PM PST · 2439 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.77 km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jan 31, 11:25 AM PST · 2438 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.517km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 2, 7:59 PM PST · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.416km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Feb 3, 6:34 AM PST · 2435 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.816km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 3, 1:41 PM PST · 2435 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
10. 2.117km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, Feb 5, 7:08 AM PST · 2433 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.516km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Feb 9, 1:17 AM PST · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.616km NE of Boron, CASun, Feb 9, 5:58 AM PST · 2429 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.05km NNW of Pacoima, CAThu, Feb 13, 2:46 AM PST · 2425 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.08km ENE of Ojai, CAThu, Feb 13, 8:53 PM PST · 2424 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.523km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 14, 3:35 AM PST · 2424 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.78 km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Feb 14, 5:34 AM PST · 2424 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.26km WSW of Shafter, CAFri, Feb 14, 8:19 AM PST · 2424 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.38km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 15, 6:32 AM PST · 2423 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
19. 2.08km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 15, 10:48 PM PST · 2422 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
20. 1.914km WSW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Feb 17, 8:53 AM PST · 2421 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
21. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Feb 19, 3:57 AM PST · 2419 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.68 km E of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 19, 2:49 PM PST · 2419 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.927km NNW of California City, CAThu, Feb 20, 5:30 PM PST · 2418 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
24. 3.52km NNW of Castaic, CAFri, Feb 21, 5:42 AM PST · 2417 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 884
25. 1.912 km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Feb 22, 10:57 AM PST · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
26. 2.017km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Feb 22, 2:34 PM PST · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
27. 2.512km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Feb 22, 4:56 PM PST · 2416 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
28. 2.117km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Feb 23, 2:28 AM PST · 2415 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
29. 1.621km NE of Boron, CAMon, Feb 24, 9:16 PM PST · 2413 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
30. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 25, 11:04 AM PST · 2413 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
31. 3.316km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Feb 25, 2:35 PM PST · 2413 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
32. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Feb 25, 2:37 PM PST · 2413 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
33. 2.017 km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, Feb 26, 1:34 AM PST · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
34. 1.99 km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Feb 27, 2:55 PM PST · 2411 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
35. 1.93 km NNW of Castaic, CAFri, Feb 28, 12:39 PM PST · 2410 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
36. 1.522km NE of Johannesburg, CAFri, Feb 28, 6:41 PM PST · 2410 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
37. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Feb 29, 1:30 PM PST · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
38. 1.99km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 1, 11:41 PM PST · 2407 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
39. 1.917km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 2, 3:07 AM PST · 2407 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
40. 1.58km E of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 3, 12:14 AM PST · 2406 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.65km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 5, 1:45 AM PST · 2404 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
42. 2.112km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 6, 3:29 PM PST · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
43. 1.611km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 7, 9:15 AM PST · 2402 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
44. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 7, 4:38 PM PST · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
45. 1.726km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 8, 1:08 AM PST · 2401 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
46. 1.83km SSE of Chatsworth, CASun, Mar 8, 7:47 PM PDT · 2401 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
47. 2.04km SE of Chatsworth, CASun, Mar 8, 9:16 PM PDT · 2401 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 69
48. 1.624km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 8, 11:31 PM PDT · 2400 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
49. 1.58km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 11, 9:23 AM PDT · 2398 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
50. 1.66km SSW of Mojave, CAThu, Mar 19, 11:57 AM PDT · 2390 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
51. 2.03km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 19, 2:32 PM PDT · 2390 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
52. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Mar 20, 1:39 PM PDT · 2389 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
53. 1.718km NE of Boron, CASat, Mar 21, 8:18 AM PDT · 2388 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
54. 2.18km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 21, 12:14 PM PDT · 2388 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
55. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 23, 1:18 AM PDT · 2386 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
56. 1.512km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Mar 26, 6:34 PM PDT · 2383 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
57. 1.78km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 27, 4:31 PM PDT · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
58. 1.812km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 28, 6:25 PM PDT · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
59. 2.517km WSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Mar 28, 8:46 PM PDT · 2381 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 1.712km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jan 28, 4:50 PM PST · 2441 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.113km W of Mojave, CATue, Jan 28, 3:18 PM PST · 2441 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.68km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 28, 12:21 AM PST · 2441 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
4. 1.73km NE of Granada Hills, CASun, Jan 26, 9:29 PM PST · 2442 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 26, 11:31 AM PST · 2443 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.98km ESE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jan 26, 10:24 AM PST · 2443 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.69km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 25, 2:31 AM PST · 2444 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.98km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 23, 6:31 AM PST · 2446 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
9. 1.713km WSW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Jan 22, 6:38 PM PST · 2447 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.43km NNE of Granada Hills, CAWed, Jan 22, 6:37 AM PST · 2447 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 45
11. 1.718km NE of Johannesburg, CAWed, Jan 22, 4:34 AM PST · 2447 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jan 22, 1:23 AM PST · 2447 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
13. 3.64km NNE of Granada Hills, CATue, Jan 21, 11:41 PM PST · 2447 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 9,560
14. 1.617km WSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 21, 7:51 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.317km WSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 21, 6:09 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
16. 1.96km WSW of Shafter, CATue, Jan 21, 12:18 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.88km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 18, 9:29 AM PST · 2451 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
18. 2.68km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 18, 9:15 AM PST · 2451 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
19. 1.78km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 18, 1:13 AM PST · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.57km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jan 17, 8:36 AM PST · 2452 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39285600. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.