M1.7 earthquake 20km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Apr 13, 2020, 6:54 AM PDT

UTC

2020-04-13 13:54:57 UTC

Depth

11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.307° N, 118.419° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

35°

Stations used

43

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast55 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast141 kmN

After

1. 3.211km S of Searles Valley, CAMon, Apr 13, 4:36 PM PDT · 2364 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 11
2. 2.014km SW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Apr 13, 4:57 PM PDT · 2364 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.113km NE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Apr 13, 7:03 PM PDT · 2364 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.317km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Apr 13, 10:42 PM PDT · 2364 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.823km NE of Johannesburg, CATue, Apr 14, 2:29 AM PDT · 2364 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.912km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 14, 3:02 AM PDT · 2364 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 14, 3:16 AM PDT · 2364 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.517km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Apr 15, 12:14 AM PDT · 2363 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 15, 4:58 AM PDT · 2363 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.215km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 15, 7:34 PM PDT · 2362 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.512km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 16, 12:45 AM PDT · 2362 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.814km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 16, 4:33 AM PDT · 2362 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.917km S of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 16, 8:22 AM PDT · 2361 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.919km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Apr 16, 9:24 AM PDT · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.118km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 16, 3:42 PM PDT · 2361 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.019km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 16, 7:28 PM PDT · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.616km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 17, 7:25 AM PDT · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.822km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 17, 1:31 PM PDT · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.923km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 17, 1:31 PM PDT · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.222km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 17, 1:32 PM PDT · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.415km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 17, 1:52 PM PDT · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
22. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 17, 3:09 PM PDT · 2360 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
23. 1.616km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 17, 3:33 PM PDT · 2360 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
24. 1.816km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 17, 4:42 PM PDT · 2360 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
25. 1.514km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 17, 9:13 PM PDT · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
26. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 18, 2:02 AM PDT · 2360 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
27. 1.59km SW of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 18, 2:31 AM PDT · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
28. 1.88km SW of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 18, 3:32 AM PDT · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
29. 1.821km E of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 18, 9:33 AM PDT · 2359 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.816km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 18, 3:25 PM PDT · 2359 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
31. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 18, 3:51 PM PDT · 2359 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
32. 1.612km NW of Coso Junction, CASun, Apr 19, 4:52 AM PDT · 2359 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.822km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 6:23 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
34. 1.515km SSW of Searles Valley, CASun, Apr 19, 8:14 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.115km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 19, 9:16 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
36. 2.224km WSW of Lamont, CASun, Apr 19, 10:04 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
37. 1.522km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 10:42 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
38. 2.023km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Apr 20, 12:49 AM PDT · 2358 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.621km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 20, 2:33 AM PDT · 2358 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
40. 2.717km S of Searles Valley, CAMon, Apr 20, 4:27 PM PDT · 2357 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
41. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 21, 1:00 AM PDT · 2357 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
42. 2.115km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 21, 3:09 AM PDT · 2357 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.122km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Apr 21, 10:04 AM PDT · 2356 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
44. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 21, 1:50 PM PDT · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
45. 2.016km SSW of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 21, 7:54 PM PDT · 2356 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.616km S of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 21, 9:14 PM PDT · 2356 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
47. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 22, 3:21 AM PDT · 2356 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
48. 1.820km S of Trona, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:50 AM PDT · 2355 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
49. 2.223km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 22, 11:27 AM PDT · 2355 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
50. 1.820km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 22, 7:16 PM PDT · 2355 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
51. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 22, 8:31 PM PDT · 2355 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 12
52. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:29 AM PDT · 2355 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
53. 2.024km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 24, 5:47 AM PDT · 2354 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
54. 1.616km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 24, 7:05 AM PDT · 2353 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
55. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 24, 2:18 PM PDT · 2353 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
56. 1.814km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 25, 2:06 AM PDT · 2353 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
57. 1.814km NE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Apr 25, 3:45 PM PDT · 2352 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
58. 2.013km WSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 25, 8:49 PM PDT · 2352 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
59. 1.815km SSW of Searles Valley, CASun, Apr 26, 1:00 PM PDT · 2351 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
60. 4.013km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, Apr 26, 8:46 PM PDT · 2351 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 567

The first 60 of 192.

Before

1. 2.615km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 13, 4:58 AM PDT · 2365 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 13, 4:56 AM PDT · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.015km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 13, 4:53 AM PDT · 2365 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
4. 2.015km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 13, 4:53 AM PDT · 2365 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Apr 13, 3:49 AM PDT · 2365 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 13, 12:57 AM PDT · 2365 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.76km SE of Coso Junction, CASun, Apr 12, 11:57 PM PDT · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.84km N of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 12, 6:17 PM PDT · 2365 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.518km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Apr 12, 4:31 PM PDT · 2365 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.716km S of Searles Valley, CASun, Apr 12, 4:20 PM PDT · 2365 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.621km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 11, 4:23 PM PDT · 2366 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.78km ENE of Lebec, CASat, Apr 11, 7:41 AM PDT · 2366 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
13. 1.517km SSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 11, 3:27 AM PDT · 2367 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.511km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 10, 8:31 AM PDT · 2367 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.716km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 10, 2:23 AM PDT · 2368 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.722km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 10, 12:58 AM PDT · 2368 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.215km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 9, 9:55 PM PDT · 2368 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 9, 7:27 AM PDT · 2368 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.529 km NNW of California City, CAWed, Apr 8, 7:37 PM PDT · 2369 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
20. 1.729 km NNW of California City, CAWed, Apr 8, 7:37 PM PDT · 2369 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39385896. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.