California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Dec 15, 2020, 11:10 AM PST (19:10 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3km N of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-12-15 19:10:21 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.350° N, 118.500° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.323km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2117 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.819km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2117 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.114km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2117 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2117 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.622km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2117 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.621km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.836km NNW of California City, CA · 2116 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2115 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.620km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.717km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2113 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.821km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.915km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2112 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2112 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2111 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2110 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.614km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2110 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.719km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2110 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.515km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 2108 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.518km E of Little Lake, CA · 2108 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.619km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2107 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.522km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 2106 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 44
  24. 1.514km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2105 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.518km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 23
  26. 1.56km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.014km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2104 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.615km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2103 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.814km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2103 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.710km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 2102 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2102 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.221km E of Little Lake, CA · 2102 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.021km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2100 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.521km E of Little Lake, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.89km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 9
  37. 2.69km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2099 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.213km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.813km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.813km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  41. 2.120km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.020km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.224km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.719km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.112km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.914km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2095 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.910km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.810km E of Coso Junction, CA · 2094 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.010km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.115km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.311km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.312km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  59. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2090 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.011km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2118 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.816km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.113km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2119 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.623km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2120 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.613km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2120 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.712km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2121 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2121 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.215km NE of Little Lake, CA · 2122 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.221km E of Little Lake, CA · 2122 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.713km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2123 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2123 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.913km E of Porterville, CA · 2124 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
  16. 1.614km E of Little Lake, CA · 2124 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.33km NW of Little Lake, CA · 2125 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2125 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.518km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2126 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.120km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2126 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39494639. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.