California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10km SSE of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10km SSE of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Dec 30, 2020, 11:53 AM PST (19:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3km E of Simi Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-12-30 19:53:43 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.046° N, 118.418° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.813km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.120km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.020km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.224km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2091 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.26km NE of Chatsworth, CA · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7
  12. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CA · 2088 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.53km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.713km S of Arvin, CA · 2087 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.630km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.619km NNW of Piru, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CA · 2085 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.132km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2081 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.511km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.84km NNE of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.917km S of Tehachapi, CA · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.021km ENE of Arvin, CA · 2074 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.817km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.713km NE of Kernville, CA · 2070 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.16km WSW of Shafter, CA · 2065 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2057 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CA · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.713km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.95km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 2051 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.82km SSW of Sylmar, CA · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 3.03km E of Simi Valley, CA · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1,486
  37. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.014km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2104 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.518km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 23
  3. 3.522km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 2106 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 44
  4. 1.614km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2110 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2110 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.86km SSW of Pearblossom, CA · 2111 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 27
  7. 1.66km SSW of Pearblossom, CA · 2113 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.73km W of Sylmar, CA · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.836km NNW of California City, CA · 2116 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.925km N of Tehachapi, CA · 2118 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.816km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.81km SE of San Fernando, CA · 2120 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.515km WNW of Adelanto, CA · 2120 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  17. 2.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2121 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.67km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 2128 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.624km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2129 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.77km SSW of Pearblossom, CA · 2129 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39507343. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.