M1.7 earthquake 9km SSE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 2:03 PM PDT

UTC

2020-10-07 21:03:28 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.052° N, 118.417° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

32

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast9 kmSSE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast47 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast112 kmN

After

1. 1.95km SSW of Pinon Hills, CAThu, Oct 8, 10:49 PM PDT · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
2. 2.52km ESE of Granada Hills, CAThu, Oct 8, 11:59 PM PDT · 2187 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 146
3. 1.917km SE of Arvin, CAFri, Oct 9, 12:10 AM PDT · 2187 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.019km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Oct 10, 8:08 AM PDT · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.521km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 10, 2:51 PM PDT · 2185 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.74km SSW of Pinon Hills, CASun, Oct 11, 5:43 AM PDT · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
7. 1.715km N of Castaic, CASun, Oct 11, 10:19 PM PDT · 2184 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
8. 2.16km SSW of Pearblossom, CAFri, Oct 16, 5:47 AM PDT · 2179 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.624km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Oct 16, 9:59 AM PDT · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
10. 1.77km SSE of Littlerock, CAWed, Oct 21, 12:21 AM PDT · 2175 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
11. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 21, 10:10 PM PDT · 2174 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
12. 3.313km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 21, 11:10 PM PDT · 2174 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 39
13. 1.61km SSW of Sylmar, CAThu, Oct 22, 11:57 AM PDT · 2173 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.99km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Oct 22, 7:00 PM PDT · 2173 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.79km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, Oct 24, 5:32 PM PDT · 2171 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
16. 2.021km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Oct 26, 3:02 AM PDT · 2170 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.68km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Oct 28, 11:33 PM PDT · 2167 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.68km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Oct 28, 11:45 PM PDT · 2167 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 16
19. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 30, 5:22 PM PDT · 2165 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.110km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, Oct 31, 9:21 AM PDT · 2164 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
21. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 31, 1:57 PM PDT · 2164 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
22. 1.618km SSW of Lamont, CASun, Nov 1, 1:22 AM PDT · 2164 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
23. 1.610km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 1, 11:43 AM PST · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
24. 1.618km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 1, 10:24 PM PST · 2163 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
25. 1.714km S of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 4, 1:30 PM PST · 2160 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
26. 2.710km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 4, 4:35 PM PST · 2160 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
27. 2.712km NE of Inyokern, CAThu, Nov 5, 10:14 AM PST · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
28. 1.812km NE of Inyokern, CAThu, Nov 5, 4:55 PM PST · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
29. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 5, 7:07 PM PST · 2159 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
30. 1.712km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 6, 11:45 PM PST · 2158 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
31. 1.68km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, Nov 7, 5:02 AM PST · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
32. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CASat, Nov 7, 10:45 AM PST · 2157 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
33. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CASat, Nov 7, 6:28 PM PST · 2157 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
34. 1.810km SSE of Pearblossom, CASat, Nov 7, 9:17 PM PST · 2157 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
35. 1.85km ESE of Simi Valley, CASun, Nov 15, 6:16 AM PST · 2149 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
36. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 16, 9:28 AM PST · 2148 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
37. 1.621km S of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 17, 7:36 PM PST · 2147 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
38. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 18, 10:04 AM PST · 2146 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
39. 2.310km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 18, 5:43 PM PST · 2146 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
40. 2.010km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 18, 5:57 PM PST · 2146 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
41. 1.64km WSW of Pinon Hills, CAThu, Nov 19, 1:34 AM PST · 2146 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
42. 3.114km S of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 19, 10:22 AM PST · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
43. 2.114km S of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 19, 10:24 AM PST · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
44. 1.816km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Nov 20, 8:21 PM PST · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.714km S of Arvin, CASat, Nov 21, 10:43 AM PST · 2143 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
46. 2.315km S of Arvin, CATue, Nov 24, 2:39 PM PST · 2140 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
47. 2.04km WNW of Fillmore, CATue, Nov 24, 4:05 PM PST · 2140 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
48. 3.17km SSE of Littlerock, CAThu, Nov 26, 8:52 AM PST · 2138 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 124
49. 2.914km S of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 26, 12:53 PM PST · 2138 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
50. 1.56km S of Littlerock, CASat, Nov 28, 2:09 PM PST · 2136 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
51. 2.514km S of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 30, 9:13 PM PST · 2134 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
52. 1.52km S of Granada Hills, CAMon, Nov 30, 9:40 PM PST · 2134 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
53. 1.812km NE of Inyokern, CATue, Dec 1, 7:33 AM PST · 2133 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
54. 1.715km S of Arvin, CATue, Dec 1, 6:16 PM PST · 2133 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
55. 1.715km NW of Fillmore, CAWed, Dec 2, 2:33 PM PST · 2132 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
56. 1.718km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Dec 2, 5:56 PM PST · 2132 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
57. 1.86km S of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 3, 3:54 PM PST · 2131 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
58. 1.73km NE of Granada Hills, CAFri, Dec 4, 8:26 AM PST · 2130 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
59. 1.77km SSW of Pearblossom, CAFri, Dec 4, 9:21 AM PST · 2130 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
60. 1.624km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 4, 10:10 AM PST · 2130 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

1. 1.722km N of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 7, 6:18 AM PDT · 2188 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
2. 2.312km ESE of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 6, 1:26 AM PDT · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.419km E of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 2, 5:39 PM PDT · 2193 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
4. 2.110km NNW of Adelanto, CAWed, Sep 30, 11:37 AM PDT · 2195 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
5. 1.87km W of Kernville, CATue, Sep 29, 7:18 AM PDT · 2196 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.819km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 26, 5:54 AM PDT · 2199 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.119km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, Sep 23, 7:45 AM PDT · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.024km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 16, 9:50 AM PDT · 2209 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 16, 3:22 AM PDT · 2210 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.68km ESE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Sep 15, 5:06 PM PDT · 2210 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.912km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Sep 12, 11:28 PM PDT · 2213 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.615km N of Castaic, CASat, Sep 12, 10:01 AM PDT · 2213 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.614km N of Castaic, CAFri, Sep 11, 12:15 PM PDT · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.314km N of Castaic, CAFri, Sep 11, 11:45 AM PDT · 2214 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
15. 1.67km E of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Sep 11, 5:54 AM PDT · 2214 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 8, 1:22 AM PDT · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39655824. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.