M1.9 earthquake 9km S of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, May 2, 2021, 12:46 AM PDT

UTC

2021-05-02 07:46:32 UTC

Depth

8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.050° N, 118.442° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

43

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast9 kmS
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast48 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast112 kmN

After

1. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CASun, May 2, 7:44 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.65km NNW of Sylmar, CASun, May 2, 9:42 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 3, 12:59 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
4. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CATue, May 4, 9:30 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.66km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 4, 7:15 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 8, 9:36 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASat, May 8, 2:31 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.511km NW of Mojave, CAMon, May 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.115km N of Castaic, CAWed, May 12, 1:07 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 3:14 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 10
11. 1.57km SSE of Littlerock, CAThu, May 13, 10:58 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 20, 8:32 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
13. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 20, 11:23 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
14. 2.02km ENE of Granada Hills, CAFri, May 21, 11:34 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
15. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 21, 2:37 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.97km SW of Pearblossom, CASat, May 22, 10:47 AM PDT · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CASat, May 22, 7:10 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CAMon, May 24, 12:48 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 24, 8:45 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
20. 1.82km SW of San Fernando, CATue, May 25, 11:46 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
21. 1.62km SW of San Fernando, CATue, May 25, 11:49 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
22. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CAThu, May 27, 7:19 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 90
23. 1.58km WSW of Shafter, CAThu, May 27, 4:44 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
24. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 28, 1:54 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
25. 2.27km SW of Pearblossom, CASat, May 29, 8:56 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
26. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CASat, May 29, 10:38 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 30, 9:33 PM PDT · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
28. 1.719km E of McFarland, CASat, Jun 5, 12:32 AM PDT · 1946 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
29. 1.811km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 5, 10:04 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
30. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 6, 2:07 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
31. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jun 9, 11:37 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
32. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Jun 11, 11:58 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
33. 1.57km SSW of Mojave, CAFri, Jun 11, 12:05 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
34. 1.712km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 12, 6:54 PM PDT · 1938 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
35. 1.73km WNW of Sylmar, CAMon, Jun 14, 4:23 AM PDT · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
36. 1.62km SE of Granada Hills, CAMon, Jun 14, 3:35 PM PDT · 1937 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
37. 1.720km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 19, 9:17 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
38. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 22, 1:17 PM PDT · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
39. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 24, 2:02 PM PDT · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
40. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:49 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
41. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:50 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
42. 2.37km SE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jun 29, 7:42 PM PDT · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 5
43. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 30, 4:15 PM PDT · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away

Before

1. 2.113km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 1, 9:07 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.612km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Apr 30, 1:18 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.019km NE of Kernville, CASat, Apr 24, 7:17 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.724km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 21, 3:31 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
5. 1.817km SE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Apr 21, 9:17 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 20, 10:10 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.618km SW of Lamont, CATue, Apr 20, 9:09 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.68km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 15, 2:06 PM PDT · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.823km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 13, 3:20 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
10. 1.62km SE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Apr 12, 3:28 PM PDT · 2000 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
11. 2.014km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Apr 5, 12:19 AM PDT · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
12. 1.612km W of Mojave, CASun, Apr 4, 8:50 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
13. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 4, 6:38 AM PDT · 2008 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.811km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 3, 6:07 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.91km W of Piru, CAFri, Apr 2, 3:41 AM PDT · 2010 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39638399. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.