M1.5 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, May 8, 2021, 9:36 AM PDT

UTC

2021-05-08 16:36:54 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.342° N, 118.509° 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

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

77°

Stations used

22

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast22 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmN

After

1. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASat, May 8, 2:31 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
2. 2.212km NE of Little Lake, CASat, May 8, 7:04 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 10, 2:04 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
4. 2.014km SSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 10, 7:12 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.511km NW of Mojave, CAMon, May 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.620km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 10, 8:00 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.115km N of Castaic, CAWed, May 12, 1:07 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 3:14 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 10
9. 1.816km NW of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 3:39 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.115km NW of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 8:52 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.418km E of Little Lake, CAWed, May 12, 3:20 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 13, 7:26 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 4:40 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 5:54 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.315km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, May 14, 7:04 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 14, 8:55 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CASun, May 16, 6:57 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.513km NE of Little Lake, CASun, May 16, 8:44 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 17, 10:32 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
20. 2.420km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 6:56 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 6:59 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
22. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 20, 8:32 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
23. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 20, 11:23 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
24. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 5:15 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
25. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 21, 7:55 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.515km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 8:09 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
27. 2.118km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 21, 12:17 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
28. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 21, 12:18 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 21, 2:37 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
30. 1.721km E of Little Lake, CASat, May 22, 1:23 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CASat, May 22, 10:08 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CASat, May 22, 7:10 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
33. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CAMon, May 24, 12:48 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
34. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 24, 8:45 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
35. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, May 25, 4:31 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
36. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, May 25, 7:44 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
37. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, May 26, 2:35 AM PDT · 1957 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
38. 1.923km WNW of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 26, 7:34 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
39. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CAThu, May 27, 7:19 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 90
40. 1.58km WSW of Shafter, CAThu, May 27, 4:44 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
41. 2.013km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 28, 6:02 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 28, 1:54 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
43. 1.617km SW of Olancha, CASat, May 29, 1:42 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
44. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CASat, May 29, 10:38 PM PDT · 1953 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 30, 9:33 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
46. 2.014km NE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jun 1, 6:13 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
47. 2.416km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 1, 4:10 PM PDT · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
48. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 1, 10:40 PM PDT · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
49. 1.620km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Jun 2, 6:34 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
50. 1.719km E of McFarland, CASat, Jun 5, 12:32 AM PDT · 1947 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
51. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Jun 5, 6:53 AM PDT · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
52. 1.811km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 5, 10:04 PM PDT · 1946 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
53. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 6, 2:07 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
54. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CASun, Jun 6, 3:24 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
55. 2.06km NNW of Little Lake, CAMon, Jun 7, 9:06 PM PDT · 1944 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
56. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jun 8, 1:28 AM PDT · 1944 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
57. 2.217km SW of Olancha, CATue, Jun 8, 3:09 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
58. 1.514km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jun 9, 6:19 AM PDT · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
59. 2.117km SW of Olancha, CAWed, Jun 9, 7:13 AM PDT · 1943 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
60. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jun 9, 11:37 AM PDT · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

1. 1.721km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:48 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:14 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.821km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:11 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:10 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 6, 1:04 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, May 5, 5:35 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CATue, May 4, 7:43 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.66km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 4, 7:15 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.812km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 4, 7:05 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CATue, May 4, 6:41 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 3, 12:59 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.321km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 3, 9:36 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CASun, May 2, 7:44 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, May 2, 4:55 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.99km S of Tehachapi, CASun, May 2, 12:46 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.613km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 1, 1:19 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.113km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 1, 9:07 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
18. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, May 1, 8:00 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.927km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 30, 5:29 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
20. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 30, 12:40 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39645255. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.