California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Jun 24, 2021, 2:02 PM PDT (21:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13km SE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-06-24 21:02:14 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.267° N, 118.571° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CA · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CA · 1923 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.37km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1921 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.713km N of Piru, CA · 1919 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 60
  7. 1.617km NNW of Neenach, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.922km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.110km N of Mojave, CA · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CA · 1914 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.618km W of Johannesburg, CA · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1902 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.59km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.118km N of Fillmore, CA · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.710km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1896 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.210km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 104
  17. 1.815km NE of Taft, CA · 1892 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.27km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1888 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.815km ESE of Arvin, CA · 1887 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 22
  21. 1.618km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 1884 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.53km SSE of Piru, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.94km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.417km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.69km SSE of Alpaugh, CA · 1878 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.74km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.722km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.510km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CA · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.720km NE of Kernville, CA · 1932 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.712km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1939 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.57km SSW of Mojave, CA · 1940 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.122km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.06km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 1944 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.811km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1946 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.719km E of McFarland, CA · 1947 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1952 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CA · 1953 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.58km WSW of Shafter, CA · 1955 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 1956 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 90

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39717991. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC.