M1.7 earthquake 10km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 1:18 AM PDT

UTC

2021-07-26 08:18:53 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.207° N, 118.509° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

46°

Stations used

34

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast7 kmNNW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast10 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast50 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast131 kmN

After

1. 3.210km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 26, 1:21 AM PDT · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 104
2. 1.815km NE of Taft, CAFri, Jul 30, 2:22 AM PDT · 1892 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
3. 2.27km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 2, 11:12 AM PDT · 1889 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.815km ESE of Arvin, CATue, Aug 3, 7:49 PM PDT · 1887 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
5. 3.418km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:37 AM PDT · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 22
6. 1.618km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:54 AM PDT · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:55 AM PDT · 1885 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.53km SSE of Piru, CASat, Aug 7, 2:10 AM PDT · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.417km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 12, 10:07 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.722km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 18, 8:16 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 18, 7:37 PM PDT · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 19, 3:50 PM PDT · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.920km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Aug 19, 4:25 PM PDT · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.510km WNW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Aug 20, 11:32 AM PDT · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
15. 4.013km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 27, 5:34 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 325
16. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 27, 8:28 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 27, 10:52 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
18. 1.623km NE of Maricopa, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:36 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
19. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 28, 3:52 AM PDT · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
20. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 28, 6:54 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
21. 1.717km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, Aug 29, 7:19 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.718km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 30, 6:59 PM PDT · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
23. 3.113km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 31, 2:50 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 22
24. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 1, 2:21 AM PDT · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
25. 1.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 1, 7:53 PM PDT · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
26. 2.011km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Sep 3, 9:11 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
27. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 3, 6:22 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
28. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 12:42 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
29. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 6:15 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
30. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 9:01 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
31. 1.66km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 4, 9:28 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
32. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 5, 4:52 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
33. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 6, 4:49 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
34. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 6, 7:06 PM PDT · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
35. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 7, 6:55 AM PDT · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
36. 1.711km W of Mojave, CATue, Sep 7, 11:51 PM PDT · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
37. 1.614km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 10, 8:49 AM PDT · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
38. 2.38km SSW of Pearblossom, CAWed, Sep 15, 3:01 AM PDT · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
39. 1.721km S of Rosedale, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:59 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
40. 1.512km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 15, 8:14 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
41. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Sep 16, 2:40 AM PDT · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.612km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Sep 16, 5:30 AM PDT · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
43. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 16, 6:09 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
44. 2.66km SE of Mojave, CASat, Sep 18, 6:27 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
45. 2.09km S of Lamont, CATue, Sep 21, 12:03 PM PDT · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
46. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 22, 1:52 PM PDT · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
47. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 23, 7:55 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

Before

1. 2.118km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Jul 23, 3:12 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.59km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jul 22, 9:02 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jul 19, 10:27 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.618km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 18, 8:35 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jul 7, 1:10 PM PDT · 1914 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.110km N of Mojave, CAMon, Jul 5, 2:28 AM PDT · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.922km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 4, 7:36 AM PDT · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.617km NNW of Neenach, CASat, Jul 3, 10:59 PM PDT · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
9. 3.513km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:58 PM PDT · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 60
10. 1.713km N of Piru, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:38 AM PDT · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 30, 4:15 PM PDT · 1921 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.37km SE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jun 29, 7:42 PM PDT · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
13. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:50 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
14. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:49 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39753199. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.