M1.7 earthquake 17km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 9:51 PM PST

UTC

2021-01-18 05:51:46 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.231° N, 118.586° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

46°

Stations used

35

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast9 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmNNW

After

1. 2.132km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jan 20, 6:25 PM PST · 2081 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
2. 1.511km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 20, 8:49 PM PST · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
3. 1.84km NNE of Elizabeth Lake, CASun, Jan 24, 1:19 PM PST · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.917km S of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 26, 11:46 AM PST · 2075 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.021km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 28, 1:57 AM PST · 2074 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.817km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 29, 4:54 PM PST · 2072 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.713km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Feb 1, 7:55 AM PST · 2070 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
8. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Feb 6, 12:30 AM PST · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.16km WSW of Shafter, CASat, Feb 6, 9:00 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.816km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Feb 7, 8:45 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Feb 13, 9:05 PM PST · 2057 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 18, 10:58 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.713km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 19, 2:40 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 19, 6:38 AM PST · 2052 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 23, 5:14 AM PST · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CASat, Feb 27, 3:45 PM PST · 2043 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CASat, Feb 27, 3:46 PM PST · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.832km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:44 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
19. 1.923km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Mar 1, 9:53 AM PST · 2041 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 3, 12:04 AM PST · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
21. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Mar 3, 1:13 PM PST · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
22. 1.520km SSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Mar 4, 11:35 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
23. 2.221km NNE of Arvin, CAFri, Mar 5, 3:11 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
24. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 5, 5:22 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7
25. 1.86km WSW of Gorman, CAFri, Mar 5, 5:24 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
26. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Mar 8, 11:18 AM PST · 2034 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
27. 1.616km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 8, 1:08 PM PST · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
28. 1.67km E of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 12, 3:43 PM PST · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
29. 1.56km WNW of Rosamond, CAMon, Mar 15, 1:09 PM PDT · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
30. 2.32km SE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Mar 15, 3:38 PM PDT · 2027 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
31. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 16, 3:49 AM PDT · 2027 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
32. 2.010km SW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Mar 16, 9:31 PM PDT · 2026 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CASun, Jan 17, 5:28 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CASun, Jan 17, 5:27 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.619km NNW of Piru, CASun, Jan 17, 5:27 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.630km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 16, 9:31 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.713km S of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:21 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
6. 1.53km WNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 14, 4:28 PM PST · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Jan 14, 8:14 AM PST · 2088 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 11, 4:34 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
9. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 10, 8:48 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
10. 2.824km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, Jan 6, 2:35 AM PST · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.224km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 5, 5:38 AM PST · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 5, 4:46 AM PST · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Jan 4, 9:27 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.020km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Jan 4, 8:49 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.120km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Jan 4, 7:53 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
16. 1.813km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 4, 1:56 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 2, 1:21 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.710km SSE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 30, 11:53 AM PST · 2102 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
19. 2.014km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Dec 28, 9:15 PM PST · 2104 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
20. 2.518km WNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 28, 4:40 AM PST · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 23

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39760368. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.