M1.5 earthquake 11km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 8:49 PM PST

UTC

2021-01-21 04:49:52 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.230° N, 118.478° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

47°

Stations used

41

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast10 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast11 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast52 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast133 kmN

After

1. 1.723km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 21, 10:33 PM PST · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.713km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jan 22, 8:13 PM PST · 2080 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.513km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jan 22, 9:28 PM PST · 2080 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.84km NNE of Elizabeth Lake, CASun, Jan 24, 1:19 PM PST · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.917km S of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 26, 11:46 AM PST · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
6. 1.722km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 26, 2:39 PM PST · 2077 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.115km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Jan 27, 3:26 PM PST · 2076 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.021km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 28, 1:57 AM PST · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
9. 3.213km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 28, 6:25 PM PST · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 34
10. 1.817km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 29, 4:54 PM PST · 2074 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.713km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Feb 1, 7:55 AM PST · 2071 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.613km ESE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 2, 5:54 AM PST · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.714km ESE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 2, 9:09 AM PST · 2070 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.823km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 2, 7:18 PM PST · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 3, 4:36 AM PST · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Feb 6, 12:30 AM PST · 2066 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
17. 2.16km WSW of Shafter, CASat, Feb 6, 9:00 AM PST · 2066 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.816km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Feb 7, 8:45 AM PST · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 8, 11:43 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.913km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 10, 12:35 PM PST · 2062 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
21. 2.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Feb 13, 9:05 PM PST · 2058 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 18, 10:58 AM PST · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
23. 1.713km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 19, 2:40 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
24. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Feb 19, 6:38 AM PST · 2053 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
25. 2.814km WSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Feb 19, 6:33 PM PST · 2052 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
26. 2.013km NE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 22, 2:55 AM PST · 2050 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.814km NE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 23, 2:37 AM PST · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
28. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 23, 5:14 AM PST · 2049 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
29. 2.120km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 23, 10:22 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.615km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 24, 8:40 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.611km E of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Feb 26, 12:21 AM PST · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
32. 2.022km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Feb 27, 3:00 AM PST · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
33. 1.515km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, Feb 27, 6:03 AM PST · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
34. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CASat, Feb 27, 3:45 PM PST · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
35. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CASat, Feb 27, 3:46 PM PST · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
36. 1.613km NE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Feb 28, 9:48 PM PST · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
37. 1.832km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:44 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
38. 1.923km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Mar 1, 9:53 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
39. 2.67km SSE of Littlerock, CATue, Mar 2, 9:44 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 27
40. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 3, 12:04 AM PST · 2041 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
41. 1.57km SW of Pearblossom, CAWed, Mar 3, 4:54 AM PST · 2041 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
42. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Mar 3, 1:13 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
43. 1.520km SSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Mar 4, 11:35 AM PST · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
44. 1.615km NE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Mar 4, 9:01 PM PST · 2039 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
45. 2.221km NNE of Arvin, CAFri, Mar 5, 3:11 AM PST · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
46. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 5, 5:22 AM PST · 2039 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7
47. 1.86km WSW of Gorman, CAFri, Mar 5, 5:24 AM PST · 2039 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
48. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 7, 12:26 PM PST · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
49. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Mar 8, 11:18 AM PST · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
50. 1.616km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 8, 1:08 PM PST · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.67km E of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 12, 3:43 PM PST · 2032 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
52. 1.520km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 14, 8:56 PM PDT · 2029 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
53. 1.56km WNW of Rosamond, CAMon, Mar 15, 1:09 PM PDT · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
54. 2.32km SE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Mar 15, 3:38 PM PDT · 2029 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
55. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 16, 3:49 AM PDT · 2028 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
56. 2.010km SW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Mar 16, 9:31 PM PDT · 2027 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
57. 1.811km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 16, 10:25 PM PDT · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
58. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 17, 9:55 PM PDT · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 11
59. 1.87km SW of Pearblossom, CAThu, Mar 18, 3:52 PM PDT · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
60. 1.95km NNE of Taft, CAFri, Mar 19, 8:05 AM PDT · 2025 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

1. 2.132km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jan 20, 6:25 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
2. 1.63km N of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 20, 5:52 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.94km NNW of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 20, 5:24 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
4. 3.33km N of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 20, 5:23 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
5. 3.53km N of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 20, 5:22 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 14
6. 2.620km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Jan 19, 4:18 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 17, 9:51 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.617 km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jan 17, 4:47 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CASun, Jan 17, 5:28 AM PST · 2086 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CASun, Jan 17, 5:27 AM PST · 2086 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.619km NNW of Piru, CASun, Jan 17, 5:27 AM PST · 2086 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.630km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 16, 9:31 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
13. 1.713km S of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 15, 4:21 PM PST · 2088 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jan 15, 1:30 PM PST · 2088 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.53km WNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 14, 4:28 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Jan 14, 8:14 AM PST · 2089 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.220km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 13, 4:33 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 13, 8:22 AM PST · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.514km NE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jan 12, 7:24 AM PST · 2091 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 11, 4:34 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39763640. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.