California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17km S of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17km S of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 11:46 AM PST (19:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3km E of Simi Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-01-26 19:46:16 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.981° N, 118.430° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021km ENE of Arvin, CA · 2074 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.817km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2072 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.713km NE of Kernville, CA · 2070 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.16km WSW of Shafter, CA · 2064 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2057 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.713km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.95km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 2051 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.82km SSW of Sylmar, CA · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.03km E of Simi Valley, CA · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1,486
  14. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2043 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.730km ENE of Boron, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.832km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.923km SW of Lamont, CA · 2041 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.67km SSE of Littlerock, CA · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 27
  20. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.57km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 2040 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.520km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.221km NNE of Arvin, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 7
  26. 1.86km WSW of Gorman, CA · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2034 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.31km WNW of Pacoima, CA · 2032 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 11
  29. 2.50km NW of Pacoima, CA · 2032 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 256
  30. 1.56km WNW of Rosamond, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.32km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2027 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2027 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.87km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.95km NNE of Taft, CA · 2024 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.712km NNE of Piru, CA · 2023 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 2018 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.08km ENE of Oildale, CA · 2016 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.84km NNE of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.511km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.132km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2081 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CA · 2085 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.619km NNW of Piru, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.56km W of Ojai, CA · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.630km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.713km S of Arvin, CA · 2086 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.53km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CA · 2088 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.26km NE of Chatsworth, CA · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  14. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2090 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.224km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.020km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39768680. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.