California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 12:04 AM PST (08:04 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12km ENE of Ridgecrest, 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
2021-03-03 08:04:27 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.317° N, 118.561° 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
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.520km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.221km NNE of Arvin, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.86km WSW of Gorman, CA · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.616km W of Coso Junction, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.520km SW of Olancha, CA · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.67km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.520km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2028 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.56km WNW of Rosamond, CA · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.32km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2027 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2027 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.010km SW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2026 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.811km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 11
  18. 1.95km NNE of Taft, CA · 2024 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.519km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2023 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.712km NNE of Piru, CA · 2023 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.119km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 2018 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.08km ENE of Oildale, CA · 2016 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.215km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.521km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.413km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.221km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  29. 1.65km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2012 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.919km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2008 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.811km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2008 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.918km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2008 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2008 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.612km W of Mojave, CA · 2007 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.014km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.619km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 3.612km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 121
  39. 1.621km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.62km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 1999 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.823km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.68km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1996 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.95km SSE of Coso Junction, CA · 1996 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.85km SSE of Coso Junction, CA · 1996 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.618km SW of Lamont, CA · 1991 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.817km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1991 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.724km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1988 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.15km SSE of Coso Junction, CA · 1988 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.019km NE of Kernville, CA · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.515km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CA · 1982 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.612km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 1982 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.927km NNE of Kernville, CA · 1981 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1981 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.113km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.99km S of Tehachapi, CA · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.920km SW of Olancha, CA · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.821km SW of Olancha, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.015km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.923km SW of Lamont, CA · 2042 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.832km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.613km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2043 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.611km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.621km SW of Olancha, CA · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.120km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2048 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.421km SW of Olancha, CA · 2048 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.013km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2049 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.821km SW of Olancha, CA · 2051 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.713km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CA · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.721km SW of Olancha, CA · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39807776. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.