M2.1 earthquake 20km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 6:09 PM PDT

UTC

2021-09-17 01:09:00 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.278° N, 118.573° W

Region

California

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

37°

Stations used

39

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast14 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast140 kmNNW

After

1. 1.615km W of Taft, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:13 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.66km SE of Mojave, CASat, Sep 18, 6:27 AM PDT · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
3. 2.09km S of Lamont, CATue, Sep 21, 12:03 PM PDT · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 22, 1:52 PM PDT · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 23, 7:55 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 24, 10:15 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
7. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 25, 2:45 PM PDT · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 25, 7:26 PM PDT · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.015km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 28, 4:50 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
10. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 29, 4:19 AM PDT · 1830 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.69km NNW of Piru, CAFri, Oct 1, 11:11 AM PDT · 1828 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.77km N of Piru, CAFri, Oct 1, 11:11 AM PDT · 1828 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
13. 3.714km W of Mojave, CAFri, Oct 1, 6:42 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 129
14. 1.910km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 4, 11:14 PM PDT · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
15. 1.612km NE of Inyokern, CAWed, Oct 6, 5:23 AM PDT · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.912km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 8, 6:14 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
17. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 9, 6:01 AM PDT · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
18. 1.813km W of Mojave, CASun, Oct 10, 8:19 AM PDT · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 12, 2:16 PM PDT · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 13, 12:35 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
21. 1.718km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 13, 11:27 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
22. 1.517km ENE of Lebec, CAThu, Oct 14, 6:08 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
23. 1.619km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Oct 14, 8:25 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
24. 2.625km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 15, 9:20 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
25. 1.625km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 15, 9:21 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
26. 1.525km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:36 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
27. 1.99km W of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:52 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
28. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 16, 12:37 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
29. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 18, 10:52 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
30. 1.68km W of Frazier Park, CAWed, Oct 20, 12:34 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
31. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 21, 2:18 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
32. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 23, 11:18 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
33. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 23, 5:02 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
34. 1.89km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 25, 6:05 AM PDT · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
35. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 28, 11:11 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
36. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:35 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
37. 1.69km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Oct 29, 4:53 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
38. 1.616km SW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Oct 30, 7:37 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
39. 2.221km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 1, 5:32 AM PDT · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
40. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 3, 4:23 PM PDT · 1795 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
41. 2.613km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 7, 12:58 AM PDT · 1791 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
42. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 7, 6:11 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
43. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 10, 12:01 AM PST · 1788 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
44. 2.614km E of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 10, 5:54 PM PST · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 24
45. 1.722km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 11, 4:19 PM PST · 1787 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
46. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 14, 9:36 PM PST · 1783 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away

Before

1. 1.512km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 15, 8:14 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.721km S of Rosedale, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:59 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
3. 1.614km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 10, 8:49 AM PDT · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.711km W of Mojave, CATue, Sep 7, 11:51 PM PDT · 1851 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
5. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 7, 6:55 AM PDT · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
6. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 6, 7:06 PM PDT · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 6, 4:49 AM PDT · 1853 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 5, 4:52 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.66km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 4, 9:28 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 9:01 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 6:15 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
12. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 12:42 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
13. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 3, 6:22 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
14. 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
15. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 1, 2:21 AM PDT · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
16. 3.113km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 31, 2:50 AM PDT · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 22
17. 2.718km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 30, 6:59 PM PDT · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.717km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, Aug 29, 7:19 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
19. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 28, 6:54 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 28, 3:52 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39811327. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.