M1.8 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 10:10 PM PDT

UTC

2021-04-21 05:10:42 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.308° N, 118.593° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

48°

Stations used

37

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast17 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast39 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast143 kmNNW

After

1. 1.817km SE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Apr 21, 9:17 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.724km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 21, 3:31 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.15km SSE of Coso Junction, CASat, Apr 24, 8:07 AM PDT · 1988 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.019km NE of Kernville, CASat, Apr 24, 7:17 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 29, 8:04 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.612km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Apr 30, 1:18 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.927km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 30, 5:29 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
8. 2.113km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 1, 9:07 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
9. 1.99km S of Tehachapi, CASun, May 2, 12:46 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
10. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CASun, May 2, 7:44 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 3, 12:59 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CATue, May 4, 9:30 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.66km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 4, 7:15 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 8, 9:36 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
15. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASat, May 8, 2:31 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
16. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 10, 2:04 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.511km NW of Mojave, CAMon, May 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
18. 2.115km N of Castaic, CAWed, May 12, 1:07 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
19. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 3:14 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 10
20. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 20, 8:32 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
21. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 20, 11:23 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
22. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 21, 2:37 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
23. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CASat, May 22, 7:10 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
24. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CAMon, May 24, 12:48 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
25. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 24, 8:45 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
26. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CAThu, May 27, 7:19 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 90
27. 1.58km WSW of Shafter, CAThu, May 27, 4:44 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
28. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 28, 1:54 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
29. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CASat, May 29, 10:38 PM PDT · 1953 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
30. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 30, 9:33 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
31. 1.719km E of McFarland, CASat, Jun 5, 12:32 AM PDT · 1946 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
32. 1.811km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 5, 10:04 PM PDT · 1946 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
33. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 6, 2:07 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
34. 2.06km NNW of Little Lake, CAMon, Jun 7, 9:06 PM PDT · 1944 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
35. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jun 9, 11:37 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
36. 2.122km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 10, 2:49 PM PDT · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
37. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Jun 11, 11:58 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
38. 1.57km SSW of Mojave, CAFri, Jun 11, 12:05 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
39. 1.712km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 12, 6:54 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
40. 1.720km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 19, 9:17 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away

Before

1. 1.618km SW of Lamont, CATue, Apr 20, 9:09 PM PDT · 1992 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.85km SSE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 15, 4:27 PM PDT · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.95km SSE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 15, 3:47 PM PDT · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.68km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 15, 2:06 PM PDT · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.823km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 13, 3:20 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.62km SE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Apr 12, 3:28 PM PDT · 2000 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.014km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Apr 5, 12:19 AM PDT · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.612km W of Mojave, CASun, Apr 4, 8:50 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
9. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 4, 6:38 AM PDT · 2008 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
10. 1.811km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 3, 6:07 PM PDT · 2009 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
11. 1.65km SE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Mar 31, 11:19 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
12. 2.221km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 30, 9:11 PM PDT · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
13. 1.521km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 30, 6:25 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.08km ENE of Oildale, CASat, Mar 27, 8:55 AM PDT · 2016 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
15. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 25, 2:42 AM PDT · 2018 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39858200. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC.