M1.5 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, May 24, 2021, 8:45 AM PDT

UTC

2021-05-24 15:45:29 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.327° N, 118.542° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

44°

Stations used

36

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast20 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmN

After

1. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, May 25, 4:31 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, May 25, 7:44 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, May 26, 2:35 AM PDT · 1957 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
4. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CAThu, May 27, 7:19 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 90
5. 1.58km WSW of Shafter, CAThu, May 27, 4:44 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 28, 1:54 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CASat, May 29, 10:38 PM PDT · 1953 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 30, 9:33 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
9. 2.014km NE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jun 1, 6:13 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.416km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 1, 4:10 PM PDT · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 1, 10:40 PM PDT · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.719km E of McFarland, CASat, Jun 5, 12:32 AM PDT · 1947 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Jun 5, 6:53 AM PDT · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.811km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 5, 10:04 PM PDT · 1946 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
15. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 6, 2:07 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.06km NNW of Little Lake, CAMon, Jun 7, 9:06 PM PDT · 1944 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jun 8, 1:28 AM PDT · 1944 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.514km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jun 9, 6:19 AM PDT · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jun 9, 11:37 AM PDT · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.515km NE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jun 9, 11:15 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
21. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jun 10, 2:35 PM PDT · 1941 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.122km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 10, 2:49 PM PDT · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
23. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Jun 11, 11:58 AM PDT · 1941 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
24. 1.57km SSW of Mojave, CAFri, Jun 11, 12:05 PM PDT · 1941 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
25. 2.217km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Jun 12, 1:19 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.712km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 12, 6:54 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
27. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jun 13, 4:54 AM PDT · 1939 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
28. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 15, 8:52 PM PDT · 1936 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
29. 2.022km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jun 16, 1:50 AM PDT · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jun 16, 8:34 AM PDT · 1936 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.712km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jun 16, 4:40 PM PDT · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
32. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jun 16, 4:41 PM PDT · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.720km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 19, 9:17 AM PDT · 1933 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
34. 1.517km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Jun 19, 10:25 AM PDT · 1933 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
35. 2.120km W of Searles Valley, CASun, Jun 20, 12:34 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
36. 2.220 km WNW of Searles Valley, CaliforniaSun, Jun 20, 12:36 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
37. 2.520km W of Searles Valley, CASun, Jun 20, 12:36 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
38. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Jun 20, 7:22 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 22, 1:17 PM PDT · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
40. 1.623km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jun 23, 7:57 AM PDT · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.820km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jun 23, 5:41 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 24, 2:02 PM PDT · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
43. 2.116km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Jun 26, 2:13 AM PDT · 1926 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
44. 1.616km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Jun 26, 2:13 AM PDT · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
45. 2.116km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Jun 27, 4:54 AM PDT · 1925 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
46. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:49 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
47. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:50 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
48. 2.37km SE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jun 29, 7:42 PM PDT · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
49. 3.217km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Jun 30, 3:15 PM PDT · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 12
50. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 30, 4:15 PM PDT · 1921 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
51. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 1, 8:55 PM PDT · 1920 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
52. 1.713km N of Piru, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:38 AM PDT · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
53. 3.513km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:58 PM PDT · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 60
54. 1.617km NNW of Neenach, CASat, Jul 3, 10:59 PM PDT · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
55. 1.922km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 4, 7:36 AM PDT · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
56. 2.110km N of Mojave, CAMon, Jul 5, 2:28 AM PDT · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
57. 1.823km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 5, 2:56 AM PDT · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
58. 3.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 5, 7:38 PM PDT · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 49
59. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jul 7, 1:10 PM PDT · 1915 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
60. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 8, 12:07 PM PDT · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

1. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CAMon, May 24, 12:48 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
2. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CASat, May 22, 7:10 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
3. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CASat, May 22, 10:08 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 21, 2:37 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
5. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 5:15 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 20, 11:23 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 20, 8:32 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
8. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 6:59 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.420km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 6:56 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 17, 10:32 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CASun, May 16, 6:57 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.315km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, May 14, 7:04 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 5:54 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 4:40 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 13, 7:26 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 3:14 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 10
17. 2.115km N of Castaic, CAWed, May 12, 1:07 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.620km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 10, 8:00 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.511km NW of Mojave, CAMon, May 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 10, 2:04 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39901952. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.