M1.6 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 2:16 PM PDT

UTC

2021-10-12 21:16:29 UTC

Depth

3.1 km (2.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.324° N, 118.527° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

25

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast20 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast45 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmN

After

1. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 13, 12:35 AM PDT · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.718km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 13, 11:27 AM PDT · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.517km ENE of Lebec, CAThu, Oct 14, 6:08 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
4. 2.214km WSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Oct 14, 10:56 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.619km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Oct 14, 8:25 PM PDT · 1816 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.517km E of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Oct 14, 10:14 PM PDT · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.715km WSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:33 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.625km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 15, 9:20 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
9. 1.625km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 15, 9:21 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
10. 1.525km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:36 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
11. 1.99km W of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:52 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 16, 12:37 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
13. 1.621km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 16, 12:15 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 18, 10:52 PM PDT · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
15. 1.68km W of Frazier Park, CAWed, Oct 20, 12:34 AM PDT · 1811 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Oct 20, 4:53 AM PDT · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.011km E of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Oct 20, 4:39 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Oct 20, 5:13 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Oct 21, 1:24 AM PDT · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 21, 2:18 AM PDT · 1810 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
21. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 21, 4:43 AM PDT · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.815km SW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Oct 21, 7:41 AM PDT · 1810 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 22, 9:08 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
24. 1.815km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Oct 23, 8:10 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 23, 11:18 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
26. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 23, 5:02 PM PDT · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
27. 1.89km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 25, 6:05 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
28. 1.621km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 25, 12:02 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
29. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 28, 11:11 PM PDT · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
30. 1.916km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:03 AM PDT · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:35 AM PDT · 1802 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
32. 1.69km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Oct 29, 4:53 PM PDT · 1802 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
33. 1.616km SW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Oct 30, 7:37 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
34. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Oct 31, 9:26 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
35. 2.221km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 1, 5:32 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
36. 1.823km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Nov 2, 4:22 AM PDT · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
37. 2.521km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Nov 2, 1:43 PM PDT · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
38. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 3, 4:23 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
39. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 3, 4:38 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
40. 1.623km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Nov 5, 1:50 AM PDT · 1795 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
41. 2.613km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 7, 12:58 AM PDT · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
42. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 7, 6:11 AM PST · 1793 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
43. 2.120km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 9, 3:41 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.824km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Nov 9, 4:18 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
45. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 9, 8:15 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
46. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 10, 12:01 AM PST · 1790 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.614km E of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 10, 5:54 PM PST · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 24
48. 1.514km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 11, 10:53 AM PST · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
49. 1.722km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 11, 4:19 PM PST · 1789 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
50. 1.85km WNW of Coso Junction, CASat, Nov 13, 12:27 AM PST · 1787 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
51. 2.114km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, Nov 13, 10:52 AM PST · 1787 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
52. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CASun, Nov 14, 4:42 AM PST · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
53. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 14, 9:36 PM PST · 1785 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
54. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 15, 5:14 AM PST · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
55. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 15, 10:11 AM PST · 1785 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
56. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 16, 12:01 AM PST · 1784 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
57. 1.65km WNW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:28 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
58. 1.622km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 18, 1:06 PM PST · 1782 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
59. 1.715km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Nov 19, 8:31 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
60. 1.714km SW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Nov 19, 6:25 PM PST · 1780 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

1. 2.321km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Oct 12, 4:26 AM PDT · 1819 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
2. 3.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 11, 4:14 PM PDT · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 16
3. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, Oct 11, 1:46 PM PDT · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.823km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 10, 7:01 PM PDT · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.518km W of Searles Valley, CASun, Oct 10, 5:03 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.813km W of Mojave, CASun, Oct 10, 8:19 AM PDT · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 9, 6:01 AM PDT · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.912km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 8, 6:14 PM PDT · 1823 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
9. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 7, 3:54 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.722km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Oct 7, 3:33 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.612km NE of Inyokern, CAWed, Oct 6, 5:23 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Oct 5, 8:00 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.910km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 4, 11:14 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
14. 2.214km NE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 4, 12:07 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Oct 2, 10:07 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.917km ESE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Oct 2, 12:04 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
17. 1.719km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Oct 2, 9:36 AM PDT · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
18. 3.714km W of Mojave, CAFri, Oct 1, 6:42 PM PDT · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 129
19. 1.77km N of Piru, CAFri, Oct 1, 11:11 AM PDT · 1830 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.69km NNW of Piru, CAFri, Oct 1, 11:11 AM PDT · 1830 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40068520. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC.