California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Dec 2, 2022, 8:59 PM PST (04:59 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13 km SE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2022-12-03 04:59:53 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.341° N, 118.509° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.719km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1398 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.821km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1398 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.613 km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1398 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 65
  5. 2.312km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.913km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.620km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1397 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1397 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1397 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.815km N of Piru, CA · 1396 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.413km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1395 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.925km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1394 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.021km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.412km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 1394 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1393 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.611km SSE of Arvin, CA · 1393 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.516km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1391 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.814km SW of Lamont, CA · 1388 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.36km W of Grapevine, CA · 1387 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.914km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1384 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 9
  23. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1384 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.313km E of Little Lake, CA · 1384 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.614km SW of Lamont, CA · 1383 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1380 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1379 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.914km E of Arvin, CA · 1378 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.318km E of Little Lake, CA · 1377 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.37km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1375 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1372 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.73km NNW of Vincent, CA · 1372 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.714km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 8
  34. 1.88km SSW of Lamont, CA · 1370 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.113km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1369 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.519km E of Little Lake, CA · 1366 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1366 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.712km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1366 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.812km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1365 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 3.110km ENE of Porterville, CA · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 87
  41. 1.717km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.07km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.816km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.712km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1362 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.913km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.05km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1360 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.033km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.57km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1359 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.813km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1358 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1356 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 6
  51. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1356 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 3.421km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1355 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
  53. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1355 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.721km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1355 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.721km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1355 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.718km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.815km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.714km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1350 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.514km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1350 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.215km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1350 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CA · 1402 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.515km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1403 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1403 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.621km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.214km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1405 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.814km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1405 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.020km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1405 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.717km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1406 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.215km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1407 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1408 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1408 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1408 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.913km W of Mojave, CA · 1409 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.717km E of Little Lake, CA · 1409 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.218km NE of Lamont, CA · 1411 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1411 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1412 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.017km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1413 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.816km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1413 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40141415. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.