California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 6:26 PM PDT (01:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-21 01:26:00 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.200° N, 118.623° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
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: 1 since this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 10 hr ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.720 km E of McFarland, CA · 44 hr ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.816 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.511 km N of Fillmore, CA · 3 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.020 km NW of Ojai, CA · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.616 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.916 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.97 km NNW of Lamont, CA · 8 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.66 km W of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.818 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.616 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 12 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.916 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.916 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.316 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.516 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.816 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.816 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.516 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.816 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 16 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.024 km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.719 km SE of Bodfish, CA · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci41335783. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.