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M2.0 earthquake 20 km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:13 AM PDT (08:13 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km SE of Piru, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-09-24 08:13:15 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.266° N, 118.595° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 since this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km NW of Grapevine, CA · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.626 km NW of Kernville, CA · 7 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.826 km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.731 km N of Kernville, CA · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.69 km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.816 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.116 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.517 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.716 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.84 km SE of Piru, CA · 45 hr ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 200
  11. 1.63 km SSE of Piru, CA · 38 hr ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.617 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.017 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.517 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.717 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.217 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.617 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.217 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.717 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.517 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.617 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.717 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.53 km N of Frazier Park, CA · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.518 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.517 km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.720 km E of McFarland, CA · 12 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.816 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.511 km N of Fillmore, CA · 13 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.616 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 16 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.916 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci41338343. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.