California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Feb 9, 1984, 4:03 PM PST (00:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 26km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-02-10 00:03:21 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.313° N, 118.501° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
0°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 168 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15573 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.619km SW of Little Lake, CA · 15572 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15572 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15572 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15572 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.521km NE of Kernville, CA · 15572 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.016km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.827km E of Delano, CA · 15571 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.915km N of Fillmore, CA · 15571 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15571 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15571 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15571 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15570 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15570 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15570 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15569 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15569 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CA · 15569 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.123km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15569 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.812km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15569 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.123km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15568 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15568 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15568 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.717km NE of Kernville, CA · 15568 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.814km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15568 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.620km NE of Kernville, CA · 15567 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15567 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15567 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15567 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.015km E of Little Lake, CA · 15567 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15566 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.932km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15566 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.532km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15566 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.910km SE of Gorman, CA · 15566 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15566 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.213km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15565 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15565 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.75km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15565 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.032km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15564 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15564 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.631km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15564 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15564 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15564 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15564 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15563 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.832km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.832km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15562 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15562 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15562 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.56km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15562 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.132km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15561 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.225km NE of Arvin, CA · 15561 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.712km NE of Kernville, CA · 15561 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.13km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15561 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.85km E of Vincent, CA · 15560 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.920km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15560 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.732km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15559 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.921km NE of Kernville, CA · 15558 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.54km ESE of Vincent, CA · 15558 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 2.122km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15573 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CA · 15573 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15573 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15573 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.923km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15573 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.123km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15573 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.510km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15573 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.513km WNW of Mojave, CA · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.28km W of Shafter, CA · 15574 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.510km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 15574 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.220km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15574 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.815km N of Fillmore, CA · 15575 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.615km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 15575 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.017km WNW of Wasco, CA · 15575 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.615km N of Fillmore, CA · 15575 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.216km NE of Kernville, CA · 15575 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.615km N of Fillmore, CA · 15575 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.715km N of Fillmore, CA · 15575 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.417km N of Fillmore, CA · 15576 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.75km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15576 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci31419. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.