M1.8 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Mar 12, 1984, 7:08 AM PST

UTC

1984-03-12 15:08:36 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.262° N, 118.570° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

0°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast13 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 1.926km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 12, 5:32 PM PST · 15540 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.724km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 12, 6:05 PM PST · 15540 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 13, 4:11 PM PST · 15540 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 13, 11:07 PM PST · 15539 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.316km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Mar 14, 2:59 AM PST · 15539 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.58km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 14, 8:21 AM PST · 15539 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
7. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 15, 3:53 AM PST · 15538 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.610km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 15, 7:58 AM PST · 15538 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.620km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 15, 9:57 AM PST · 15538 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.825km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 15, 2:34 PM PST · 15538 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.011km ESE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 15, 3:04 PM PST · 15538 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 15, 8:52 PM PST · 15537 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.018km S of Maricopa, CAFri, Mar 16, 4:34 AM PST · 15537 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.613km NE of Boron, CAFri, Mar 16, 9:59 AM PST · 15537 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.55km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Mar 16, 4:27 PM PST · 15537 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
16. 1.54km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 16, 7:49 PM PST · 15536 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 17, 12:44 AM PST · 15536 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
18. 1.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 18, 8:33 AM PST · 15535 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
19. 1.723km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Mar 18, 2:35 PM PST · 15535 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 19, 12:42 AM PST · 15534 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
21. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 20, 2:48 PM PST · 15533 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
22. 3.023km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 20, 2:48 PM PST · 15533 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
23. 2.723km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 20, 2:48 PM PST · 15533 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.423km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 20, 4:38 PM PST · 15532 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
25. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 21, 12:30 PM PST · 15532 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
26. 1.918km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 22, 2:15 PM PST · 15531 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
27. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 22, 3:21 PM PST · 15531 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
28. 3.826km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 22, 11:53 PM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
29. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 22, 11:59 PM PST · 15530 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
30. 2.426km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 12:01 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
31. 3.826km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 12:07 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
32. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 12:21 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
33. 2.526km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 12:23 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
34. 3.926km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 12:24 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
35. 1.526km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 12:28 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
36. 1.824km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 12:28 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
37. 2.024km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 12:44 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
38. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 12:45 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
39. 3.326km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 1:20 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
40. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 1:34 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
41. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 2:16 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
42. 1.526km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 2:18 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
43. 1.525km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 2:23 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
44. 2.226km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 2:53 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
45. 1.826km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 3:09 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
46. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 4:17 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
47. 2.526km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 5:10 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
48. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 5:36 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
49. 2.827km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 5:52 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
50. 1.524km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 6:28 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
51. 1.923km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 7:34 AM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
52. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 8:22 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
53. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 10:32 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
54. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 11:59 AM PST · 15530 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
55. 2.426km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 2:26 PM PST · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
56. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 23, 5:01 PM PST · 15529 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
57. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 24, 12:21 AM PST · 15529 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
58. 1.627km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 24, 12:59 AM PST · 15529 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
59. 1.525km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 24, 2:56 PM PST · 15529 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
60. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 24, 4:30 PM PST · 15528 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

1. 2.210km ENE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 12, 5:44 AM PST · 15541 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.519km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 12, 4:07 AM PST · 15541 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 3.59km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 12, 2:17 AM PST · 15541 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.611km ENE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 11, 5:36 PM PST · 15541 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
5. 2.426km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 10, 11:26 PM PST · 15542 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 9, 7:16 PM PST · 15543 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.014km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 8, 11:40 PM PST · 15544 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.817km N of Mojave, CAThu, Mar 8, 5:35 PM PST · 15544 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.98km NE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 8, 4:53 AM PST · 15545 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 7, 9:18 PM PST · 15545 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.519km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 7, 9:47 AM PST · 15546 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.319km ESE of Arvin, CATue, Mar 6, 4:56 PM PST · 15546 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 6, 10:26 AM PST · 15547 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
14. 3.026km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 6, 7:53 AM PST · 15547 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.926km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 6, 2:41 AM PST · 15547 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.926km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 5, 11:02 PM PST · 15547 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.912km N of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Mar 5, 6:42 AM PST · 15548 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.518km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 5, 6:41 AM PST · 15548 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 4, 1:28 PM PST · 15549 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.58km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 4, 2:24 AM PST · 15549 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci33505. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.