California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15km SSW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Apr 23, 1984, 12:17 AM PST (08:17 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 17km NNW of Fillmore, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-23 08:17:41 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.005° N, 118.490° 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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85km E of Vincent, CA · 15497 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.13km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15495 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.38km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15494 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15494 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.65km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15494 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.67km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15493 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.811km ESE of Oildale, CA · 15492 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15488 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 15487 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.425km NE of Arvin, CA · 15486 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CA · 15485 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.56km SW of Pearblossum, CA · 15485 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15484 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.015km SW of Lamont, CA · 15483 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.66km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15483 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.29km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15483 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.612km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15482 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.917km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15481 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CA · 15480 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.52km SW of Grapevine, CA · 15480 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.09km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15480 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.37km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15479 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.813km NE of Kernville, CA · 15479 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.614km NE of Kernville, CA · 15479 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.62km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15477 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.510km ESE of Kernville, CA · 15477 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.912km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15477 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15476 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15475 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.63km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15475 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.821km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15474 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.712km NW of Oildale, CA · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.88km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.49km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.89km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15471 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.79km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15471 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.69km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.89km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15471 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.89km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.58km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.49km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15470 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.018km ESE of Arvin, CA · 15470 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.01km NE of Maricopa, CA · 15470 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.521km NE of Ojai, CA · 15468 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.916km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15468 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.715km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15468 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.58km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15468 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.820km N of Neenach, CA · 15467 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.75km SSE of Kernville, CA · 15466 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15466 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.619km S of Maricopa, CA · 15463 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.04km NNW of Kernville, CA · 15463 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.43km NE of Kernville, CA · 15463 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.818km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15463 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.92km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15463 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.83km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15463 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.87km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 15462 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15462 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CA · 15462 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.615km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15499 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CA · 15500 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.66km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 15501 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.824km N of Tehachapi, CA · 15501 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.87km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15503 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CA · 15505 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.823km NE of Arvin, CA · 15506 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.615km ESE of Arvin, CA · 15507 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.33km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15507 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.04km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15507 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.96km E of Vincent, CA · 15508 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.05km E of Vincent, CA · 15508 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.510km S of Johannesburg, CA · 15508 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.121km NW of Inyokern, CA · 15509 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.121km NW of Inyokern, CA · 15509 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.126km NNE of Montecito, CA · 15509 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.816km N of Mojave, CA · 15509 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CA · 15509 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.119km S of Bodfish, CA · 15510 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.820km SW of Little Lake, CA · 15511 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37645. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC.