M1.9 earthquake 17km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, May 9, 1984, 11:37 PM PDT

UTC

1984-05-10 06:37:28 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.212° N, 118.606° 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. Forecast6 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmWNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast133 kmNNW

After

1. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, May 10, 12:16 AM PDT · 15483 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 11, 12:46 AM PDT · 15482 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CAFri, May 11, 3:42 AM PDT · 15482 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.52km SW of Grapevine, CAFri, May 11, 4:36 AM PDT · 15482 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
5. 2.09km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 11, 6:47 AM PDT · 15482 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.37km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, May 12, 9:34 AM PDT · 15481 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 12, 11:10 AM PDT · 15481 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.813km NE of Kernville, CASat, May 12, 3:38 PM PDT · 15480 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.614km NE of Kernville, CASat, May 12, 6:33 PM PDT · 15480 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CASun, May 13, 4:42 AM PDT · 15480 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.62km SE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 14, 7:30 AM PDT · 15479 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.510km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, May 14, 11:44 AM PDT · 15479 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 14, 12:12 PM PDT · 15478 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.912km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, May 14, 12:27 PM PDT · 15478 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
15. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 15, 10:19 PM PDT · 15477 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, May 16, 2:24 AM PDT · 15477 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, May 16, 2:13 PM PDT · 15476 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.63km NW of Wofford Heights, CAWed, May 16, 9:04 PM PDT · 15476 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.821km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 17, 10:12 AM PDT · 15476 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.712km NW of Oildale, CAFri, May 18, 3:52 PM PDT · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, May 19, 2:10 AM PDT · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.88km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, May 19, 3:16 AM PDT · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 19, 9:01 AM PDT · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
24. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 19, 2:28 PM PDT · 15473 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
25. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 19, 3:16 PM PDT · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
26. 2.49km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, May 19, 9:50 PM PDT · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.89km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, May 19, 11:59 PM PDT · 15473 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
28. 1.79km SSW of Johannesburg, CASun, May 20, 1:56 AM PDT · 15473 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
29. 1.69km SSW of Johannesburg, CASun, May 20, 3:16 AM PDT · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CASun, May 20, 4:00 AM PDT · 15473 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
31. 2.89km SSW of Johannesburg, CASun, May 20, 5:59 AM PDT · 15473 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
32. 1.89km SSW of Johannesburg, CASun, May 20, 6:39 AM PDT · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
33. 2.319km NNE of Kernville, CASun, May 20, 7:43 AM PDT · 15473 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
34. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CASun, May 20, 8:08 AM PDT · 15473 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
35. 1.58km SSW of Johannesburg, CASun, May 20, 2:41 PM PDT · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
36. 2.49km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 21, 12:50 AM PDT · 15472 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
37. 2.018km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, May 21, 1:14 AM PDT · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
38. 2.018km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 21, 5:48 AM PDT · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
39. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 21, 4:45 PM PDT · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
40. 2.726km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 21, 7:51 PM PDT · 15471 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
41. 2.01km NE of Maricopa, CAMon, May 21, 8:06 PM PDT · 15471 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
42. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 21, 9:47 PM PDT · 15471 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
43. 2.521km NE of Ojai, CAWed, May 23, 7:16 AM PDT · 15470 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
44. 1.916km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, May 23, 8:32 AM PDT · 15470 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
45. 1.715km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 23, 9:26 AM PDT · 15470 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
46. 1.58km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, May 23, 1:39 PM PDT · 15469 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
47. 1.525km NE of Kernville, CAThu, May 24, 7:40 AM PDT · 15469 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
48. 1.820km N of Neenach, CAThu, May 24, 1:55 PM PDT · 15468 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
49. 1.75km SSE of Kernville, CAFri, May 25, 2:29 AM PDT · 15468 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
50. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 25, 3:17 AM PDT · 15468 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
51. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 25, 12:35 PM PDT · 15467 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
52. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 26, 2:00 AM PDT · 15467 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
53. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 26, 3:48 AM PDT · 15467 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CASun, May 27, 1:09 PM PDT · 15465 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
55. 1.619km S of Maricopa, CASun, May 27, 11:26 PM PDT · 15465 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
56. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 28, 7:37 AM PDT · 15465 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
57. 2.04km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, May 28, 9:56 AM PDT · 15465 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
58. 2.43km NE of Kernville, CAMon, May 28, 9:56 AM PDT · 15465 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
59. 1.818km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 28, 11:06 AM PDT · 15465 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
60. 1.92km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 28, 7:58 PM PDT · 15464 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

1. 1.612km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 9, 5:22 PM PDT · 15483 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.29km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, May 8, 7:29 PM PDT · 15484 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.66km NW of Wofford Heights, CATue, May 8, 6:17 PM PDT · 15484 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.015km SW of Lamont, CATue, May 8, 4:18 PM PDT · 15484 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, May 7, 2:15 AM PDT · 15486 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CASun, May 6, 12:56 PM PDT · 15486 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.615km W of Little Lake, CASun, May 6, 1:15 AM PDT · 15487 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.425km NE of Arvin, CASat, May 5, 6:53 PM PDT · 15487 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
9. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 5, 4:09 AM PDT · 15488 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
10. 2.525km S of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 4:58 PM PDT · 15488 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
11. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CAThu, May 3, 8:20 PM PDT · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 3, 5:12 AM PDT · 15490 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.822km NE of Kernville, CAWed, May 2, 4:33 PM PDT · 15490 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, May 2, 1:02 AM PDT · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.811km ESE of Oildale, CASun, Apr 29, 3:46 PM PDT · 15493 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.825km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 29, 11:37 AM PDT · 15494 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.526km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 29, 1:17 AM PST · 15494 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.532km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Apr 29, 12:10 AM PST · 15494 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.532km W of Coso Junction, CASat, Apr 28, 9:01 PM PST · 15494 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.526km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Apr 28, 7:47 PM PST · 15494 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39234. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.