California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, May 15, 1984, 10:19 PM PDT (05:19 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1984-05-16 05:19:08 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.316° N, 118.526° 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
Operator assigned
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: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15476 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.63km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15475 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.821km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15475 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.712km NW of Oildale, CA · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.88km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15473 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.49km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.89km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15472 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.79km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15472 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.69km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15472 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.89km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15472 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.89km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.319km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15472 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15472 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.58km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.49km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15471 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.018km ESE of Arvin, CA · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.018km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15471 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.01km NE of Maricopa, CA · 15470 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15470 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.521km NE of Ojai, CA · 15469 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.916km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15469 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.715km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15469 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.525km NE of Kernville, CA · 15468 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.820km N of Neenach, CA · 15468 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.75km SSE of Kernville, CA · 15467 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15467 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15467 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15466 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15466 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15465 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.619km S of Maricopa, CA · 15464 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15464 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.04km NNW of Kernville, CA · 15464 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.43km NE of Kernville, CA · 15464 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.818km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15464 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.92km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15464 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.83km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15463 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.87km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 15463 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15463 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15463 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CA · 15462 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 3.07km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15462 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.528km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 15462 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15462 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.81km WSW of Castaic, CA · 15460 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.811km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 15459 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.71km SSW of Castaic, CA · 15458 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15458 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.014km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15456 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.721km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15455 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.311km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 15454 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.616km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15454 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15454 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.618km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15478 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.912km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15478 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15478 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.510km ESE of Kernville, CA · 15478 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.62km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15478 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15479 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.614km NE of Kernville, CA · 15480 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.813km NE of Kernville, CA · 15480 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15480 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.37km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15480 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.09km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15481 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.52km SW of Grapevine, CA · 15481 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CA · 15481 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15481 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15482 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.917km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15482 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.612km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15483 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.29km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15484 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.66km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15484 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.015km SW of Lamont, CA · 15484 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39684. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.