M1.5 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Jul 30, 1984, 5:02 AM PDT

UTC

1984-07-30 12:02:53 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.330° N, 118.543° 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. Forecast21 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmN

After

1. 1.811km NNW of Mojave, CAThu, Aug 2, 3:56 AM PDT · 15398 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
2. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 3, 2:11 AM PDT · 15397 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.419km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 4, 12:09 AM PDT · 15396 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.617km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 4, 12:09 AM PDT · 15396 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.922km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 4, 12:43 AM PDT · 15396 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.620km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 4, 1:19 AM PDT · 15396 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 5, 8:22 AM PDT · 15395 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
8. 2.320km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 6, 2:19 PM PDT · 15394 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 6, 11:30 PM PDT · 15393 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.59km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Aug 7, 12:44 AM PDT · 15393 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.78km S of Johannesburg, CATue, Aug 7, 12:44 AM PDT · 15393 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.622km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 7, 4:51 AM PDT · 15393 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
13. 1.922km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Aug 7, 8:15 AM PDT · 15393 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.814km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 7, 2:11 PM PDT · 15393 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.520km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Aug 8, 8:30 AM PDT · 15392 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.120km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Aug 8, 9:07 PM PDT · 15392 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.34km NNE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Aug 8, 9:49 PM PDT · 15392 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
18. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 9, 3:19 PM PDT · 15391 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.815km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 10, 4:50 PM PDT · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
20. 1.514km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 10, 5:01 PM PDT · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
21. 2.113km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 10, 5:46 PM PDT · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.314km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 10, 6:30 PM PDT · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
23. 2.715km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 12, 1:39 AM PDT · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
24. 2.414km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 12, 2:04 AM PDT · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
25. 2.34km NNE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Aug 12, 2:27 AM PDT · 15388 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
26. 2.414km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 12, 2:33 AM PDT · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
27. 2.820km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 12, 12:41 PM PDT · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
28. 3.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 12, 8:34 PM PDT · 15388 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
29. 2.427km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 13, 7:11 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
30. 2.117km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 13, 8:11 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
31. 2.15km NE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Aug 13, 4:59 PM PDT · 15387 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
32. 1.732km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 14, 9:32 PM PDT · 15386 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
33. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 15, 3:14 AM PDT · 15385 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
34. 1.517km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 15, 10:07 AM PDT · 15385 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
35. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 15, 5:56 PM PDT · 15385 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.114km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 15, 8:17 PM PDT · 15385 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
37. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 16, 2:35 AM PDT · 15384 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
38. 1.714km NE of Taft, CAThu, Aug 16, 9:02 AM PDT · 15384 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
39. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 15383 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
40. 2.024km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 17, 3:58 AM PDT · 15383 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
41. 2.924km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 17, 1:38 PM PDT · 15383 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
42. 1.622km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 17, 1:57 PM PDT · 15383 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
43. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 17, 11:58 PM PDT · 15382 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
44. 1.618km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 18, 12:41 AM PDT · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
45. 2.026km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 18, 2:15 AM PDT · 15382 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
46. 2.321km N of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 20, 5:01 PM PDT · 15380 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
47. 2.024km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Aug 21, 10:05 AM PDT · 15379 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
48. 1.619km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Aug 23, 8:35 PM PDT · 15377 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
49. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 25, 1:12 AM PDT · 15375 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
50. 1.813km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Aug 26, 1:33 AM PDT · 15374 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
51. 2.224km NE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 26, 10:22 AM PDT · 15374 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
52. 1.519km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 27, 1:13 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
53. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 27, 8:42 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
54. 2.124km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Aug 28, 7:52 AM PDT · 15372 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
55. 1.77km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 31, 9:02 PM PDT · 15369 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
56. 1.826km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Sep 1, 3:14 AM PDT · 15368 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
57. 1.83km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 1, 4:59 PM PDT · 15368 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
58. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CASat, Sep 1, 11:26 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
59. 2.227km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 3, 5:35 AM PDT · 15366 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
60. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Sep 3, 10:16 AM PDT · 15366 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

1. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jul 29, 10:18 PM PDT · 15401 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.816km N of Fillmore, CASun, Jul 29, 12:47 AM PDT · 15402 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 28, 2:37 PM PDT · 15403 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 27, 10:02 PM PDT · 15404 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.916km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 27, 1:18 PM PDT · 15404 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.918km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 27, 12:42 PM PDT · 15404 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 25, 5:34 PM PDT · 15406 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Jul 25, 11:26 AM PDT · 15406 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.629km NE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 25, 9:48 AM PDT · 15406 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.520km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 25, 2:30 AM PDT · 15406 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 25, 2:10 AM PDT · 15406 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.514km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 25, 1:55 AM PDT · 15406 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.814km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 25, 12:40 AM PDT · 15406 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
14. 1.719km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 24, 11:12 PM PDT · 15406 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
15. 1.69km SSW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 22, 11:33 PM PDT · 15408 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.612km S of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 22, 9:33 PM PDT · 15409 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
17. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 21, 9:04 AM PDT · 15410 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 20, 11:05 PM PDT · 15410 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
19. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 20, 4:53 PM PDT · 15411 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.910km SSW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 19, 5:13 AM PDT · 15412 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci46374. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.