M2.8 earthquake 20km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Aug 12, 1984, 12:41 PM PDT

UTC

1984-08-12 19:41:45 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.311° N, 118.490° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

109°

Stations used

0

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast19 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast48 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmN

After

1. 3.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 12, 8:34 PM PDT · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.613km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 2:24 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.014km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 2:25 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
4. 2.427km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 13, 7:11 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.117km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 13, 8:11 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.713km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 9:31 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.213km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 10:25 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
8. 3.013km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 11:54 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.914km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 11:58 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.613km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 1:17 PM PDT · 15387 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.15km NE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Aug 13, 4:59 PM PDT · 15387 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
12. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 5:07 PM PDT · 15387 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.813km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 7:19 PM PDT · 15387 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.613km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 7:39 PM PDT · 15387 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 9:11 PM PDT · 15386 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.513km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 11:23 PM PDT · 15386 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.713km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 14, 6:57 AM PDT · 15386 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.732km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 14, 9:32 PM PDT · 15385 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 15, 3:14 AM PDT · 15385 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.517km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 15, 10:07 AM PDT · 15385 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
21. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 15, 5:56 PM PDT · 15385 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
22. 2.114km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 15, 8:17 PM PDT · 15385 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
23. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 16, 2:35 AM PDT · 15384 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
24. 1.714km NE of Taft, CAThu, Aug 16, 9:02 AM PDT · 15384 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
25. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 15383 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
26. 2.024km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 17, 3:58 AM PDT · 15383 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
27. 2.924km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 17, 1:38 PM PDT · 15383 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.622km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 17, 1:57 PM PDT · 15383 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
29. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 17, 11:58 PM PDT · 15382 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
30. 1.618km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 18, 12:41 AM PDT · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
31. 2.026km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 18, 2:15 AM PDT · 15382 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
32. 2.321km N of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 20, 5:01 PM PDT · 15380 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.024km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Aug 21, 10:05 AM PDT · 15379 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
34. 1.619km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Aug 23, 8:35 PM PDT · 15376 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
35. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 25, 1:12 AM PDT · 15375 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
36. 1.813km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Aug 26, 1:33 AM PDT · 15374 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
37. 2.224km NE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 26, 10:22 AM PDT · 15374 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
38. 1.519km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 27, 1:13 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
39. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 27, 8:42 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
40. 2.124km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Aug 28, 7:52 AM PDT · 15372 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
41. 1.77km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 31, 9:02 PM PDT · 15368 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
42. 1.826km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Sep 1, 3:14 AM PDT · 15368 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
43. 1.83km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 1, 4:59 PM PDT · 15368 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CASat, Sep 1, 11:26 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
45. 2.227km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 3, 5:35 AM PDT · 15366 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
46. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Sep 3, 10:16 AM PDT · 15366 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
47. 1.618km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 3, 11:10 AM PDT · 15366 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
48. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 3, 12:17 PM PDT · 15366 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
49. 1.919km SSW of Lamont, CAMon, Sep 3, 3:01 PM PDT · 15366 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
50. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 4, 5:39 AM PDT · 15365 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
51. 2.123km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 5, 2:22 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
52. 2.012km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Sep 6, 4:48 PM PDT · 15363 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
53. 1.65km NNE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Sep 8, 2:54 AM PDT · 15361 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
54. 1.819km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 8, 5:03 AM PDT · 15361 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
55. 1.917km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Sep 8, 6:50 PM PDT · 15361 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
56. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Sep 8, 7:20 PM PDT · 15361 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
57. 2.927km NW of Kernville, CASun, Sep 9, 4:20 PM PDT · 15360 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
58. 1.621km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Sep 9, 6:15 PM PDT · 15360 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
59. 1.821km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Sep 9, 6:15 PM PDT · 15360 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
60. 1.818km SW of Lamont, CASun, Sep 9, 7:47 PM PDT · 15360 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

1. 2.414km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 12, 2:33 AM PDT · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.34km NNE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Aug 12, 2:27 AM PDT · 15388 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.414km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 12, 2:04 AM PDT · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
4. 2.715km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 12, 1:39 AM PDT · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.314km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 10, 6:30 PM PDT · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.113km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 10, 5:46 PM PDT · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.514km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 10, 5:01 PM PDT · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.815km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 10, 4:50 PM PDT · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 9, 3:19 PM PDT · 15391 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.34km NNE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Aug 8, 9:49 PM PDT · 15391 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.120km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Aug 8, 9:07 PM PDT · 15391 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.520km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Aug 8, 8:30 AM PDT · 15392 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.814km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 7, 2:11 PM PDT · 15393 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.922km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Aug 7, 8:15 AM PDT · 15393 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.622km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 7, 4:51 AM PDT · 15393 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
16. 1.78km S of Johannesburg, CATue, Aug 7, 12:44 AM PDT · 15393 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.59km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Aug 7, 12:44 AM PDT · 15393 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 6, 11:30 PM PDT · 15393 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
19. 1.57km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 6, 3:04 PM PDT · 15394 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
20. 2.320km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 6, 2:19 PM PDT · 15394 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci47967. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.