M1.7 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Aug 15, 1984, 5:56 PM PDT

UTC

1984-08-16 00:56:20 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.311° N, 118.500° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

111°

Stations used

0

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

After

1. 2.114km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 15, 8:17 PM PDT · 15387 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 16, 2:35 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.714km NE of Taft, CAThu, Aug 16, 9:02 AM PDT · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 15386 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.024km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 17, 3:58 AM PDT · 15386 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.924km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 17, 1:38 PM PDT · 15385 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.622km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 17, 1:57 PM PDT · 15385 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 17, 11:58 PM PDT · 15385 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.618km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 18, 12:41 AM PDT · 15385 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.026km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 18, 2:15 AM PDT · 15385 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
11. 2.321km N of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 20, 5:01 PM PDT · 15382 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.024km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Aug 21, 10:05 AM PDT · 15382 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.619km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Aug 23, 8:35 PM PDT · 15379 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
14. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 25, 1:12 AM PDT · 15378 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
15. 1.813km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Aug 26, 1:33 AM PDT · 15377 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
16. 2.224km NE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 26, 10:22 AM PDT · 15377 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.519km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 27, 1:13 AM PDT · 15376 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 27, 8:42 AM PDT · 15376 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
19. 2.124km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Aug 28, 7:52 AM PDT · 15375 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
20. 1.77km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 31, 9:02 PM PDT · 15371 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
21. 1.826km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Sep 1, 3:14 AM PDT · 15371 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
22. 1.83km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 1, 4:59 PM PDT · 15370 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
23. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CASat, Sep 1, 11:26 PM PDT · 15370 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
24. 2.227km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 3, 5:35 AM PDT · 15369 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
25. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Sep 3, 10:16 AM PDT · 15369 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.618km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 3, 11:10 AM PDT · 15369 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
27. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 3, 12:17 PM PDT · 15368 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
28. 1.919km SSW of Lamont, CAMon, Sep 3, 3:01 PM PDT · 15368 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
29. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 4, 5:39 AM PDT · 15368 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
30. 2.123km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 5, 2:22 AM PDT · 15367 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
31. 2.012km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Sep 6, 4:48 PM PDT · 15365 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
32. 1.65km NNE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Sep 8, 2:54 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
33. 1.819km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 8, 5:03 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
34. 1.917km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Sep 8, 6:50 PM PDT · 15363 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
35. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Sep 8, 7:20 PM PDT · 15363 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
36. 2.927km NW of Kernville, CASun, Sep 9, 4:20 PM PDT · 15362 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
37. 1.621km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Sep 9, 6:15 PM PDT · 15362 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
38. 1.821km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Sep 9, 6:15 PM PDT · 15362 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
39. 1.818km SW of Lamont, CASun, Sep 9, 7:47 PM PDT · 15362 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
40. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 11, 11:49 AM PDT · 15360 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
41. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 11, 2:41 PM PDT · 15360 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
42. 1.735km W of Coso Junction, CAThu, Sep 13, 12:48 PM PDT · 15358 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
43. 1.618km SW of Lamont, CASun, Sep 16, 2:02 AM PDT · 15356 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
44. 2.424km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Sep 16, 10:31 PM PDT · 15355 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
45. 1.524km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Sep 16, 10:42 PM PDT · 15355 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
46. 1.816km WSW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 17, 12:44 AM PDT · 15355 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
47. 1.813km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 17, 9:25 PM PDT · 15354 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
48. 1.53km NE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Sep 20, 11:01 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
49. 1.67km SE of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 22, 4:06 PM PDT · 15349 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
50. 1.818km SW of Lamont, CASun, Sep 23, 12:11 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
51. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 23, 1:29 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
52. 2.320km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 23, 1:29 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
53. 2.121km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 23, 3:58 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
54. 2.019km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 23, 4:51 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
55. 1.521km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Sep 25, 11:55 AM PDT · 15346 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
56. 2.213km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 26, 3:39 AM PDT · 15346 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
57. 1.712km SE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Sep 26, 8:26 AM PDT · 15346 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
58. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 26, 8:56 AM PDT · 15346 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.328km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 26, 9:46 AM PDT · 15346 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
60. 2.18km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Sep 27, 10:02 PM PDT · 15344 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

1. 1.517km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 15, 10:07 AM PDT · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
2. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 15, 3:14 AM PDT · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.732km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 14, 9:32 PM PDT · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.713km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 14, 6:57 AM PDT · 15389 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.513km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 11:23 PM PDT · 15389 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 9:11 PM PDT · 15389 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.813km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 7:19 PM PDT · 15389 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 5:07 PM PDT · 15389 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.15km NE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Aug 13, 4:59 PM PDT · 15389 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.613km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 1:17 PM PDT · 15389 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
11. 3.013km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 11:54 AM PDT · 15389 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.713km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 9:31 AM PDT · 15390 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.117km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 13, 8:11 AM PDT · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.427km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 13, 7:11 AM PDT · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.613km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 13, 2:24 AM PDT · 15390 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
16. 3.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 12, 8:34 PM PDT · 15390 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.820km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 12, 12:41 PM PDT · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.414km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 12, 2:33 AM PDT · 15391 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
19. 2.34km NNE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Aug 12, 2:27 AM PDT · 15391 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
20. 2.414km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 12, 2:04 AM PDT · 15391 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci48875. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.