M2.8 earthquake 12km WSW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Oct 30, 1984, 12:04 PM PST

UTC

1984-10-30 20:04:31 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.099° N, 118.573° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

53°

Stations used

0

• Stallion Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 2,488. Forecast6 kmE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast12 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast51 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast120 kmNNW

After

1. 2.116km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 31, 1:16 PM PST · 15308 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
2. 1.96km SSE of Pearblossum, CASat, Nov 3, 2:54 PM PST · 15305 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.69km SSW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Nov 5, 4:40 AM PST · 15303 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.215km NW of California City, CAMon, Nov 5, 6:06 AM PST · 15303 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
5. 1.915km SSW of Arvin, CATue, Nov 6, 6:09 AM PST · 15302 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
6. 1.82km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 6, 9:08 AM PST · 15302 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
7. 2.28km NE of Camarillo, CAWed, Nov 7, 9:54 AM PST · 15301 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.515km NE of Ojai, CAWed, Nov 7, 11:38 AM PST · 15301 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.620km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 8, 9:35 PM PST · 15300 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
10. 2.29km S of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 10, 4:10 AM PST · 15298 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
11. 1.88km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 10, 7:03 AM PST · 15298 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
12. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 14, 12:01 AM PST · 15294 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.913km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 15, 5:20 PM PST · 15293 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
14. 1.818km NE of Lamont, CAThu, Nov 15, 5:45 PM PST · 15293 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.617km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Nov 16, 8:54 PM PST · 15292 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.610km S of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 18, 12:45 AM PST · 15290 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.918km N of Fillmore, CATue, Nov 20, 3:23 AM PST · 15288 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
18. 1.615km E of Boron, CATue, Nov 20, 11:25 PM PST · 15288 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 22, 3:18 PM PST · 15286 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
20. 1.514km NE of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 22, 3:35 PM PST · 15286 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
21. 1.920km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Nov 23, 5:12 AM PST · 15285 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
22. 1.919km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Nov 23, 5:17 AM PST · 15285 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
23. 2.219km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Nov 23, 5:35 AM PST · 15285 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
24. 1.624km SSW of Maricopa, CAFri, Nov 23, 8:10 PM PST · 15285 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
25. 2.79km SE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 23, 9:03 PM PST · 15285 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
26. 2.016km SSW of Maricopa, CASat, Nov 24, 1:49 PM PST · 15284 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
27. 2.322km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 25, 4:54 AM PST · 15283 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
28. 2.31km ESE of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 25, 9:25 PM PST · 15283 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
29. 1.67km SSW of Littlerock, CAThu, Nov 29, 5:09 AM PST · 15279 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Nov 29, 5:57 PM PST · 15279 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
31. 1.62km SSW of Chatsworth, CAFri, Nov 30, 7:14 AM PST · 15278 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
32. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 2, 12:12 PM PST · 15276 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
33. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 2, 5:04 PM PST · 15276 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
34. 2.010km SSW of Arvin, CAMon, Dec 3, 11:02 PM PST · 15275 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
35. 1.920km SW of Lamont, CATue, Dec 4, 2:05 AM PST · 15274 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
36. 2.219km SW of Lamont, CATue, Dec 4, 2:07 AM PST · 15274 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
37. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CATue, Dec 4, 2:08 AM PST · 15274 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
38. 2.14km N of Buttonwillow, CATue, Dec 4, 4:17 AM PST · 15274 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.520km SW of Lamont, CATue, Dec 4, 8:45 AM PST · 15274 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
40. 2.19km SE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 5, 2:25 PM PST · 15273 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
41. 1.59km SE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 5, 8:28 PM PST · 15273 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
42. 1.68km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 7, 2:36 AM PST · 15271 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
43. 2.019km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Dec 7, 4:43 AM PST · 15271 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
44. 2.120km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 8, 12:13 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
45. 2.119km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 8, 12:13 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
46. 2.19km NNE of Shafter, CASat, Dec 8, 1:10 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
47. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CAMon, Dec 10, 4:44 PM PST · 15268 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
48. 1.611km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Dec 11, 8:16 PM PST · 15267 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
49. 2.58km SW of Valencia, CATue, Dec 11, 11:17 PM PST · 15267 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
50. 1.919km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Dec 12, 12:52 AM PST · 15266 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
51. 2.04km W of Frazier Park, CAWed, Dec 12, 1:09 AM PST · 15266 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
52. 1.623km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 14, 3:12 PM PST · 15264 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
53. 1.612km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 16, 8:42 PM PST · 15262 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
54. 1.816km NE of Ojai, CAMon, Dec 17, 3:38 AM PST · 15261 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
55. 1.89km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Dec 18, 4:25 PM PST · 15260 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
56. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 18, 10:30 PM PST · 15260 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
57. 2.19km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 20, 2:11 AM PST · 15258 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
58. 1.813km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 20, 9:16 AM PST · 15258 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
59. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 20, 9:20 AM PST · 15258 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
60. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 20, 7:49 PM PST · 15258 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

1. 2.223km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 29, 11:25 PM PST · 15310 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.719km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 29, 12:17 PM PST · 15310 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.426km S of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 28, 2:54 PM PST · 15311 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CASat, Oct 27, 11:54 PM PDT · 15312 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
5. 1.76km SSW of Santa Clarita, CASat, Oct 27, 7:33 PM PDT · 15312 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.524km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Oct 25, 6:49 PM PDT · 15314 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
7. 3.58km WSW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 22, 1:28 PM PDT · 15317 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.717km WSW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Oct 22, 11:18 AM PDT · 15317 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.120km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 22, 2:03 AM PDT · 15317 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
10. 1.520km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 22, 2:03 AM PDT · 15317 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
11. 1.617km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 20, 2:34 AM PDT · 15319 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
12. 1.820km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 19, 7:49 AM PDT · 15320 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.625km NNE of California City, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:24 PM PDT · 15322 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.719km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 10, 2:39 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
15. 2.119km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 8, 3:54 PM PDT · 15331 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.01km S of Castaic, CAMon, Oct 8, 4:06 AM PDT · 15331 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
17. 1.81km SSE of Castaic, CAMon, Oct 8, 3:44 AM PDT · 15331 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
18. 1.71km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Oct 8, 3:44 AM PDT · 15331 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Oct 6, 9:05 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.74km NNE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CASat, Oct 6, 9:47 AM PDT · 15333 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci53340. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.