M2.4 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 2, 1984, 12:12 PM PST

UTC

1984-12-02 20:12:44 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.307° N, 118.546° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

130°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast18 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmN

After

1. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 2, 5:04 PM PST · 15269 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 3, 6:38 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.010km SSW of Arvin, CAMon, Dec 3, 11:02 PM PST · 15267 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.920km SW of Lamont, CATue, Dec 4, 2:05 AM PST · 15267 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
5. 2.219km SW of Lamont, CATue, Dec 4, 2:07 AM PST · 15267 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CATue, Dec 4, 2:08 AM PST · 15267 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.14km N of Buttonwillow, CATue, Dec 4, 4:17 AM PST · 15267 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.520km SW of Lamont, CATue, Dec 4, 8:45 AM PST · 15267 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.19km SE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 5, 2:25 PM PST · 15266 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
10. 1.59km SE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 5, 8:28 PM PST · 15266 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.019km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Dec 7, 4:43 AM PST · 15264 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
12. 2.120km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 8, 12:13 AM PST · 15263 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
13. 2.119km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 8, 12:13 AM PST · 15263 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.19km NNE of Shafter, CASat, Dec 8, 1:10 AM PST · 15263 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.76km SE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 9, 8:18 AM PST · 15262 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CAMon, Dec 10, 4:44 PM PST · 15261 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
17. 1.919km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Dec 12, 12:52 AM PST · 15259 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.04km W of Frazier Park, CAWed, Dec 12, 1:09 AM PST · 15259 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.623km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 14, 3:12 PM PST · 15257 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.612km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 16, 8:42 PM PST · 15254 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
21. 1.816km NE of Ojai, CAMon, Dec 17, 3:38 AM PST · 15254 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.89km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Dec 18, 4:25 PM PST · 15253 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
23. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 18, 10:30 PM PST · 15252 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.19km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 20, 2:11 AM PST · 15251 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
25. 1.813km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 20, 9:16 AM PST · 15251 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
26. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 20, 9:20 AM PST · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
27. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 20, 7:49 PM PST · 15251 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
28. 1.815km SSW of Maricopa, CAFri, Dec 21, 10:10 PM PST · 15249 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 22, 7:15 AM PST · 15249 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
30. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 22, 8:17 PM PST · 15249 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
31. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, Dec 23, 2:38 PM PST · 15248 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
32. 1.96km SE of Oildale, CAMon, Dec 24, 5:58 PM PST · 15247 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
33. 2.226km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 25, 12:37 PM PST · 15246 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
34. 2.813km W of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 25, 4:56 PM PST · 15246 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
35. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 26, 1:13 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
36. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 27, 10:16 AM PST · 15244 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
37. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 29, 3:46 AM PST · 15242 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
38. 2.02km N of Kernville, CASat, Dec 29, 5:16 PM PST · 15242 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
39. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 30, 7:27 AM PST · 15241 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
40. 1.518km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Dec 30, 10:44 PM PST · 15240 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.818km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 31, 12:15 PM PST · 15240 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
42. 1.610km SSE of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 1, 2:04 PM PST · 15239 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
43. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 2, 7:23 PM PST · 15238 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
44. 1.519km SE of Edwards Air Force Base, CAThu, Jan 3, 12:47 AM PST · 15237 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
45. 1.93km SE of Gorman, CAThu, Jan 3, 4:37 AM PST · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
46. 1.69km SE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Jan 3, 6:06 PM PST · 15237 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
47. 1.78km NNE of Castaic, CAFri, Jan 4, 12:00 PM PST · 15236 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
48. 1.719km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jan 4, 7:30 PM PST · 15236 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
49. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 5, 8:34 AM PST · 15235 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 5, 9:46 AM PST · 15235 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
51. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jan 6, 10:41 PM PST · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
52. 2.318km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 7, 3:04 AM PST · 15233 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
53. 1.510km WNW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 7, 12:34 PM PST · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
54. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 9, 1:11 AM PST · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
55. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 9, 2:41 AM PST · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
56. 2.814km NNE of Lake Los Angeles, CAWed, Jan 9, 3:33 AM PST · 15231 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
57. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 10, 1:33 AM PST · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
58. 1.521km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 10, 5:45 AM PST · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
59. 1.79km SSW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jan 10, 11:33 AM PST · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
60. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:55 AM PST · 15229 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

1. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Nov 29, 5:57 PM PST · 15272 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.326km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 27, 4:01 PM PST · 15274 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.31km ESE of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 25, 9:25 PM PST · 15275 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.322km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 25, 4:54 AM PST · 15276 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.016km SSW of Maricopa, CASat, Nov 24, 1:49 PM PST · 15277 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.79km SE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 23, 9:03 PM PST · 15277 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci55826. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.