California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Dec 22, 1984, 7:15 AM PST (15:15 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 11km ENE of Oildale, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-22 15:15:30 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.332° N, 118.515° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 15255 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15254 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15254 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.96km SE of Oildale, CA · 15253 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.226km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15252 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.813km W of Grapevine, CA · 15252 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15251 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15250 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15248 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.02km N of Kernville, CA · 15248 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15247 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.518km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15246 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.818km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15246 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.610km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15245 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CA · 15244 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.519km SE of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 15243 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.93km SE of Gorman, CA · 15243 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.69km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15243 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.78km NNE of Castaic, CA · 15242 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.719km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15242 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15241 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15241 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.515km E of Little Lake, CA · 15239 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15239 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.318km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15239 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.510km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 15239 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15237 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15237 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.814km NNE of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.521km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.79km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15235 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.617km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15234 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.517km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15234 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.117km S of Bodfish, CA · 15234 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.611km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15233 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.714km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.914km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.57km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.310km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15232 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.521km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.62km W of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 15231 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15230 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.52km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15229 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.228km E of Porterville, CA · 15229 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.728km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.710km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.521km ENE of Arvin, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.916km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15226 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.916km NNW of Castaic, CA · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.815km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15255 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15257 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15257 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.813km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 15257 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.19km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15257 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.910km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15258 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15258 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.89km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15259 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.612km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15260 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.623km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15263 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.04km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15265 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.919km SW of Lamont, CA · 15265 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CA · 15267 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.76km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 15268 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.19km NNE of Shafter, CA · 15269 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.119km SW of Lamont, CA · 15269 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.120km SW of Lamont, CA · 15269 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.019km SW of Lamont, CA · 15270 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.59km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 15271 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.19km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 15272 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci57210. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.