M1.9 earthquake 14km E of Oildale, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Apr 15, 1985, 4:10 AM PST

UTC

1985-04-15 12:10:44 UTC

Depth

12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.441° N, 118.871° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

202°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Oildale, CaliforniaPopulation 32,684. Forecast14 kmE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast15 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast165 kmNNW

After

1. 1.814km E of Oildale, CAMon, Apr 15, 4:11 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 15, 5:48 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 16, 9:30 PM PST · 15134 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
4. 1.927km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 17, 7:49 AM PST · 15133 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
5. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 20, 10:15 AM PST · 15130 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
6. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CASat, Apr 20, 2:23 PM PST · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 21, 1:16 PM PST · 15129 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.814km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 23, 6:04 AM PST · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
9. 1.721km S of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 27, 5:10 PM PST · 15123 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.69km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 28, 3:51 AM PDT · 15122 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.714km N of Castaic, CASun, Apr 28, 5:52 PM PDT · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Apr 28, 8:11 PM PDT · 15122 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CATue, Apr 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
14. 1.620km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 1, 2:04 PM PDT · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
15. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 2, 1:04 AM PDT · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.512km W of Little Lake, CAFri, May 3, 11:10 AM PDT · 15117 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, May 3, 5:10 PM PDT · 15117 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
18. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAMon, May 6, 4:14 PM PDT · 15114 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CAMon, May 6, 6:17 PM PDT · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
20. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 7, 12:30 AM PDT · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
21. 1.718km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, May 7, 11:49 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
22. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, May 8, 2:44 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
23. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 9, 5:38 PM PDT · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 10, 7:33 PM PDT · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
25. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 10, 10:57 PM PDT · 15110 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
26. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, May 12, 3:43 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
27. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CASun, May 12, 4:36 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
28. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 13, 12:36 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
29. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CAMon, May 13, 12:43 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
30. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 13, 8:35 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
31. 1.713km S of Bakersfield, CATue, May 14, 9:40 AM PDT · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
32. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 1:25 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
33. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 7:33 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
34. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 15, 8:14 PM PDT · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
35. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, May 15, 10:44 PM PDT · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
36. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 16, 9:09 PM PDT · 15104 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
37. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 17, 2:07 AM PDT · 15104 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
38. 1.723km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 18, 6:51 AM PDT · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
39. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 20, 4:08 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
40. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 20, 11:11 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
41. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 22, 8:49 AM PDT · 15098 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
42. 1.815km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, May 22, 7:25 PM PDT · 15098 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
43. 2.428km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, May 23, 12:14 AM PDT · 15098 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
44. 1.524km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, May 23, 1:57 AM PDT · 15098 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
45. 3.028km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 24, 7:13 AM PDT · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
46. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 24, 8:22 PM PDT · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
47. 2.312km ENE of Oildale, CASat, May 25, 4:57 AM PDT · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
48. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 26, 4:29 AM PDT · 15094 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
49. 2.06km W of Grapevine, CAMon, May 27, 7:43 AM PDT · 15093 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
50. 1.912km E of Maricopa, CAWed, May 29, 11:11 PM PDT · 15091 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
51. 3.122km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 31, 1:26 PM PDT · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
52. 1.923km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 31, 2:35 PM PDT · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
53. 2.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Jun 1, 4:31 AM PDT · 15088 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
54. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 1, 6:16 PM PDT · 15088 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
55. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 2, 5:48 PM PDT · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
56. 1.827km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 3, 8:08 AM PDT · 15086 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
57. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:12 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
58. 2.328km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:55 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
59. 1.727km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:58 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
60. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jun 6, 9:24 PM PDT · 15083 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

1. 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Apr 14, 2:28 AM PST · 15136 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Apr 13, 2:51 PM PST · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.823km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 12, 1:20 PM PST · 15138 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Apr 11, 1:59 PM PST · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.115km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 10, 3:00 PM PST · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 10:46 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.66km SSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 4:45 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.620km SSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Apr 8, 3:50 PM PST · 15142 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.528km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 7, 10:21 PM PST · 15143 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
10. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 7, 9:12 AM PST · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Apr 4, 9:53 PM PST · 15146 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
12. 1.811km ESE of Porterville, CAThu, Apr 4, 8:39 AM PST · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 31, 5:12 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 30, 8:37 PM PST · 15151 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CASat, Mar 30, 12:43 AM PST · 15152 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 29, 9:44 PM PST · 15152 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.711km SW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 28, 4:48 AM PST · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
18. 1.815km SSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 27, 10:39 PM PST · 15154 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.12km NNW of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 27, 5:34 PM PST · 15154 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
20. 2.513km S of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 27, 12:09 PM PST · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci64512. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.