M2.0 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Aug 26, 1985, 3:17 PM PDT

UTC

1985-08-26 22:17:31 UTC

Depth

3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.330° N, 118.531° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast21 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast45 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmN

After

1. 2.720km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 27, 5:40 AM PDT · 15002 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.726km SW of Olancha, CATue, Aug 27, 10:16 PM PDT · 15001 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.89km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Aug 30, 2:46 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.318km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 30, 4:30 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.88km S of Johannesburg, CAFri, Aug 30, 5:56 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 30, 8:08 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.610km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Aug 30, 4:17 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.74km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 30, 4:32 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
9. 2.012km SW of Lamont, CASat, Aug 31, 12:30 PM PDT · 14997 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.017km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 1, 12:58 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Sep 1, 8:45 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
12. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 2, 3:42 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Sep 5, 8:21 AM PDT · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
14. 2.529km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 6, 3:03 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 7, 3:57 AM PDT · 14991 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
16. 1.517km E of Little Lake, CASat, Sep 7, 12:30 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.921km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 8, 9:44 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
18. 2.43km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Sep 9, 11:25 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.810km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Sep 10, 3:47 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.913km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 5:57 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
21. 1.813km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 3:46 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
22. 2.015km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 13, 10:38 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
23. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 16, 5:52 PM PDT · 14981 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
24. 1.51km NW of Frazier Park, CATue, Sep 17, 8:59 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
25. 2.210km ENE of Oildale, CAThu, Sep 19, 5:14 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
26. 1.65km NNW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Sep 19, 6:14 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
27. 3.026km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Sep 19, 12:33 PM PDT · 14978 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
28. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 21, 4:37 PM PDT · 14976 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
29. 1.64km N of Kernville, CASat, Sep 21, 7:01 PM PDT · 14976 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
30. 2.216km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 23, 5:56 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
31. 1.712km N of Piru, CAMon, Sep 23, 4:04 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
32. 2.112km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 24, 8:59 AM PDT · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
33. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 3:52 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
34. 1.917km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 4:39 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
35. 1.516km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 8:58 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
36. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 9:27 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
37. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 30, 11:34 AM PDT · 14967 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
38. 1.812km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 2, 1:17 AM PDT · 14966 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
39. 1.713km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 2, 1:46 AM PDT · 14966 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
40. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Oct 2, 5:34 PM PDT · 14965 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
41. 2.114km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 6, 3:09 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
42. 2.310km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 6, 4:57 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.33km NNE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Oct 7, 11:03 PM PDT · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
44. 2.310km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:14 AM PDT · 14958 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
45. 1.610km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:26 AM PDT · 14958 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
46. 1.612km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 12:30 PM PDT · 14958 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
47. 2.012km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Oct 10, 4:04 AM PDT · 14958 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
48. 3.13km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 2:04 AM PDT · 14956 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
49. 1.72km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 3:18 AM PDT · 14956 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
50. 1.83km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 3:23 AM PDT · 14956 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
51. 1.916km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 13, 2:44 AM PDT · 14955 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
52. 2.615km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 17, 6:39 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
53. 2.321km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Oct 17, 8:52 AM PDT · 14950 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
54. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 17, 11:41 PM PDT · 14950 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
55. 2.618km WSW of Rosedale, CASat, Oct 19, 6:17 AM PDT · 14949 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
56. 2.721km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 10:04 AM PDT · 14948 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
57. 2.022km SW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 10:26 AM PDT · 14948 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
58. 1.817km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 3:33 PM PDT · 14948 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
59. 2.416km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 21, 3:50 PM PDT · 14946 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
60. 1.626km N of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 21, 8:40 PM PDT · 14946 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 1.86km W of Kernville, CASun, Aug 25, 3:31 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
2. 2.46km NW of Vincent, CASat, Aug 24, 9:24 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.316km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 24, 2:51 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.716km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 24, 2:34 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.717km E of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 24, 1:30 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.117km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 23, 4:30 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.710km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 23, 1:55 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
8. 1.816km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 23, 12:04 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.716km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 23, 11:45 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 23, 8:58 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 23, 2:42 AM PDT · 15006 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.017km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 22, 8:41 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.516km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 22, 10:04 AM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.317km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 22, 2:08 AM PDT · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.217km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 21, 11:19 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.318km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 21, 10:36 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.717km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 21, 10:35 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.716km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 21, 10:35 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.817km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 21, 7:57 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.019km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 21, 5:52 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci112415. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.