M1.6 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Sep 21, 1985, 4:37 PM PDT

UTC

1985-09-21 23:37:41 UTC

Depth

0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.325° N, 118.552° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

98°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast20 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmN

After

1. 1.64km N of Kernville, CASat, Sep 21, 7:01 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
2. 2.216km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 23, 5:56 AM PDT · 14978 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
3. 1.712km N of Piru, CAMon, Sep 23, 4:04 PM PDT · 14978 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.112km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 24, 8:59 AM PDT · 14977 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 3:52 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.917km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 4:39 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.516km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 8:58 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 9:27 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 30, 11:34 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
10. 1.812km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 2, 1:17 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.713km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 2, 1:46 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
12. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Oct 2, 5:34 PM PDT · 14969 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.114km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 6, 3:09 AM PDT · 14965 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
14. 2.310km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 6, 4:57 AM PDT · 14965 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.33km NNE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Oct 7, 11:03 PM PDT · 14964 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
16. 2.310km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:14 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
17. 1.610km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:26 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
18. 1.612km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 12:30 PM PDT · 14962 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
19. 2.012km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Oct 10, 4:04 AM PDT · 14961 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
20. 3.13km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 2:04 AM PDT · 14960 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
21. 1.72km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 3:18 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.83km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 3:23 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.71km NW of Santa Clarita, CASat, Oct 12, 6:16 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
24. 1.916km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 13, 2:44 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
25. 2.615km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 17, 6:39 AM PDT · 14954 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
26. 2.321km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Oct 17, 8:52 AM PDT · 14954 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 17, 11:41 PM PDT · 14954 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
28. 2.618km WSW of Rosedale, CASat, Oct 19, 6:17 AM PDT · 14952 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
29. 2.721km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 10:04 AM PDT · 14952 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
30. 2.022km SW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 10:26 AM PDT · 14952 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
31. 1.817km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 3:33 PM PDT · 14952 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
32. 2.416km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 21, 3:50 PM PDT · 14950 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
33. 1.626km N of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 21, 8:40 PM PDT · 14950 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
34. 1.59km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 21, 10:49 PM PDT · 14950 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
35. 2.08km N of Lamont, CATue, Oct 22, 9:09 AM PDT · 14949 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
36. 2.224km NNE of California City, CATue, Oct 22, 6:16 PM PDT · 14949 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
37. 2.220km SSW of Maricopa, CAWed, Oct 23, 5:26 PM PDT · 14948 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
38. 2.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 24, 5:36 PM PDT · 14947 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.221km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 29, 5:16 AM PST · 14942 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
40. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Oct 29, 10:20 AM PST · 14942 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
41. 1.912km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Oct 29, 9:02 PM PST · 14942 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
42. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 30, 6:12 AM PST · 14941 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
43. 2.84km NNE of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 31, 5:05 AM PST · 14940 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.921km SW of Lamont, CASat, Nov 2, 12:46 AM PST · 14939 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
45. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 2, 2:36 AM PST · 14938 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
46. 1.72km NNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Nov 3, 10:11 PM PST · 14937 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
47. 1.718km SE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Nov 3, 11:47 PM PST · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
48. 2.43km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 4, 12:37 AM PST · 14937 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
49. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 4, 9:14 AM PST · 14936 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
50. 1.918km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 4, 8:20 PM PST · 14936 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
51. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 5, 3:25 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
52. 3.323km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:06 PM PST · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
53. 1.923km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:39 PM PST · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
54. 2.223km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
55. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 6, 12:08 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
56. 1.523km N of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 6, 8:45 PM PST · 14934 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
57. 1.836km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Nov 8, 9:53 AM PST · 14932 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
58. 2.614km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 10, 7:50 AM PST · 14930 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
59. 1.614km N of Mojave, CAMon, Nov 11, 8:54 PM PST · 14929 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
60. 1.714km SSW of Gorman, CATue, Nov 12, 12:56 PM PST · 14928 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

1. 3.026km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Sep 19, 12:33 PM PDT · 14982 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.65km NNW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Sep 19, 6:14 AM PDT · 14982 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.210km ENE of Oildale, CAThu, Sep 19, 5:14 AM PDT · 14982 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.51km NW of Frazier Park, CATue, Sep 17, 8:59 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 16, 5:52 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.015km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 13, 10:38 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.813km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 3:46 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.913km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Sep 10, 5:57 AM PDT · 14991 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.810km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Sep 10, 3:47 AM PDT · 14991 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
10. 2.43km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Sep 9, 11:25 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.921km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 8, 9:44 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.517km E of Little Lake, CASat, Sep 7, 12:30 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 7, 3:57 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.529km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 6, 3:03 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Sep 5, 8:21 AM PDT · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 2, 3:42 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Sep 1, 8:45 PM PDT · 15000 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.017km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 1, 12:58 AM PDT · 15001 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.012km SW of Lamont, CASat, Aug 31, 12:30 PM PDT · 15001 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
20. 1.74km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 30, 4:32 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci119250. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.