M1.7 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Oct 17, 1985, 11:41 PM PDT

UTC

1985-10-18 06:41:33 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.323° N, 118.523° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

0

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast20 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast45 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmN

After

1. 2.618km WSW of Rosedale, CASat, Oct 19, 6:17 AM PDT · 14952 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.721km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 10:04 AM PDT · 14952 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.022km SW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 10:26 AM PDT · 14952 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.817km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 3:33 PM PDT · 14952 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.416km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 21, 3:50 PM PDT · 14950 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
6. 1.626km N of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 21, 8:40 PM PDT · 14950 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.59km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 21, 10:49 PM PDT · 14949 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.08km N of Lamont, CATue, Oct 22, 9:09 AM PDT · 14949 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
9. 2.224km NNE of California City, CATue, Oct 22, 6:16 PM PDT · 14949 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.220km SSW of Maricopa, CAWed, Oct 23, 5:26 PM PDT · 14948 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 24, 5:36 PM PDT · 14947 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.221km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 29, 5:16 AM PST · 14942 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Oct 29, 10:20 AM PST · 14942 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.912km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Oct 29, 9:02 PM PST · 14941 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 30, 6:12 AM PST · 14941 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.84km NNE of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 31, 5:05 AM PST · 14940 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.921km SW of Lamont, CASat, Nov 2, 12:46 AM PST · 14938 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
18. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 2, 2:36 AM PST · 14938 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
19. 1.72km NNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Nov 3, 10:11 PM PST · 14936 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.718km SE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Nov 3, 11:47 PM PST · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
21. 2.43km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 4, 12:37 AM PST · 14936 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 4, 9:14 AM PST · 14936 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
23. 1.918km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 4, 8:20 PM PST · 14935 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
24. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 5, 3:25 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
25. 3.323km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:06 PM PST · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
26. 1.923km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:39 PM PST · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
27. 2.223km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
28. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 6, 12:08 AM PST · 14934 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
29. 1.523km N of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 6, 8:45 PM PST · 14933 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
30. 1.836km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Nov 8, 9:53 AM PST · 14932 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
31. 2.614km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 10, 7:50 AM PST · 14930 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
32. 1.614km N of Mojave, CAMon, Nov 11, 8:54 PM PST · 14928 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
33. 1.714km SSW of Gorman, CATue, Nov 12, 12:56 PM PST · 14928 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
34. 1.56km S of Johannesburg, CAWed, Nov 13, 6:46 AM PST · 14927 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 13, 10:34 AM PST · 14927 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
36. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 13, 4:34 PM PST · 14927 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
37. 2.114km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 14, 5:15 AM PST · 14926 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
38. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 14, 11:11 PM PST · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
39. 1.823km N of Kernville, CASat, Nov 16, 2:23 AM PST · 14924 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
40. 1.715km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 16, 6:59 AM PST · 14924 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
41. 3.242km SE of Three Rivers, CASun, Nov 17, 11:53 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.517km SW of Olancha, CAWed, Nov 20, 3:37 AM PST · 14920 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
43. 1.522km NNE of California City, CAThu, Nov 21, 6:42 AM PST · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
44. 2.024km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 21, 11:25 AM PST · 14919 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
45. 1.742km SE of Three Rivers, CAFri, Nov 22, 10:21 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
46. 2.222km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:49 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
47. 1.922km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:50 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
48. 1.620km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:50 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
49. 2.021km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:50 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
50. 2.222km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:54 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
51. 1.822km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:55 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
52. 1.722km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:55 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
53. 1.721km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:55 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
54. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 23, 6:46 AM PST · 14917 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 23, 6:48 AM PST · 14917 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
56. 1.832km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 23, 9:43 PM PST · 14916 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
57. 1.717km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Nov 24, 12:16 AM PST · 14916 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
58. 1.523km N of Kernville, CASun, Nov 24, 6:07 AM PST · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
59. 2.116km SE of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Nov 25, 6:04 AM PST · 14915 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
60. 1.613km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 25, 6:04 PM PST · 14915 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

1. 2.321km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Oct 17, 8:52 AM PDT · 14954 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.615km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 17, 6:39 AM PDT · 14954 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.916km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 13, 2:44 AM PDT · 14958 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
4. 1.71km NW of Santa Clarita, CASat, Oct 12, 6:16 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.83km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 3:23 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.72km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 3:18 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
7. 3.13km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 12, 2:04 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.63km S of Valencia, CAThu, Oct 10, 7:07 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.012km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Oct 10, 4:04 AM PDT · 14961 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.612km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 12:30 PM PDT · 14962 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.610km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:26 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.310km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:14 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.33km NNE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Oct 7, 11:03 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.310km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 6, 4:57 AM PDT · 14965 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.114km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 6, 3:09 AM PDT · 14965 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
16. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Oct 2, 5:34 PM PDT · 14969 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.713km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 2, 1:46 AM PDT · 14969 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.812km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 2, 1:17 AM PDT · 14969 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 30, 11:34 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
20. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Sep 26, 9:27 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124623. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.