California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Dec 1, 1985, 1:44 PM PST (21:44 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 13km NE of Ridgecrest, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-01 21:44:33 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.298° N, 118.542° 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
89°
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: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.713km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 14905 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14904 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14904 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14904 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.75km E of Kernville, CA · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14903 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.610km ESE of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 14902 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.610km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14902 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14902 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.913km N of Castaic, CA · 14902 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.717km SE of Arvin, CA · 14901 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.515km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14900 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14899 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.12km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14899 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.99km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14898 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.819km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 14898 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.222km ENE of Arvin, CA · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.86km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14896 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.69km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14896 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.08km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 14896 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.719km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.020km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.718km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 14894 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.625km S of Bodfish, CA · 14893 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.77km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14893 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.98km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14893 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.614km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 14892 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.811km NE of Neenach, CA · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.88km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14892 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.28km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14892 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.917km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14892 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 3.08km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14892 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14892 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.57km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14891 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.17km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14891 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.77km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14891 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14891 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.56km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14890 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.48km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14890 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.820km NW of Inyokern, CA · 14890 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.88km NE of Grapevine, CA · 14888 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.07km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14887 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14887 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.99km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 14886 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.615km SSW of Gorman, CA · 14884 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.618km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14884 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14883 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.416km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 14883 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14882 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.71km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14882 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.41km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14882 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.31km S of Wofford Heights, CA · 14882 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.511km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 14881 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.519km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14879 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.72km E of Castaic, CA · 14878 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14878 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.112km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.06km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14907 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.014km W of Grapevine, CA · 14910 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.616km E of Little Lake, CA · 14912 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.613km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.116km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.523km N of Kernville, CA · 14914 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.717km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.832km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14914 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14915 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14915 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.721km NNE of California City, CA · 14915 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.722km NNE of California City, CA · 14915 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.822km NNE of California City, CA · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.222km NNE of California City, CA · 14915 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.021km NNE of California City, CA · 14915 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.620km NNE of California City, CA · 14915 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.922km NNE of California City, CA · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.222km NNE of California City, CA · 14915 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124906. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.