M1.9 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 13, 1985, 4:34 PM PST

UTC

1985-11-14 00:34:45 UTC

Depth

7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.223° N, 118.613° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast7 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast40 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmNNW

After

1. 1.98km SW of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Nov 13, 6:22 PM PST · 14923 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.114km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 14, 5:15 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 14, 11:11 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.823km N of Kernville, CASat, Nov 16, 2:23 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
5. 1.715km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 16, 6:59 AM PST · 14920 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.810km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Nov 17, 1:43 PM PST · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.522km NNE of California City, CAThu, Nov 21, 6:42 AM PST · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.024km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 21, 11:25 AM PST · 14915 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.222km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:49 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.922km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:50 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.620km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:50 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
12. 2.021km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:50 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
13. 2.222km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:54 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.822km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:55 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.722km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:55 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
16. 1.721km NNE of California City, CAFri, Nov 22, 11:55 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 23, 6:46 AM PST · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 23, 6:48 AM PST · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.832km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 23, 9:43 PM PST · 14913 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
20. 1.523km N of Kernville, CASun, Nov 24, 6:07 AM PST · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
21. 2.116km SE of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Nov 25, 6:04 AM PST · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
22. 1.613km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 25, 6:04 PM PST · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
23. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 25, 6:13 PM PST · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
24. 2.014km W of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 28, 7:27 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
25. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 28, 2:58 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
26. 1.66km SW of Piru, CAThu, Nov 28, 6:36 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
27. 2.06km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Nov 30, 11:39 PM PST · 14906 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
28. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 1, 1:44 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
29. 1.612km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Dec 2, 3:26 PM PST · 14904 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 3, 8:35 AM PST · 14903 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
31. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 3, 6:49 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
32. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 3, 8:54 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
33. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 3, 9:45 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
34. 1.75km E of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 4, 4:05 PM PST · 14902 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
35. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 4, 8:54 PM PST · 14902 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
36. 1.610km ESE of Edwards Air Force Base, CAThu, Dec 5, 4:35 PM PST · 14901 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
37. 1.610km SSW of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 5, 11:01 PM PST · 14901 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
38. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 6, 12:00 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
39. 1.913km N of Castaic, CAFri, Dec 6, 1:31 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
40. 1.717km SE of Arvin, CAFri, Dec 6, 10:06 PM PST · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
41. 1.515km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 7, 10:03 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
42. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 8, 4:26 PM PST · 14898 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
43. 2.12km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Dec 8, 6:54 PM PST · 14898 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
44. 1.99km SSW of Arvin, CAMon, Dec 9, 12:04 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
45. 2.819km ENE of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 10, 6:58 AM PST · 14896 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
46. 2.222km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 11, 2:05 AM PST · 14896 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.023km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 11, 9:23 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
48. 1.86km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 11, 9:29 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
49. 1.69km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 12, 2:33 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
50. 2.08km ENE of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 12, 6:20 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
51. 2.719km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 12, 6:48 AM PST · 14894 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
52. 2.020km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 12, 6:50 AM PST · 14894 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
53. 2.18km SSE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Dec 12, 4:52 PM PST · 14894 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
54. 1.718km SSW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Dec 13, 10:37 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
55. 1.625km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 14, 1:11 PM PST · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
56. 1.614km SSW of Maricopa, CASun, Dec 15, 10:53 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
57. 1.811km NE of Neenach, CASun, Dec 15, 3:41 PM PST · 14891 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
58. 1.917km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Dec 16, 1:24 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
59. 1.56km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 17, 9:08 AM PST · 14889 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
60. 1.820km NW of Inyokern, CATue, Dec 17, 11:57 AM PST · 14889 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

1. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 13, 10:34 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.56km S of Johannesburg, CAWed, Nov 13, 6:46 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.714km SSW of Gorman, CATue, Nov 12, 12:56 PM PST · 14924 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
4. 1.614km N of Mojave, CAMon, Nov 11, 8:54 PM PST · 14925 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
5. 2.614km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 10, 7:50 AM PST · 14926 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.523km N of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 6, 8:45 PM PST · 14930 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 6, 12:08 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
8. 2.223km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.923km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:39 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
10. 3.323km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:06 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 5, 3:25 AM PST · 14932 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.918km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 4, 8:20 PM PST · 14932 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 4, 9:14 AM PST · 14932 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
14. 2.43km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 4, 12:37 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
15. 1.718km SE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Nov 3, 11:47 PM PST · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.72km NNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Nov 3, 10:11 PM PST · 14933 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 2, 2:36 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
18. 1.921km SW of Lamont, CASat, Nov 2, 12:46 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
19. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 30, 6:12 AM PST · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
20. 1.912km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Oct 29, 9:02 PM PST · 14938 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci131647. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.