M1.8 earthquake 15km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Mar 27, 1985, 10:39 PM PST

UTC

1985-03-28 06:39:09 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.006° N, 118.512° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

0

• Stallion Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 2,488. Forecast15 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast48 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast109 kmNNW

After

1. 1.711km SW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 28, 4:48 AM PST · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CASat, Mar 30, 12:43 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.49km SE of Leona Valley, CASat, Mar 30, 1:25 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 31, 5:12 PM PST · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
5. 4.14km NE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:04 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.64km NE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:10 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.65km NNE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:20 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Apr 4, 9:53 PM PST · 15145 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
9. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 7, 9:12 AM PST · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.528km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 7, 10:21 PM PST · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.620km SSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Apr 8, 3:50 PM PST · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.66km SSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 4:45 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 10:46 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.115km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 10, 3:00 PM PST · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Apr 11, 1:59 PM PST · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
16. 1.62km NNE of West Hills, CAFri, Apr 12, 1:15 AM PST · 15138 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Apr 13, 2:51 PM PST · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
18. 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Apr 14, 2:28 AM PST · 15136 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
19. 1.914km E of Oildale, CAMon, Apr 15, 4:10 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.814km E of Oildale, CAMon, Apr 15, 4:11 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
21. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 15, 5:48 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
22. 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 16, 9:30 PM PST · 15133 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
23. 1.927km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 17, 7:49 AM PST · 15133 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
24. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 20, 10:15 AM PST · 15130 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
25. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CASat, Apr 20, 2:23 PM PST · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 21, 1:16 PM PST · 15129 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
27. 1.814km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 23, 6:04 AM PST · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
28. 1.55km NE of Altadena, CAThu, Apr 25, 10:38 PM PST · 15124 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
29. 1.721km S of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 27, 5:10 PM PST · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
30. 1.69km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 28, 3:51 AM PDT · 15122 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
31. 1.714km N of Castaic, CASun, Apr 28, 5:52 PM PDT · 15121 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
32. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Apr 28, 8:11 PM PDT · 15121 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
33. 1.612km S of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Apr 29, 10:59 PM PDT · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
34. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CATue, Apr 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
35. 1.620km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 1, 2:04 PM PDT · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
36. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 2, 1:04 AM PDT · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
37. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, May 3, 5:10 PM PDT · 15116 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
38. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAMon, May 6, 4:14 PM PDT · 15113 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
39. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CAMon, May 6, 6:17 PM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
40. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 7, 12:30 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
41. 1.718km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, May 7, 11:49 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
42. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, May 8, 2:44 AM PDT · 15112 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
43. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 9, 5:38 PM PDT · 15110 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
44. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 10, 7:33 PM PDT · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 10, 10:57 PM PDT · 15109 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
46. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, May 12, 3:43 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
47. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CASun, May 12, 4:36 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
48. 2.22km WSW of Granada Hills, CAMon, May 13, 5:20 AM PDT · 15107 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
49. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 13, 12:36 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
50. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CAMon, May 13, 12:43 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
51. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 13, 8:35 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
52. 1.713km S of Bakersfield, CATue, May 14, 9:40 AM PDT · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
53. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 1:25 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
54. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 7:33 PM PDT · 15105 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
55. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 15, 8:14 PM PDT · 15104 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
56. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 16, 9:09 PM PDT · 15103 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
57. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 17, 2:07 AM PDT · 15103 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
58. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 20, 11:11 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
59. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 22, 8:49 AM PDT · 15098 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
60. 1.815km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, May 22, 7:25 PM PDT · 15097 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

1. 2.12km NNW of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 27, 5:34 PM PST · 15153 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.616km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 23, 8:39 AM PST · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.914km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Mar 22, 5:34 AM PST · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.914km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Mar 22, 2:49 AM PST · 15159 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
5. 2.27km WSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 22, 2:41 AM PST · 15159 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.114km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 20, 9:51 PM PST · 15160 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
7. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 20, 12:52 PM PST · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
8. 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Mar 20, 7:59 AM PST · 15161 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.623km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 18, 2:59 AM PST · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.916km WSW of Lamont, CASun, Mar 17, 9:03 PM PST · 15163 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 17, 7:34 PM PST · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.51km ESE of Valencia, CASat, Mar 16, 10:20 PM PST · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.014km SW of Lamont, CASat, Mar 16, 10:34 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci63345. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.