M1.9 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, May 10, 1985, 10:57 PM PDT

UTC

1985-05-11 05:57:59 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.325° N, 118.548° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

97°

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. 2.112km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, May 11, 3:24 PM PDT · 15109 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, May 12, 3:43 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CASun, May 12, 4:36 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 13, 12:36 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
5. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CAMon, May 13, 12:43 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
6. 3.417km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 13, 2:24 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 13, 2:48 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
8. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 13, 8:35 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 14, 4:28 AM PDT · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.713km S of Bakersfield, CATue, May 14, 9:40 AM PDT · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 1:25 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 7:33 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 15, 2:27 PM PDT · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 15, 8:14 PM PDT · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, May 15, 10:44 PM PDT · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 16, 2:50 AM PDT · 15104 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 16, 9:09 PM PDT · 15104 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
18. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 17, 2:07 AM PDT · 15103 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 18, 5:16 AM PDT · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.723km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 18, 6:51 AM PDT · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
21. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 18, 8:19 PM PDT · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 20, 4:08 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
23. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 20, 11:11 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
24. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 22, 8:49 AM PDT · 15098 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
25. 1.719km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, May 22, 5:10 PM PDT · 15098 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
26. 1.815km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, May 22, 7:25 PM PDT · 15098 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
27. 2.428km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, May 23, 12:14 AM PDT · 15098 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
28. 1.524km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, May 23, 1:57 AM PDT · 15097 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
29. 2.06km W of Castaic, CAThu, May 23, 10:49 AM PDT · 15097 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
30. 3.028km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 24, 7:13 AM PDT · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
31. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 24, 8:22 PM PDT · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
32. 2.615km ESE of Edwards Air Force Base, CAFri, May 24, 11:57 PM PDT · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
33. 2.03km S of Valencia, CASat, May 25, 3:48 AM PDT · 15095 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
34. 2.312km ENE of Oildale, CASat, May 25, 4:57 AM PDT · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
35. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 26, 4:29 AM PDT · 15094 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
36. 2.06km W of Grapevine, CAMon, May 27, 7:43 AM PDT · 15093 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
37. 1.912km E of Maricopa, CAWed, May 29, 11:11 PM PDT · 15091 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
38. 2.616km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 31, 11:41 AM PDT · 15089 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
39. 3.122km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 31, 1:26 PM PDT · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
40. 1.923km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 31, 2:35 PM PDT · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Jun 1, 4:31 AM PDT · 15088 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
42. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 1, 6:16 PM PDT · 15088 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
43. 1.621km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 2, 11:01 AM PDT · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
44. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 2, 5:48 PM PDT · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
45. 1.827km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 3, 8:08 AM PDT · 15086 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
46. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:12 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
47. 2.328km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:55 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
48. 1.727km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:58 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
49. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jun 6, 9:24 PM PDT · 15083 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
50. 2.114km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 7, 4:46 AM PDT · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
51. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 8, 2:18 PM PDT · 15081 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
52. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 11, 1:33 PM PDT · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
53. 2.03km SSW of Valencia, CAThu, Jun 13, 10:14 AM PDT · 15076 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
54. 1.73km S of Valencia, CAThu, Jun 13, 10:48 AM PDT · 15076 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
55. 2.114km N of Castaic, CAThu, Jun 13, 4:03 PM PDT · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
56. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 16, 6:15 PM PDT · 15073 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
57. 1.923km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 17, 4:35 AM PDT · 15072 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
58. 2.610km SSW of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Jun 17, 8:15 PM PDT · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
59. 2.422km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 19, 5:33 AM PDT · 15070 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
60. 1.919km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 19, 1:48 PM PDT · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

1. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 10, 7:33 PM PDT · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 9, 5:38 PM PDT · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 8, 10:17 PM PDT · 15112 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, May 8, 2:44 AM PDT · 15112 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 7, 8:08 PM PDT · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 7, 7:56 PM PDT · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.718km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, May 7, 11:49 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 7, 12:30 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CAMon, May 6, 6:17 PM PDT · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
10. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAMon, May 6, 4:14 PM PDT · 15114 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci64978. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.