California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 19km NE of Taft, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19km NE of Taft, CA on Mon, Jun 23, 1986, 12:09 PM PDT (19:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 21km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-06-23 19:09:04 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.261° N, 119.301° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
153°
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14707 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.89km NE of Grapevine, CA · 14706 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.83km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 14705 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.321km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14697 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14697 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14697 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14693 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.611km WNW of Kernville, CA · 14693 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.716km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14693 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.34km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 14691 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.813km N of Castaic, CA · 14689 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.812km N of Castaic, CA · 14688 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.022km NNE of Los Olivos, CA · 14685 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14685 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.416km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14684 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.715km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14683 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.56km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.05km WNW of Kernville, CA · 14679 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.113km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14676 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.313km N of Castaic, CA · 14674 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.118km W of Tehachapi, CA · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.113km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.69km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14669 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.710km NNW of Castaic, CA · 14669 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14669 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.618km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.622km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 14667 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14667 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.83km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14667 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.710km SW of Ojai, CA · 14661 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.34km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 14660 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.215km S of Bodfish, CA · 14658 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.016km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.11km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 14656 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.75km N of Taft, CA · 14655 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.114km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CA · 14651 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.67km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14649 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.511km SSW of Shafter, CA · 14649 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.36km ENE of Simmler, CA · 14648 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.33km N of Kernville, CA · 14709 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.64km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 14712 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 14712 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.715km N of Grapevine, CA · 14713 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.57km SSW of Shafter, CA · 14715 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.111km SE of Maricopa, CA · 14716 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.924km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14718 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.67km N of Grapevine, CA · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 14718 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14720 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.617km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14721 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14724 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.920km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14724 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CA · 14724 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.814km NE of Ojai, CA · 14724 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.516km N of Grapevine, CA · 14725 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.25km WNW of Kernville, CA · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.916km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14726 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.37km NW of Delano, CA · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci700268. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.