M3.1 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Sun, Jan 12, 1986, 1:41 AM PST

UTC

1986-01-12 09:41:48 UTC

Depth

1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.326° N, 118.524° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

48°

Stations used

0

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast21 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast45 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmN

After

1. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 13, 12:30 PM PST · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jan 14, 1:04 AM PST · 14862 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.713km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 18, 4:24 PM PST · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.013km N of Taft, CAMon, Jan 20, 7:02 AM PST · 14855 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.118km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 20, 8:05 AM PST · 14855 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.025km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 22, 2:43 PM PST · 14853 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
7. 1.97km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 25, 2:25 AM PST · 14851 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.616km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 25, 4:05 PM PST · 14850 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.34km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 26, 5:34 PM PST · 14849 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.121km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 28, 1:36 AM PST · 14848 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 28, 3:07 AM PST · 14848 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.922km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 28, 12:24 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.94km NNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Jan 28, 8:42 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jan 29, 12:04 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
15. 2.61km SSE of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:10 AM PST · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 1, 5:40 AM PST · 14843 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.66km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 2, 12:47 AM PST · 14843 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
18. 1.911km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 4, 3:24 AM PST · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
19. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 6, 10:24 AM PST · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
20. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 6, 10:28 AM PST · 14838 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
21. 1.520km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Feb 7, 7:15 AM PST · 14837 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
22. 1.637km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 7, 11:59 AM PST · 14837 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
23. 2.923km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 7, 12:13 PM PST · 14837 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
24. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 7, 2:21 PM PST · 14837 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
25. 2.225km S of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 9, 4:29 AM PST · 14835 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
26. 1.711km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 9, 10:57 PM PST · 14835 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
27. 1.912km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 10, 12:57 PM PST · 14834 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
28. 2.116km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 11, 12:19 AM PST · 14834 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
29. 1.638km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Feb 11, 2:14 AM PST · 14834 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
30. 2.417km NE of Johannesburg, CAWed, Feb 12, 9:51 AM PST · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
31. 2.019km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Feb 13, 1:16 AM PST · 14832 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
32. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Feb 13, 10:53 PM PST · 14831 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
33. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 12:29 AM PST · 14831 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
34. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 12:30 AM PST · 14831 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
35. 2.48km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 6:45 AM PST · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
36. 2.48km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 8:05 AM PST · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
37. 2.08km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 12:45 PM PST · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
38. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 1:46 PM PST · 14830 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
39. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 2:49 PM PST · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
40. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 14, 3:06 PM PST · 14830 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
41. 1.929km WNW of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 14, 3:14 PM PST · 14830 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
42. 2.218km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 14, 11:28 PM PST · 14830 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
43. 1.715km S of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 15, 2:23 AM PST · 14830 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
44. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 17, 2:16 AM PST · 14828 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
45. 1.721km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 10:24 AM PST · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
46. 2.220km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 11:52 AM PST · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
47. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 12:53 PM PST · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
48. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 7:22 PM PST · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
49. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 18, 8:40 AM PST · 14826 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
50. 1.836km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Feb 18, 11:07 PM PST · 14826 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
51. 1.89km NNW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Feb 19, 6:26 AM PST · 14825 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
52. 1.66km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 20, 9:20 AM PST · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
53. 2.05km NNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Feb 20, 10:14 PM PST · 14824 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
54. 1.816km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 20, 10:37 PM PST · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
55. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 23, 11:27 PM PST · 14821 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
56. 1.714km NE of Boron, CAMon, Feb 24, 10:33 AM PST · 14820 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
57. 1.911km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 25, 1:28 AM PST · 14820 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
58. 2.122km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Feb 25, 3:46 AM PST · 14820 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
59. 1.78km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 25, 10:40 AM PST · 14819 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
60. 2.022km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Feb 25, 6:27 PM PST · 14819 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

1. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 11, 8:08 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.910km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 10, 4:12 PM PST · 14865 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
3. 1.93km SSE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jan 8, 4:21 AM PST · 14867 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.025km S of Bodfish, CATue, Jan 7, 9:55 PM PST · 14868 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.214km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Jan 7, 5:09 PM PST · 14868 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.114km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Jan 7, 5:03 PM PST · 14868 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.214km NNW of Mojave, CASun, Jan 5, 2:01 PM PST · 14870 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 4, 10:55 PM PST · 14871 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 4, 1:25 PM PST · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 3, 10:57 AM PST · 14872 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.811km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, Dec 31, 6:20 PM PST · 14875 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CATue, Dec 31, 12:22 AM PST · 14876 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.112km ESE of Johannesburg, CAMon, Dec 30, 10:27 PM PST · 14876 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 30, 5:24 AM PST · 14876 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
15. 1.72km E of Castaic, CASun, Dec 29, 6:41 PM PST · 14877 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.519km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 29, 3:25 AM PST · 14878 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.511km WNW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Dec 26, 11:51 AM PST · 14880 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci113182 (also filed as usp0002pzt). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.