California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Jan 28, 1986, 12:24 PM PST (20:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 1km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-28 20:24:58 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.290° N, 118.593° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94km NNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14847 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14846 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.61km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.66km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14843 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.76km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.911km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14838 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.520km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14837 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.637km W of Coso Junction, CA · 14837 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.923km N of Tehachapi, CA · 14837 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14837 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.225km S of Bodfish, CA · 14836 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.711km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 14835 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.912km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 14834 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.638km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14834 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.417km NE of Johannesburg, CA · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.019km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14832 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14832 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14831 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14831 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14831 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.48km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.48km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.08km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14830 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CA · 14830 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.929km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 14830 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.715km S of Little Lake, CA · 14830 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14828 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.721km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.220km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14826 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.836km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14826 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.66km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.05km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14824 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.816km ENE of Arvin, CA · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 14821 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.714km NE of Boron, CA · 14820 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.122km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14820 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.78km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14819 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.022km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14819 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.32km ESE of Valencia, CA · 14818 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.521km N of California City, CA · 14817 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14817 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.87km S of Quartz Hill, CA · 14817 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 3.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14814 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14814 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.03km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14813 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14813 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.815km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 14812 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.614km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14812 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.716km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14812 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14811 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.920km S of Maricopa, CA · 14810 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.110km SW of Little Lake, CA · 14810 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14848 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.121km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14848 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci114766. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.