M1.6 earthquake 19km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 6, 1986, 10:28 AM PST

UTC

1986-02-06 18:28:02 UTC

Depth

8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.258° N, 118.588° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast12 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast19 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 1.520km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Feb 7, 7:15 AM PST · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.637km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 7, 11:59 AM PST · 14842 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.923km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 7, 12:13 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 7, 2:21 PM PST · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.225km S of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 9, 4:29 AM PST · 14840 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.711km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 9, 10:57 PM PST · 14839 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
7. 1.912km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 10, 12:57 PM PST · 14838 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
8. 1.638km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Feb 11, 2:14 AM PST · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.019km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Feb 13, 1:16 AM PST · 14836 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
10. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Feb 13, 2:30 AM PST · 14836 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Feb 13, 10:53 PM PST · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 12:29 AM PST · 14835 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 12:30 AM PST · 14835 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.48km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 6:45 AM PST · 14835 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
15. 2.48km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 8:05 AM PST · 14835 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.08km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 12:45 PM PST · 14834 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 1:46 PM PST · 14834 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 2:49 PM PST · 14834 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
19. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 14, 3:06 PM PST · 14834 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.929km WNW of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 14, 3:14 PM PST · 14834 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.715km S of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 15, 2:23 AM PST · 14834 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
22. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 17, 2:16 AM PST · 14832 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
23. 1.721km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 10:24 AM PST · 14832 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
24. 2.220km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 11:52 AM PST · 14832 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 12:53 PM PST · 14831 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 7:22 PM PST · 14831 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
27. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 18, 8:40 AM PST · 14831 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.836km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Feb 18, 11:07 PM PST · 14830 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
29. 1.66km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 20, 9:20 AM PST · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
30. 2.05km NNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Feb 20, 10:14 PM PST · 14828 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
31. 1.816km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 20, 10:37 PM PST · 14828 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
32. 1.84km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 22, 6:33 AM PST · 14827 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 23, 11:27 PM PST · 14825 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
34. 1.714km NE of Boron, CAMon, Feb 24, 10:33 AM PST · 14825 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
35. 2.122km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Feb 25, 3:46 AM PST · 14824 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
36. 1.78km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 25, 10:40 AM PST · 14824 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
37. 2.022km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Feb 25, 6:27 PM PST · 14823 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
38. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Feb 26, 6:35 AM PST · 14823 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
39. 2.32km ESE of Valencia, CAWed, Feb 26, 10:56 PM PST · 14822 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
40. 2.521km N of California City, CAThu, Feb 27, 10:17 AM PST · 14822 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
41. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 27, 3:47 PM PST · 14821 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
42. 1.87km S of Quartz Hill, CAFri, Feb 28, 3:16 AM PST · 14821 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
43. 3.219km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 2, 3:03 PM PST · 14818 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
44. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 2, 4:26 PM PST · 14818 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
45. 2.03km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Mar 3, 7:24 PM PST · 14817 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
46. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 4, 12:39 AM PST · 14817 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
47. 1.815km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 4, 6:52 AM PST · 14817 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
48. 1.614km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Mar 4, 10:21 AM PST · 14817 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
49. 1.716km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Mar 4, 10:38 AM PST · 14817 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
50. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 6, 2:08 AM PST · 14815 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
51. 1.920km S of Maricopa, CAThu, Mar 6, 5:33 PM PST · 14814 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
52. 2.110km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 6, 8:09 PM PST · 14814 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
53. 2.06km SSW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Mar 7, 6:40 AM PST · 14814 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
54. 1.69km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Mar 8, 3:37 PM PST · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
55. 2.817km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 8, 11:48 PM PST · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
56. 2.023km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 9, 3:39 PM PST · 14811 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
57. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 10, 4:15 AM PST · 14811 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
58. 1.723km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 10, 6:06 AM PST · 14811 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
59. 1.617km NNW of California City, CAMon, Mar 10, 12:42 PM PST · 14810 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
60. 2.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 10, 11:55 PM PST · 14810 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

1. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 6, 10:24 AM PST · 14843 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.911km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 4, 3:24 AM PST · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.76km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Feb 2, 7:08 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.66km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 2, 12:47 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.810km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jan 31, 10:07 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.61km SSE of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:10 AM PST · 14850 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jan 29, 12:04 PM PST · 14851 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.94km NNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Jan 28, 8:42 PM PST · 14851 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.922km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 28, 12:24 PM PST · 14852 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 28, 3:07 AM PST · 14852 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.121km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 28, 1:36 AM PST · 14852 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.16km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 27, 7:37 AM PST · 14853 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.34km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 26, 5:34 PM PST · 14853 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
14. 1.57km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 26, 3:09 PM PST · 14853 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.97km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 25, 2:25 AM PST · 14855 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.025km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 22, 2:43 PM PST · 14857 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.118km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 20, 8:05 AM PST · 14860 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.013km N of Taft, CAMon, Jan 20, 7:02 AM PST · 14860 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
19. 1.713km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 18, 4:24 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
20. 1.65km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Jan 15, 2:47 PM PST · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci115299. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.