California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 23km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 23km N of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Feb 7, 1986, 12:13 PM PST (20:13 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 19km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-07 20:13:52 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.340° N, 118.482° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CA · 14830 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.929km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 14830 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.218km E of Little Lake, CA · 14830 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.715km S of Little Lake, CA · 14830 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14828 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.721km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.220km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14826 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.836km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14826 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.89km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 14825 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.66km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.05km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14824 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.816km ENE of Arvin, CA · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 14821 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.714km NE of Boron, CA · 14820 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.911km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14820 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.122km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14820 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.78km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14819 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.022km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14819 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.32km ESE of Valencia, CA · 14818 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.521km N of California City, CA · 14817 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14817 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.87km S of Quartz Hill, CA · 14817 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14814 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14814 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.222km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.03km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14813 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14813 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.815km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 14812 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.614km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14812 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.716km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14812 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.119km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14811 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14811 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.920km S of Maricopa, CA · 14810 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.110km SW of Little Lake, CA · 14810 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.06km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 14809 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.917km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 14808 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.69km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.817km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.612km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14807 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.023km N of Tehachapi, CA · 14807 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14807 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.723km SW of Bodfish, CA · 14806 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.617km NNW of California City, CA · 14806 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14806 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.118km W of Searles Valley, CA · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.46km WNW of Kernville, CA · 14803 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.912km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 14803 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14803 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.13km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 14802 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.612km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14802 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.526km W of Inyokern, CA · 14801 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.621km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 14801 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.54km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 14801 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.010km ESE of Shafter, CA · 14801 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.218km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 14799 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14799 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci115383. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.