M1.6 earthquake 6km SSE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 20, 1986, 9:20 AM PST

UTC

1986-02-20 17:20:52 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.085° N, 118.413° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

0

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast6 kmSSE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast50 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast116 kmN

After

1. 2.05km NNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Feb 20, 10:14 PM PST · 14825 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.816km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 20, 10:37 PM PST · 14825 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.16km N of Lake View Terrace, CAFri, Feb 21, 1:18 AM PST · 14825 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.84km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 22, 6:33 AM PST · 14824 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 23, 11:27 PM PST · 14822 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
6. 1.714km NE of Boron, CAMon, Feb 24, 10:33 AM PST · 14821 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.122km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Feb 25, 3:46 AM PST · 14821 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.78km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 25, 10:40 AM PST · 14820 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
9. 2.022km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Feb 25, 6:27 PM PST · 14820 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
10. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Feb 26, 6:35 AM PST · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
11. 2.32km ESE of Valencia, CAWed, Feb 26, 10:56 PM PST · 14819 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.521km N of California City, CAThu, Feb 27, 10:17 AM PST · 14818 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 27, 3:47 PM PST · 14818 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
14. 1.87km S of Quartz Hill, CAFri, Feb 28, 3:16 AM PST · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
15. 3.219km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 2, 3:03 PM PST · 14815 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 2, 4:26 PM PST · 14815 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.03km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Mar 3, 7:24 PM PST · 14814 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
18. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 4, 12:39 AM PST · 14814 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.815km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 4, 6:52 AM PST · 14814 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
20. 1.614km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Mar 4, 10:21 AM PST · 14813 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
21. 1.716km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Mar 4, 10:38 AM PST · 14813 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 6, 2:08 AM PST · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
23. 1.920km S of Maricopa, CAThu, Mar 6, 5:33 PM PST · 14811 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
24. 2.110km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 6, 8:09 PM PST · 14811 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.06km SSW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Mar 7, 6:40 AM PST · 14811 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
26. 1.69km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Mar 8, 3:37 PM PST · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
27. 2.817km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 8, 11:48 PM PST · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
28. 2.023km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 9, 3:39 PM PST · 14808 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
29. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 10, 4:15 AM PST · 14808 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.723km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 10, 6:06 AM PST · 14808 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
31. 1.617km NNW of California City, CAMon, Mar 10, 12:42 PM PST · 14807 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
32. 2.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 10, 11:55 PM PST · 14807 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
33. 2.46km WNW of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 13, 11:05 AM PST · 14804 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
34. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 13, 8:26 PM PST · 14804 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
35. 2.13km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Mar 14, 1:44 PM PST · 14803 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
36. 1.526km W of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 15, 8:27 PM PST · 14802 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
37. 1.621km ESE of Johannesburg, CASat, Mar 15, 9:46 PM PST · 14802 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
38. 2.010km ESE of Shafter, CASat, Mar 15, 10:18 PM PST · 14802 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
39. 2.218km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 18, 4:14 AM PST · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
40. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Mar 18, 4:43 AM PST · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
41. 2.615km ESE of Maricopa, CATue, Mar 18, 7:07 AM PST · 14800 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
42. 2.49km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 18, 11:09 PM PST · 14799 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
43. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 19, 5:47 PM PST · 14798 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
44. 1.65km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Mar 20, 1:14 AM PST · 14798 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 20, 2:29 PM PST · 14797 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
46. 1.98km WSW of Arvin, CAThu, Mar 20, 5:22 PM PST · 14797 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
47. 1.620km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Mar 20, 9:23 PM PST · 14797 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
48. 1.915km SSW of Neenach, CAFri, Mar 21, 10:55 AM PST · 14796 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
49. 1.915km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 21, 2:24 PM PST · 14796 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
50. 1.88km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Mar 21, 2:26 PM PST · 14796 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
51. 1.614km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 22, 12:52 PM PST · 14795 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
52. 1.914km N of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 22, 1:39 PM PST · 14795 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
53. 1.816km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 23, 9:03 AM PST · 14794 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.824km SW of Lamont, CASun, Mar 23, 3:38 PM PST · 14794 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
55. 1.78km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 24, 1:16 AM PST · 14794 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
56. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 24, 8:46 AM PST · 14793 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
57. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 25, 12:21 AM PST · 14793 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
58. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 25, 11:52 AM PST · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
59. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 26, 2:17 AM PST · 14792 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
60. 2.18km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 26, 6:28 PM PST · 14791 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

1. 1.66km S of Pearblossum, CAMon, Feb 17, 9:58 PM PST · 14828 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 17, 2:16 AM PST · 14829 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.715km S of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 15, 2:23 AM PST · 14831 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 14, 3:06 PM PST · 14831 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 2:49 PM PST · 14831 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 1:46 PM PST · 14831 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.08km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 12:45 PM PST · 14831 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
8. 2.48km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 8:05 AM PST · 14832 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.48km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 6:45 AM PST · 14832 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 12:30 AM PST · 14832 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
11. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 14, 12:29 AM PST · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Feb 13, 10:53 PM PST · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
13. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Feb 13, 2:30 AM PST · 14833 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.019km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Feb 13, 1:16 AM PST · 14833 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci116413. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.