M1.7 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Mar 18, 1986, 4:43 AM PST

UTC

1986-03-18 12:43:26 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.295° N, 118.556° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast16 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast141 kmNNW

After

1. 2.615km ESE of Maricopa, CATue, Mar 18, 7:07 AM PST · 14805 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.49km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 18, 11:09 PM PST · 14804 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 19, 5:47 PM PST · 14804 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.65km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Mar 20, 1:14 AM PST · 14803 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 20, 2:29 PM PST · 14803 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.98km WSW of Arvin, CAThu, Mar 20, 5:22 PM PST · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.620km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Mar 20, 9:23 PM PST · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.915km SSW of Neenach, CAFri, Mar 21, 10:55 AM PST · 14802 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.915km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 21, 2:24 PM PST · 14802 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.88km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Mar 21, 2:26 PM PST · 14802 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
11. 1.614km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 22, 12:52 PM PST · 14801 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
12. 1.914km N of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 22, 1:39 PM PST · 14801 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 22, 4:20 PM PST · 14801 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.816km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 23, 9:03 AM PST · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.824km SW of Lamont, CASun, Mar 23, 3:38 PM PST · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.78km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 24, 1:16 AM PST · 14799 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 24, 8:46 AM PST · 14799 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
18. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 25, 12:21 AM PST · 14798 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 25, 11:52 AM PST · 14798 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 26, 2:17 AM PST · 14797 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.18km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 26, 6:28 PM PST · 14796 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
22. 1.719km NNE of Neenach, CAWed, Mar 26, 8:22 PM PST · 14796 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
23. 1.97km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 27, 1:10 AM PST · 14796 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
24. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 27, 6:39 AM PST · 14796 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
25. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 27, 9:04 AM PST · 14796 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
26. 1.837km N of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 27, 10:11 AM PST · 14796 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.936km N of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 27, 10:36 AM PST · 14796 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
28. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 27, 11:31 AM PST · 14796 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
29. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 27, 4:30 PM PST · 14796 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.75km ENE of Porterville, CAThu, Mar 27, 9:25 PM PST · 14795 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.513km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 28, 3:55 AM PST · 14795 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
32. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 28, 6:49 AM PST · 14795 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
33. 2.213km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 29, 8:11 PM PST · 14793 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
34. 1.729km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 29, 9:38 PM PST · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.710km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 31, 4:53 AM PST · 14792 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
36. 1.817km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 31, 11:37 AM PST · 14792 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
37. 1.621km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 31, 1:28 PM PST · 14792 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
38. 1.918km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 31, 5:09 PM PST · 14792 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
39. 1.813km N of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 1, 4:00 AM PST · 14791 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
40. 1.837km N of Kernville, CATue, Apr 1, 4:32 AM PST · 14791 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
41. 1.937km N of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 2, 5:23 PM PST · 14790 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
42. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 2, 7:50 PM PST · 14789 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
43. 1.637km N of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 2, 8:07 PM PST · 14789 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
44. 2.337km N of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 3, 12:23 AM PST · 14789 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
45. 1.66km WSW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 3, 2:28 AM PST · 14789 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
46. 1.816km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 3, 3:47 AM PST · 14789 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
47. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 3, 3:55 AM PST · 14789 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
48. 1.96km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Apr 3, 1:03 PM PST · 14789 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
49. 1.637km N of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 4, 4:42 AM PST · 14788 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
50. 1.837km N of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 4, 12:15 PM PST · 14788 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
51. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 4, 9:25 PM PST · 14787 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
52. 1.810km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 4, 10:38 PM PST · 14787 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
53. 1.836km N of Kernville, CASat, Apr 5, 3:08 AM PST · 14787 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
54. 1.837km N of Kernville, CASat, Apr 5, 6:17 AM PST · 14787 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
55. 2.535km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 6, 2:34 PM PST · 14786 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
56. 1.837km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 6, 2:45 PM PST · 14786 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
57. 1.738km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 6, 2:45 PM PST · 14786 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.638km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 6, 9:56 PM PST · 14785 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
59. 1.737km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 6, 9:59 PM PST · 14785 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
60. 1.736km N of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 7, 2:01 AM PST · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

1. 2.218km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 18, 4:14 AM PST · 14805 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.010km ESE of Shafter, CASat, Mar 15, 10:18 PM PST · 14807 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
3. 1.54km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 15, 10:11 PM PST · 14807 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.526km W of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 15, 8:27 PM PST · 14807 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.612km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 15, 4:19 AM PST · 14808 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
6. 2.13km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Mar 14, 1:44 PM PST · 14809 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 13, 8:26 PM PST · 14809 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.46km WNW of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 13, 11:05 AM PST · 14810 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
9. 2.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 10, 11:55 PM PST · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
10. 1.617km NNW of California City, CAMon, Mar 10, 12:42 PM PST · 14813 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
11. 1.723km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 10, 6:06 AM PST · 14813 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
12. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 10, 4:15 AM PST · 14813 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.023km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 9, 3:39 PM PST · 14814 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.817km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 8, 11:48 PM PST · 14814 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.69km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Mar 8, 3:37 PM PST · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.917km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 8, 12:32 PM PST · 14815 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.06km SSW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Mar 7, 6:40 AM PST · 14816 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.110km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 6, 8:09 PM PST · 14816 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.920km S of Maricopa, CAThu, Mar 6, 5:33 PM PST · 14817 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 6, 2:08 AM PST · 14817 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci119195. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.