M1.7 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Mar 27, 1986, 6:39 AM PST

UTC

1986-03-27 14:39:04 UTC

Depth

1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.309° N, 118.560° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

98°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast18 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast143 kmNNW

After

1. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 27, 9:04 AM PST · 14794 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.837km N of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 27, 10:11 AM PST · 14794 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.936km N of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 27, 10:36 AM PST · 14794 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 27, 11:31 AM PST · 14794 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 27, 4:30 PM PST · 14793 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.75km ENE of Porterville, CAThu, Mar 27, 9:25 PM PST · 14793 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.513km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 28, 3:55 AM PST · 14793 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 28, 6:49 AM PST · 14793 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.213km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 29, 8:11 PM PST · 14791 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.729km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 29, 9:38 PM PST · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.710km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 31, 4:53 AM PST · 14790 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.817km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 31, 11:37 AM PST · 14790 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
13. 1.621km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 31, 1:28 PM PST · 14790 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.918km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 31, 5:09 PM PST · 14789 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.813km N of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 1, 4:00 AM PST · 14789 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.837km N of Kernville, CATue, Apr 1, 4:32 AM PST · 14789 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.937km N of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 2, 5:23 PM PST · 14787 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 2, 7:50 PM PST · 14787 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.637km N of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 2, 8:07 PM PST · 14787 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.337km N of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 3, 12:23 AM PST · 14787 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
21. 1.66km WSW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 3, 2:28 AM PST · 14787 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
22. 1.816km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 3, 3:47 AM PST · 14787 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
23. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 3, 3:55 AM PST · 14787 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
24. 1.96km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Apr 3, 1:03 PM PST · 14787 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
25. 1.637km N of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 4, 4:42 AM PST · 14786 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
26. 1.837km N of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 4, 12:15 PM PST · 14786 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
27. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 4, 9:25 PM PST · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
28. 1.810km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 4, 10:38 PM PST · 14785 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
29. 1.836km N of Kernville, CASat, Apr 5, 3:08 AM PST · 14785 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
30. 1.837km N of Kernville, CASat, Apr 5, 6:17 AM PST · 14785 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
31. 2.535km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 6, 2:34 PM PST · 14784 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
32. 1.837km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 6, 2:45 PM PST · 14784 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
33. 1.738km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 6, 2:45 PM PST · 14784 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
34. 1.638km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 6, 9:56 PM PST · 14783 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
35. 1.737km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 6, 9:59 PM PST · 14783 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
36. 1.736km N of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 7, 2:01 AM PST · 14783 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
37. 1.634km N of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 7, 2:12 AM PST · 14783 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
38. 1.838km N of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 7, 6:40 AM PST · 14783 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
39. 1.738km N of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 7, 9:26 AM PST · 14783 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
40. 1.637km N of Kernville, CATue, Apr 8, 1:12 PM PST · 14782 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
41. 1.636km N of Kernville, CATue, Apr 8, 6:19 PM PST · 14781 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
42. 2.09km SSW of Arvin, CATue, Apr 8, 8:20 PM PST · 14781 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
43. 1.938km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Apr 8, 11:23 PM PST · 14781 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.131km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 9, 3:33 AM PST · 14781 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
45. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 9, 10:54 PM PST · 14780 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
46. 1.736km N of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 9, 10:55 PM PST · 14780 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
47. 1.537km N of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 10, 1:11 AM PST · 14780 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
48. 1.727km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Apr 12, 1:54 AM PST · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
49. 2.410km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 13, 3:52 AM PST · 14777 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
50. 2.15km WNW of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 14, 3:18 AM PST · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
51. 1.726km W of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 15, 2:50 PM PST · 14775 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
52. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 15, 7:31 PM PST · 14774 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
53. 2.826km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 17, 12:56 AM PST · 14773 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
54. 1.925km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 17, 7:43 AM PST · 14773 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
55. 1.712km ESE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 17, 10:42 AM PST · 14773 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
56. 1.815km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 18, 1:27 AM PST · 14772 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
57. 1.536km N of Kernville, CASat, Apr 19, 7:20 PM PST · 14770 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
58. 1.736km N of Kernville, CASat, Apr 19, 8:51 PM PST · 14770 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
59. 2.417km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 20, 7:30 PM PST · 14769 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
60. 3.417km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 20, 10:35 PM PST · 14769 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

1. 1.97km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 27, 1:10 AM PST · 14794 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
2. 1.719km NNE of Neenach, CAWed, Mar 26, 8:22 PM PST · 14794 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.18km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 26, 6:28 PM PST · 14794 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
4. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 26, 2:17 AM PST · 14795 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 25, 11:52 AM PST · 14796 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 25, 12:21 AM PST · 14796 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 24, 8:46 AM PST · 14797 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
8. 1.78km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 24, 1:16 AM PST · 14797 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.824km SW of Lamont, CASun, Mar 23, 3:38 PM PST · 14797 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
10. 1.816km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 23, 9:03 AM PST · 14798 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 22, 4:20 PM PST · 14798 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.914km N of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 22, 1:39 PM PST · 14799 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.614km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 22, 12:52 PM PST · 14799 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
14. 1.88km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Mar 21, 2:26 PM PST · 14800 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
15. 1.915km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 21, 2:24 PM PST · 14800 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.915km SSW of Neenach, CAFri, Mar 21, 10:55 AM PST · 14800 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.620km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Mar 20, 9:23 PM PST · 14800 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.98km WSW of Arvin, CAThu, Mar 20, 5:22 PM PST · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
19. 1.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 20, 2:29 PM PST · 14801 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.65km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Mar 20, 1:14 AM PST · 14801 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci120159. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.