M1.8 earthquake 15km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Apr 18, 1986, 1:27 AM PST

UTC

1986-04-18 09:27:56 UTC

Depth

10.4 km (6.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.162° N, 118.613° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

99°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast1 kmENE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast15 kmWNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast128 kmNNW

After

1. 2.15km N of Simi Valley, CAFri, Apr 18, 1:50 AM PST · 14768 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.517km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Apr 21, 6:00 AM PST · 14765 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 22, 9:31 PM PST · 14763 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
4. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 22, 10:51 PM PST · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.016km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 22, 10:52 PM PST · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.67km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Apr 23, 2:10 AM PST · 14763 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.120km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 23, 10:09 AM PST · 14762 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.618km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 26, 10:09 PM PST · 14759 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
9. 1.928km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 27, 1:32 PM PDT · 14758 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.514km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 28, 1:45 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
11. 1.515km SW of Neenach, CATue, Apr 29, 8:56 AM PDT · 14757 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
12. 2.025km ENE of McFarland, CATue, Apr 29, 7:25 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.55km E of Ojai, CAThu, May 1, 9:08 AM PDT · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.922km SE of Porterville, CAFri, May 2, 2:28 AM PDT · 14754 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 2, 6:48 AM PDT · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.36km NNE of Maricopa, CAFri, May 2, 7:14 AM PDT · 14754 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
17. 1.610km NNE of Grapevine, CAFri, May 2, 10:54 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
18. 1.811km SE of Tehachapi, CASat, May 3, 8:58 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, May 3, 10:46 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
20. 3.311km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 5, 8:51 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
21. 3.212km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 5, 8:51 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
22. 1.712km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 5, 8:59 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
23. 1.94km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 5, 9:17 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.06km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, May 5, 9:48 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
25. 1.64km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 5, 11:06 AM PDT · 14750 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
26. 2.39km SSW of Lake Hughes, CAMon, May 5, 3:30 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
27. 1.821km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, May 6, 2:21 AM PDT · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
28. 1.626km W of Inyokern, CAThu, May 8, 12:28 PM PDT · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
29. 2.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, May 9, 9:38 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
30. 1.710km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, May 9, 10:00 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
31. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 9, 11:59 PM PDT · 14746 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 4:51 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
33. 2.219km NW of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 8:46 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
34. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 9:22 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
35. 2.17km NE of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 4:29 PM PDT · 14745 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
36. 2.64km SE of Frazier Park, CAMon, May 12, 5:35 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
37. 1.52km SSE of Valencia, CATue, May 13, 8:47 PM PDT · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
38. 2.010km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, May 14, 12:39 AM PDT · 14742 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
39. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 14, 2:09 PM PDT · 14741 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
40. 1.519km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 15, 11:08 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
41. 1.710km SSE of Neenach, CASat, May 17, 12:54 PM PDT · 14738 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
42. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 19, 11:26 PM PDT · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.611km N of Grapevine, CAThu, May 22, 7:17 AM PDT · 14734 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
44. 3.918km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, May 23, 4:41 AM PDT · 14733 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
45. 1.612km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, May 24, 1:36 AM PDT · 14732 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
46. 3.319km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 24, 1:56 AM PDT · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 24, 2:13 AM PDT · 14732 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
48. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 24, 2:14 AM PDT · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
49. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 24, 3:07 AM PDT · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
50. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 24, 6:00 PM PDT · 14731 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.017km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 25, 2:23 AM PDT · 14731 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
52. 1.911km NW of Mojave, CASun, May 25, 4:03 PM PDT · 14730 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
53. 2.115km NW of Grapevine, CASun, May 25, 4:16 PM PDT · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
54. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASun, May 25, 9:05 PM PDT · 14730 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
55. 1.614km SSW of Arvin, CATue, May 27, 5:29 AM PDT · 14729 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
56. 2.418km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, May 27, 9:03 AM PDT · 14729 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
57. 1.518km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, May 28, 9:28 AM PDT · 14728 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
58. 2.016km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 28, 3:46 PM PDT · 14727 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
59. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 30, 2:52 AM PDT · 14726 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
60. 1.517km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 30, 5:06 AM PDT · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

1. 1.712km ESE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 17, 10:42 AM PST · 14768 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
2. 1.925km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 17, 7:43 AM PST · 14769 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.826km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 17, 12:56 AM PST · 14769 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 15, 7:31 PM PST · 14770 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.726km W of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 15, 2:50 PM PST · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.15km WNW of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 14, 3:18 AM PST · 14772 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
7. 2.410km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 13, 3:52 AM PST · 14773 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.63km ESE of Piru, CASat, Apr 12, 12:39 AM PST · 14774 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.46km E of Ojai, CAFri, Apr 11, 10:34 PM PST · 14774 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.131km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 9, 3:33 AM PST · 14777 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.09km SSW of Arvin, CATue, Apr 8, 8:20 PM PST · 14777 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
12. 1.58km ESE of Piru, CATue, Apr 8, 2:52 AM PST · 14778 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.011km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Apr 5, 1:16 PM PST · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.810km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 4, 10:38 PM PST · 14781 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
15. 1.96km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Apr 3, 1:03 PM PST · 14782 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci122249. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.