M1.5 earthquake 14km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Apr 28, 1986, 1:45 AM PDT

UTC

1986-04-28 08:45:53 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.243° N, 118.514° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

71°

Stations used

0

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast11 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast14 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast48 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmN

After

1. 2.018km SE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Apr 28, 7:34 PM PDT · 14762 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.515km SW of Neenach, CATue, Apr 29, 8:56 AM PDT · 14762 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.025km ENE of McFarland, CATue, Apr 29, 7:25 PM PDT · 14761 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.414km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 30, 8:39 AM PDT · 14761 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.535km N of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 30, 1:44 PM PDT · 14760 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.739km N of Kernville, CAFri, May 2, 1:31 AM PDT · 14759 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.922km SE of Porterville, CAFri, May 2, 2:28 AM PDT · 14759 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 2, 6:48 AM PDT · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.36km NNE of Maricopa, CAFri, May 2, 7:14 AM PDT · 14759 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.610km NNE of Grapevine, CAFri, May 2, 10:54 PM PDT · 14758 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
11. 2.335km N of Kernville, CASat, May 3, 5:01 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.811km SE of Tehachapi, CASat, May 3, 8:58 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
13. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, May 3, 10:46 PM PDT · 14757 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.737km N of Kernville, CAMon, May 5, 4:16 AM PDT · 14756 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
15. 3.311km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 5, 8:51 AM PDT · 14756 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
16. 3.212km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 5, 8:51 AM PDT · 14756 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.712km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 5, 8:59 AM PDT · 14756 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
18. 1.94km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 5, 9:17 AM PDT · 14756 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
19. 2.06km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, May 5, 9:48 AM PDT · 14756 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
20. 1.64km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 5, 11:06 AM PDT · 14756 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
21. 2.39km SSW of Lake Hughes, CAMon, May 5, 3:30 PM PDT · 14755 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
22. 1.821km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, May 6, 2:21 AM PDT · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
23. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 8, 1:16 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
24. 1.834km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 8, 2:52 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
25. 1.935km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 8, 3:04 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
26. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 8, 6:09 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
27. 1.933km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 8, 7:34 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
28. 1.835km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 8, 11:39 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
29. 2.137km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 8, 11:45 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
30. 1.626km W of Inyokern, CAThu, May 8, 12:28 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
31. 1.835km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 8, 11:36 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
32. 1.935km N of Kernville, CAFri, May 9, 1:17 AM PDT · 14752 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
33. 2.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, May 9, 9:38 AM PDT · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
34. 1.710km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, May 9, 10:00 AM PDT · 14752 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
35. 2.435km N of Kernville, CAFri, May 9, 10:40 AM PDT · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
36. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAFri, May 9, 7:08 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
37. 1.936km N of Kernville, CAFri, May 9, 8:44 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
38. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 9, 11:59 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
39. 1.834km N of Kernville, CASat, May 10, 1:07 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
40. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 4:51 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
41. 2.219km NW of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 8:46 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
42. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 9:22 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
43. 2.17km NE of Grapevine, CASat, May 10, 4:29 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
44. 1.836km N of Kernville, CASat, May 10, 8:54 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
45. 1.635km N of Kernville, CASun, May 11, 1:13 AM PDT · 14750 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.636km N of Kernville, CASun, May 11, 9:40 PM PDT · 14749 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
47. 1.537km N of Kernville, CASun, May 11, 9:49 PM PDT · 14749 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
48. 1.836km N of Kernville, CASun, May 11, 10:05 PM PDT · 14749 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
49. 1.736km N of Kernville, CAMon, May 12, 12:03 AM PDT · 14749 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.737km N of Kernville, CAMon, May 12, 12:58 AM PDT · 14749 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
51. 2.64km SE of Frazier Park, CAMon, May 12, 5:35 AM PDT · 14749 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
52. 1.936km N of Kernville, CAMon, May 12, 9:54 AM PDT · 14749 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
53. 1.935km N of Kernville, CAMon, May 12, 1:16 PM PDT · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
54. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAMon, May 12, 5:10 PM PDT · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
55. 1.736km N of Kernville, CAMon, May 12, 10:03 PM PDT · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
56. 1.52km SSE of Valencia, CATue, May 13, 8:47 PM PDT · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
57. 2.010km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, May 14, 12:39 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
58. 2.224km SE of Johannesburg, CAWed, May 14, 7:46 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
59. 1.936km N of Kernville, CAWed, May 14, 8:53 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
60. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 14, 2:09 PM PDT · 14746 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

1. 1.928km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 27, 1:32 PM PDT · 14763 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.618km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 26, 10:09 PM PST · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
3. 2.120km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 23, 10:09 AM PST · 14768 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.67km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Apr 23, 2:10 AM PST · 14768 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.016km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 22, 10:52 PM PST · 14768 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
6. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 22, 10:51 PM PST · 14768 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 22, 9:31 PM PST · 14768 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
8. 1.517km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Apr 21, 6:00 AM PST · 14770 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.817km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 21, 12:54 AM PST · 14770 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
10. 3.417km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 20, 10:35 PM PST · 14770 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.417km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 20, 7:30 PM PST · 14770 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.736km N of Kernville, CASat, Apr 19, 8:51 PM PST · 14771 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.536km N of Kernville, CASat, Apr 19, 7:20 PM PST · 14771 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.815km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 18, 1:27 AM PST · 14773 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
15. 1.712km ESE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 17, 10:42 AM PST · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
16. 1.925km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 17, 7:43 AM PST · 14774 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.826km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 17, 12:56 AM PST · 14774 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 15, 7:31 PM PST · 14775 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.726km W of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 15, 2:50 PM PST · 14775 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.15km WNW of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 14, 3:18 AM PST · 14777 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123056. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:52 AM UTC.