California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11km SE of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11km SE of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, May 3, 1986, 8:58 AM PDT (15:58 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 18km SW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-03 15:58:41 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.057° N, 118.366° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14756 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.311km N of Grapevine, CA · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.212km N of Grapevine, CA · 14755 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.712km N of Grapevine, CA · 14755 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.94km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14755 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.06km N of Frazier Park, CA · 14755 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.64km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14755 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.39km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14755 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.821km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.626km W of Inyokern, CA · 14752 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14751 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.710km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14751 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.219km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.17km NE of Grapevine, CA · 14750 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.64km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 14748 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.431km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.030km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.930km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.52km SSE of Valencia, CA · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.010km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14746 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.224km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14746 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.519km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.630km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 14744 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.631km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.710km SSE of Neenach, CA · 14743 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.523km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 14742 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14740 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.611km N of Grapevine, CA · 14738 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 3.918km SW of Little Lake, CA · 14737 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.612km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14736 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.319km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14736 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14736 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.017km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14735 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.911km NW of Mojave, CA · 14735 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.115km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14734 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.614km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14733 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.418km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14733 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.518km SW of Little Lake, CA · 14732 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.016km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 14732 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.517km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.212km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14730 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.612km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14730 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.77km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 14730 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.63km WNW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 14730 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14729 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.78km S of Pearblossum, CA · 14727 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.213km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14727 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.615km S of Bodfish, CA · 14725 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.610km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14757 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.36km NNE of Maricopa, CA · 14758 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.025km ENE of McFarland, CA · 14761 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.515km SW of Neenach, CA · 14761 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.018km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14762 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.514km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14762 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.928km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14763 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.618km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.120km ENE of Arvin, CA · 14767 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.67km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14767 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.016km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14767 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14767 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14767 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.517km ENE of Ojai, CA · 14769 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.15km N of Simi Valley, CA · 14772 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.815km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14772 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.712km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 14773 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.925km W of Inyokern, CA · 14773 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.826km W of Inyokern, CA · 14773 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123575. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.