M3.3 earthquake 19km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.3 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, May 24, 1986, 1:56 AM PDT

UTC

1986-05-24 08:56:29 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.260° N, 118.585° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

60°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast12 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast19 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 24, 2:13 AM PDT · 14737 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 24, 2:14 AM PDT · 14737 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 24, 3:07 AM PDT · 14737 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 24, 6:00 PM PDT · 14736 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.034km N of Kernville, CASat, May 24, 6:28 PM PDT · 14736 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.735km N of Kernville, CASat, May 24, 6:39 PM PDT · 14736 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.737km N of Kernville, CASat, May 24, 9:56 PM PDT · 14736 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.636km N of Kernville, CASat, May 24, 10:32 PM PDT · 14736 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.017km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 25, 2:23 AM PDT · 14736 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.634km N of Kernville, CASun, May 25, 7:43 AM PDT · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.911km NW of Mojave, CASun, May 25, 4:03 PM PDT · 14735 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
12. 2.115km NW of Grapevine, CASun, May 25, 4:16 PM PDT · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASun, May 25, 9:05 PM PDT · 14735 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
14. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAMon, May 26, 10:01 PM PDT · 14734 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.614km SSW of Arvin, CATue, May 27, 5:29 AM PDT · 14734 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
16. 2.418km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, May 27, 9:03 AM PDT · 14734 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.836km N of Kernville, CATue, May 27, 10:37 AM PDT · 14734 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.935km N of Kernville, CATue, May 27, 1:33 PM PDT · 14733 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.518km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, May 28, 9:28 AM PDT · 14733 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.936km N of Kernville, CAWed, May 28, 2:24 PM PDT · 14732 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.016km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 28, 3:46 PM PDT · 14732 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
22. 1.935km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 29, 7:54 PM PDT · 14731 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
23. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 29, 10:38 PM PDT · 14731 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
24. 2.634km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 29, 10:49 PM PDT · 14731 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
25. 1.936km N of Kernville, CAThu, May 29, 10:50 PM PDT · 14731 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 30, 2:52 AM PDT · 14731 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
27. 1.517km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 30, 5:06 AM PDT · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
28. 2.212km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, May 30, 12:40 PM PDT · 14731 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
29. 1.612km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, May 30, 1:31 PM PDT · 14730 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
30. 1.921km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, May 30, 10:24 PM PDT · 14730 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
31. 1.935km N of Kernville, CASat, May 31, 12:41 AM PDT · 14730 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
32. 1.636km N of Kernville, CASat, May 31, 6:02 AM PDT · 14730 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
33. 1.934km N of Kernville, CASat, May 31, 8:48 AM PDT · 14730 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
34. 1.836km N of Kernville, CASat, May 31, 12:48 PM PDT · 14729 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 1, 12:30 PM PDT · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
36. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 1, 3:49 PM PDT · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
37. 1.735km N of Kernville, CASun, Jun 1, 9:11 PM PDT · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.737km N of Kernville, CASun, Jun 1, 9:21 PM PDT · 14728 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
39. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 2, 4:25 AM PDT · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
40. 1.837km N of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 2, 5:56 AM PDT · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
41. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 2, 7:07 AM PDT · 14728 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
42. 1.838km N of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 2, 11:30 AM PDT · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
43. 2.213km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Jun 2, 1:10 PM PDT · 14727 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
44. 2.619km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 2, 8:46 PM PDT · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.936km N of Kernville, CATue, Jun 3, 12:45 AM PDT · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
46. 2.435km N of Kernville, CATue, Jun 3, 4:51 AM PDT · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
47. 1.936km N of Kernville, CATue, Jun 3, 5:53 AM PDT · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
48. 1.736km N of Kernville, CATue, Jun 3, 6:03 AM PDT · 14727 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
49. 1.636km N of Kernville, CATue, Jun 3, 1:19 PM PDT · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
50. 1.836km N of Kernville, CATue, Jun 3, 6:12 PM PDT · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
51. 1.615km S of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 3, 9:25 PM PDT · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
52. 1.61km WNW of Valencia, CAWed, Jun 4, 2:56 AM PDT · 14726 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
53. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 4, 4:27 PM PDT · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
54. 1.937km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Jun 4, 4:39 PM PDT · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
55. 1.934km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 4, 7:03 PM PDT · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
56. 1.82km N of Mojave, CAThu, Jun 5, 12:27 PM PDT · 14725 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
57. 2.37km NW of Delano, CAThu, Jun 5, 6:06 PM PDT · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jun 5, 7:52 PM PDT · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
59. 1.518km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jun 5, 8:51 PM PDT · 14724 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
60. 1.916km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 14724 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

1. 1.612km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, May 24, 1:36 AM PDT · 14737 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
2. 3.918km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, May 23, 4:41 AM PDT · 14738 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.611km N of Grapevine, CAThu, May 22, 7:17 AM PDT · 14739 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.035km N of Kernville, CAWed, May 21, 7:23 PM PDT · 14739 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.835km N of Kernville, CAWed, May 21, 3:55 AM PDT · 14740 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.038km N of Kernville, CATue, May 20, 4:39 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.936km N of Kernville, CATue, May 20, 4:03 AM PDT · 14741 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 19, 11:26 PM PDT · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.939km N of Kernville, CAMon, May 19, 12:36 AM PDT · 14742 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.67km NW of Little Lake, CASun, May 18, 9:21 PM PDT · 14742 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.137km N of Kernville, CASat, May 17, 3:08 PM PDT · 14743 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.710km SSE of Neenach, CASat, May 17, 12:54 PM PDT · 14743 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.736km N of Kernville, CASat, May 17, 3:55 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.634km N of Kernville, CAFri, May 16, 9:05 PM PDT · 14744 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAFri, May 16, 3:30 AM PDT · 14745 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 16, 12:57 AM PDT · 14745 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.519km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 15, 11:08 PM PDT · 14745 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 14, 2:09 PM PDT · 14746 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.936km N of Kernville, CAWed, May 14, 8:53 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.010km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, May 14, 12:39 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci125199 (also filed as usp0002uc6). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.