California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Jun 1, 1986, 3:49 PM PDT (22:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 25km NE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-06-01 22:49:42 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.333° N, 118.505° 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
84°
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: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.737km N of Kernville, CA · 14728 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.837km N of Kernville, CA · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14727 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.838km N of Kernville, CA · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.213km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14727 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.435km N of Kernville, CA · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.736km N of Kernville, CA · 14726 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.615km S of Bodfish, CA · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.61km WNW of Valencia, CA · 14725 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.937km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.934km N of Kernville, CA · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.82km N of Mojave, CA · 14724 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.37km NW of Delano, CA · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.518km SW of Little Lake, CA · 14724 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.916km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14724 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.25km WNW of Kernville, CA · 14723 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14723 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.516km N of Grapevine, CA · 14723 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14723 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.512km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14722 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.920km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14722 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14722 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.617km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14719 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14718 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 14716 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.218km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14716 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.67km N of Grapevine, CA · 14716 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.924km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14716 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.111km SE of Maricopa, CA · 14714 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.18km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.418km E of Little Lake, CA · 14714 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.67km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14713 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14713 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.57km SSW of Shafter, CA · 14713 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14712 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.514km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14712 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.814km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14712 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.715km N of Grapevine, CA · 14711 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 14710 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.64km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 14710 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.18km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14709 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.33km N of Kernville, CA · 14707 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.534km N of Kernville, CA · 14707 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.919km NE of Taft, CA · 14706 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.52km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 14706 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.835km N of Kernville, CA · 14706 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.022km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14705 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.734km N of Kernville, CA · 14704 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.535km N of Kernville, CA · 14704 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14729 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.934km N of Kernville, CA · 14729 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.57km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14729 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.78km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14729 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14729 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14730 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14730 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.612km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14730 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.212km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14730 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.517km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14731 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.634km N of Kernville, CA · 14731 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14731 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14731 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.016km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 14732 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14732 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.518km SW of Little Lake, CA · 14732 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14733 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci125846. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.