M2.8 earthquake 19km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Oct 30, 1986, 3:37 PM PST

UTC

1986-10-30 23:37:06 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.262° N, 118.578° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast12 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast19 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 1.724km NNE of California City, CAThu, Oct 30, 9:39 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.821km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Oct 31, 2:22 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.821km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Oct 31, 7:26 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
4. 1.824km NNE of California City, CASat, Nov 1, 4:19 AM PST · 14570 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.820km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 2, 7:18 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 3, 11:37 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.122km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 3, 12:52 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
8. 1.85km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 6, 9:14 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 11, 4:53 AM PST · 14560 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.810km NE of Valencia, CAWed, Nov 12, 3:26 PM PST · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.212km NE of Valencia, CAWed, Nov 12, 4:00 PM PST · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.910km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 15, 4:28 AM PST · 14556 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
13. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 15, 5:32 AM PST · 14556 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.129km NNW of California City, CAWed, Nov 19, 3:05 AM PST · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.84km NNW of Vincent, CAThu, Nov 20, 6:53 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.14km W of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 21, 3:52 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.220km NNE of California City, CASun, Nov 23, 8:15 AM PST · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
18. 2.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 23, 3:07 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
19. 2.04km W of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 24, 10:43 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
20. 2.59km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 24, 12:02 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
21. 2.49km NNE of Buttonwillow, CATue, Nov 25, 2:37 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
22. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 26, 2:08 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
23. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Nov 26, 3:14 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
24. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 27, 10:24 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
25. 2.07km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 28, 2:05 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.119km SSE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 29, 9:19 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
27. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 30, 12:06 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
28. 1.97km NW of Vincent, CASun, Nov 30, 12:12 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
29. 2.28km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 30, 4:23 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
30. 2.312km WSW of Lamont, CAMon, Dec 1, 9:15 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
31. 2.712km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Dec 1, 11:32 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
32. 1.613km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Dec 1, 7:32 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
33. 1.634km N of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 1, 9:48 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
34. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 2, 9:18 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
35. 1.71km NNW of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 3, 6:27 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
36. 2.59km NE of Valencia, CAThu, Dec 4, 6:16 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
37. 2.419km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 6, 2:48 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
38. 2.013km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 6, 8:35 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
39. 1.813km S of Arvin, CASat, Dec 6, 9:02 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
40. 1.815km SW of Lamont, CASun, Dec 7, 7:47 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
41. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:25 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
42. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:38 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
43. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 3:55 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
44. 1.817km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 9, 10:43 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
45. 1.84km W of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 11, 6:12 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
46. 2.019km WSW of Lamont, CAFri, Dec 12, 5:45 AM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
47. 1.637km N of Kernville, CASat, Dec 13, 11:50 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
48. 1.615km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 13, 5:24 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
49. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:31 PM PST · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.15km W of Wasco, CATue, Dec 16, 1:43 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
51. 1.937km N of Kernville, CATue, Dec 16, 9:55 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
52. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 6:32 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
53. 3.119km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 9:04 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
54. 2.819km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 9:16 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
55. 3.019km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 9:30 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
56. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:51 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
57. 2.719km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:51 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
58. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:50 PM PST · 14522 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
59. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 20, 11:47 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
60. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 21, 10:31 AM PST · 14520 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

1. 2.324km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 30, 5:58 AM PST · 14572 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.72km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 28, 12:15 PM PST · 14574 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
3. 1.611km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 27, 3:29 PM PST · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 27, 3:02 PM PST · 14574 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.812km N of Castaic, CAMon, Oct 27, 1:09 AM PST · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 27, 12:59 AM PST · 14575 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
7. 2.115km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 26, 10:01 AM PST · 14576 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.618km S of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 25, 4:41 PM PDT · 14576 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 25, 7:38 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.710km N of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 25, 5:00 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
11. 2.314km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 25, 4:00 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.732km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 24, 6:21 PM PDT · 14577 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.114km NE of Taft, CAFri, Oct 24, 9:54 AM PDT · 14578 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 24, 12:15 AM PDT · 14578 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.034km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 23, 9:49 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 23, 3:05 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
17. 1.820km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 23, 2:23 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
18. 1.834km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 23, 1:33 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 23, 12:15 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 22, 1:10 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci610019. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.