M1.7 earthquake 16km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Jul 9, 1986, 1:21 AM PDT

UTC

1986-07-09 08:21:20 UTC

Depth

6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.217° N, 118.597° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

93°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast7 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast16 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast134 kmNNW

After

1. 1.835km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 9, 2:51 PM PDT · 14691 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.421km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 9, 3:13 PM PDT · 14691 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.34km N of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jul 10, 4:02 AM PDT · 14690 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 10, 3:42 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.618km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Jul 11, 6:01 AM PDT · 14689 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.734km N of Kernville, CASun, Jul 13, 1:52 AM PDT · 14687 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.813km N of Castaic, CASun, Jul 13, 3:12 AM PDT · 14687 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
8. 1.812km N of Castaic, CASun, Jul 13, 3:39 AM PDT · 14687 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.835km N of Kernville, CASun, Jul 13, 8:17 AM PDT · 14687 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.021km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 13, 11:00 AM PDT · 14687 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.037km N of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 14, 3:10 AM PDT · 14686 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.935km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 15, 12:57 AM PDT · 14685 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.620km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Jul 15, 5:29 PM PDT · 14685 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.831km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 15, 11:17 PM PDT · 14685 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 16, 3:16 PM PDT · 14684 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
16. 1.98km N of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 17, 1:34 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.88km NNE of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 17, 4:27 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.08km NNE of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 17, 4:44 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.416km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jul 17, 10:40 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
20. 1.715km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 19, 1:51 AM PDT · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
21. 1.810km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 21, 3:49 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
22. 2.110km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:00 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
23. 2.56km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:40 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
24. 3.525km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:57 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
25. 1.99km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:35 PM PDT · 14679 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
26. 2.05km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 4:32 AM PDT · 14678 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
27. 2.333km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 6:05 AM PDT · 14678 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 1:07 PM PDT · 14676 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
29. 3.110km SW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:44 PM PDT · 14676 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
30. 2.113km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 4:28 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
31. 1.830km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jul 26, 11:36 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
32. 2.313km N of Castaic, CASun, Jul 27, 7:20 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
33. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 28, 11:13 PM PDT · 14672 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.534km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 30, 2:45 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.118km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:29 AM PDT · 14669 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
36. 1.835km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 11:44 AM PDT · 14669 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
37. 2.136km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 7:13 PM PDT · 14669 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
38. 1.536km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 7:33 PM PDT · 14669 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
39. 2.236km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 7:44 PM PDT · 14669 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
40. 1.734km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:00 PM PDT · 14669 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
41. 2.134km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:13 PM PDT · 14669 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
42. 2.334km N of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 1, 1:31 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
43. 2.113km WNW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 1, 2:00 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
44. 1.69km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Aug 1, 6:10 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
45. 1.710km NNW of Castaic, CAFri, Aug 1, 5:51 PM PDT · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
46. 1.834km N of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 1, 8:54 PM PDT · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
47. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Aug 2, 12:18 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
48. 2.537km N of Kernville, CASat, Aug 2, 6:25 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.618km NNW of Fillmore, CASat, Aug 2, 9:55 PM PDT · 14667 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
50. 2.320km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 3:53 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
51. 2.622km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Aug 3, 3:54 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
52. 2.635km N of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 4:42 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
53. 2.421km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 6:17 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
54. 1.936km N of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 8:22 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
55. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 3, 10:51 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
56. 1.83km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 3, 11:19 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
57. 1.835km N of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 4, 4:07 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
58. 2.137km N of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 4, 5:34 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
59. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 4, 4:47 PM PDT · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
60. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 4, 5:02 PM PDT · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

1. 2.611km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Jul 8, 10:53 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 8, 8:51 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
3. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 7, 2:36 PM PDT · 14693 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 10:14 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 8:45 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
6. 3.321km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 8:24 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.220km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 4, 2:01 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.034km N of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 4, 11:16 AM PDT · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.211km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 4, 6:39 AM PDT · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.010km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 2, 5:48 PM PDT · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.85km S of Valencia, CAWed, Jul 2, 9:34 AM PDT · 14698 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.835km N of Kernville, CASun, Jun 29, 6:52 AM PDT · 14701 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.036km N of Kernville, CASat, Jun 28, 11:21 AM PDT · 14702 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.435km N of Kernville, CASat, Jun 28, 8:27 AM PDT · 14702 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.938km N of Kernville, CAFri, Jun 27, 10:25 PM PDT · 14703 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jun 26, 5:08 PM PDT · 14704 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.83km SE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 26, 10:23 AM PDT · 14704 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
18. 1.93km S of Boron, CAThu, Jun 26, 12:16 AM PDT · 14704 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.89km NE of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 25, 8:05 PM PDT · 14705 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
20. 2.535km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 25, 6:42 PM PDT · 14705 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci701298. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.