M2.1 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Jul 28, 1986, 11:13 PM PDT

UTC

1986-07-29 06:13:43 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.301° N, 118.555° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

123°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast17 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmNNW

After

1. 2.534km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 30, 2:45 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.118km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:29 AM PDT · 14669 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
3. 1.835km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 11:44 AM PDT · 14669 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.136km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 7:13 PM PDT · 14669 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.536km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 7:33 PM PDT · 14669 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.236km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 7:44 PM PDT · 14669 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.734km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:00 PM PDT · 14669 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.134km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:13 PM PDT · 14669 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.334km N of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 1, 1:31 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.113km WNW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 1, 2:00 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.69km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Aug 1, 6:10 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
12. 1.710km NNW of Castaic, CAFri, Aug 1, 5:51 PM PDT · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.834km N of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 1, 8:54 PM PDT · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Aug 2, 12:18 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
15. 2.537km N of Kernville, CASat, Aug 2, 6:25 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.618km NNW of Fillmore, CASat, Aug 2, 9:55 PM PDT · 14666 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.320km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 3:53 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.622km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Aug 3, 3:54 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.635km N of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 4:42 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.421km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 6:17 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
21. 1.936km N of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 8:22 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
22. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 3, 10:51 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
23. 1.83km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 3, 11:19 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
24. 1.835km N of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 4, 4:07 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
25. 2.137km N of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 4, 5:34 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
26. 2.113km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 4, 1:20 PM PDT · 14665 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
27. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 4, 4:47 PM PDT · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
28. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 4, 5:02 PM PDT · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.137km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Aug 5, 12:43 AM PDT · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.134km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 5, 3:32 AM PDT · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
31. 2.535km N of Kernville, CATue, Aug 5, 7:41 AM PDT · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
32. 2.035km N of Kernville, CATue, Aug 5, 3:47 PM PDT · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
33. 2.135km N of Kernville, CATue, Aug 5, 7:14 PM PDT · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
34. 1.934km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Aug 5, 8:36 PM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
35. 2.236km N of Kernville, CATue, Aug 5, 9:29 PM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
36. 1.932km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 3:58 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
37. 2.136km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 4:49 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
38. 2.135km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 6:00 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
39. 2.035km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 6:27 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
40. 2.136km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 6:33 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
41. 2.337km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 7:26 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
42. 2.436km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 7:27 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
43. 2.234km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 7:46 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
44. 1.935km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 9:29 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
45. 2.333km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 10:04 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
46. 1.835km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 12:14 PM PDT · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
47. 1.834km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 1:30 PM PDT · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
48. 2.836km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 4:50 PM PDT · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
49. 1.723km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 5:52 PM PDT · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
50. 2.036km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 6:27 PM PDT · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
51. 1.623km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 7:58 PM PDT · 14663 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
52. 1.920km WNW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Aug 6, 8:28 PM PDT · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
53. 2.636km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 8:51 PM PDT · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
54. 1.937km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 10:26 PM PDT · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
55. 2.034km N of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 11:40 PM PDT · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
56. 1.938km N of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 7, 1:19 AM PDT · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
57. 2.234km N of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 7, 6:16 AM PDT · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
58. 1.937km N of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 7, 9:39 AM PDT · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
59. 2.536km N of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 7, 9:42 AM PDT · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
60. 2.335km N of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 7, 10:42 AM PDT · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

1. 1.61km SSE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jul 28, 5:25 AM PDT · 14672 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.313km N of Castaic, CASun, Jul 27, 7:20 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.830km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jul 26, 11:36 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.113km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 4:28 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
5. 3.110km SW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:44 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.337km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Jul 24, 9:09 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 1:07 PM PDT · 14676 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.333km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 6:05 AM PDT · 14678 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.05km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 4:32 AM PDT · 14678 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.99km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:35 PM PDT · 14678 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
11. 3.525km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:57 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.56km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:40 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.110km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:00 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.28km WNW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:25 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.810km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 21, 3:49 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.715km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 19, 1:51 AM PDT · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.416km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jul 17, 10:40 PM PDT · 14682 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.08km NNE of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 17, 4:44 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.88km NNE of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 17, 4:27 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.98km N of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 17, 1:34 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci704914. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC.