M2.1 earthquake 18km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Jul 31, 1986, 8:29 AM PDT

UTC

1986-07-31 15:29:27 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.139° N, 118.646° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast3 kmSW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast126 kmNNW

After

1. 2.113km WNW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 1, 2:00 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.69km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Aug 1, 6:10 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.710km NNW of Castaic, CAFri, Aug 1, 5:51 PM PDT · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Aug 2, 12:18 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
5. 1.618km NNW of Fillmore, CASat, Aug 2, 9:55 PM PDT · 14666 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.320km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 3:53 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.622km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Aug 3, 3:54 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.421km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Aug 3, 6:17 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 3, 10:51 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
10. 1.83km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 3, 11:19 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
11. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 4, 4:47 PM PDT · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.723km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 5:52 PM PDT · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.623km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 7:58 PM PDT · 14662 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 8, 7:15 AM PDT · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 9, 4:26 AM PDT · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.526km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 9, 9:51 PM PDT · 14659 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.34km E of Wofford Heights, CASun, Aug 10, 9:02 PM PDT · 14658 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
18. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 11, 4:26 PM PDT · 14657 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.815km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Aug 12, 1:08 AM PDT · 14657 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.215km S of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 12, 3:27 PM PDT · 14656 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
21. 1.67km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Aug 13, 1:09 AM PDT · 14656 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
22. 2.016km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:14 PM PDT · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
23. 2.11km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:41 PM PDT · 14654 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
24. 1.75km N of Taft, CAFri, Aug 15, 5:22 AM PDT · 14654 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
25. 2.114km SSW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 17, 9:35 PM PDT · 14651 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
26. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Aug 20, 1:32 AM PDT · 14649 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
27. 2.67km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Aug 21, 4:57 AM PDT · 14648 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
28. 2.511km SSW of Shafter, CAThu, Aug 21, 10:58 AM PDT · 14647 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
29. 2.212km ENE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 22, 9:35 AM PDT · 14647 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.911km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Aug 24, 8:31 PM PDT · 14644 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
31. 2.04km W of Frazier Park, CAThu, Aug 28, 7:53 AM PDT · 14641 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
32. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 28, 8:13 PM PDT · 14640 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
33. 1.51km WSW of Gorman, CAFri, Aug 29, 3:58 PM PDT · 14639 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
34. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 30, 2:31 PM PDT · 14638 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
35. 1.614km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 1, 9:21 AM PDT · 14637 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
36. 1.810km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Sep 1, 4:23 PM PDT · 14636 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
37. 2.112km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 3, 6:56 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
38. 1.74km N of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 3, 9:12 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
39. 2.23km NE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Sep 3, 12:46 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
40. 2.528km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 3, 4:17 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
41. 1.711km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Sep 3, 10:46 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
42. 2.09km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 4, 12:48 AM PDT · 14634 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
43. 1.714km WNW of Castaic, CAThu, Sep 4, 11:31 PM PDT · 14633 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
44. 1.72km WNW of Valencia, CAFri, Sep 5, 9:52 PM PDT · 14632 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
45. 2.010km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 7, 12:56 AM PDT · 14631 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
46. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Sep 7, 6:02 AM PDT · 14631 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
47. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 8, 7:14 AM PDT · 14630 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
48. 1.619km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 8, 12:19 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
49. 1.528km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 8, 10:53 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
50. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 9, 5:17 AM PDT · 14629 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
51. 1.88km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 10, 10:12 AM PDT · 14627 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
52. 2.116km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 10, 5:54 PM PDT · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
53. 1.712km N of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Sep 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
54. 1.96km E of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 11, 11:07 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
55. 2.09km E of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 11, 11:15 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
56. 1.89km E of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 11, 11:35 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
57. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 4:34 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
58. 2.516km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 10:18 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
59. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 13, 1:54 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
60. 1.66km SSW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 13, 3:52 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

1. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 28, 11:13 PM PDT · 14671 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
2. 2.313km N of Castaic, CASun, Jul 27, 7:20 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
3. 2.113km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 4:28 PM PDT · 14674 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
4. 3.110km SW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:44 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 1:07 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.05km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 4:32 AM PDT · 14678 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
7. 3.525km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:57 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.56km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:40 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
9. 1.715km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 19, 1:51 AM PDT · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
10. 2.416km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jul 17, 10:40 PM PDT · 14682 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.08km NNE of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 17, 4:44 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.88km NNE of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 17, 4:27 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
13. 1.98km N of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 17, 1:34 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 16, 3:16 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.620km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Jul 15, 5:29 PM PDT · 14684 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
16. 2.021km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 13, 11:00 AM PDT · 14686 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.812km N of Castaic, CASun, Jul 13, 3:39 AM PDT · 14687 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.813km N of Castaic, CASun, Jul 13, 3:12 AM PDT · 14687 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
19. 3.14km NNE of Sunland, CAFri, Jul 11, 2:28 PM PDT · 14688 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.618km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Jul 11, 6:01 AM PDT · 14689 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci705224. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.