M2.1 earthquake 14km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Aug 17, 1986, 9:35 PM PDT

UTC

1986-08-18 04:35:16 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.012° N, 118.487° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

0

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast14 kmSSW
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast47 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast109 kmNNW

After

1. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Aug 20, 1:32 AM PDT · 14649 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.67km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Aug 21, 4:57 AM PDT · 14647 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
3. 2.511km SSW of Shafter, CAThu, Aug 21, 10:58 AM PDT · 14647 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.212km ENE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 22, 9:35 AM PDT · 14646 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.911km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Aug 24, 8:31 PM PDT · 14644 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.63km SW of Calabasas, CASun, Aug 24, 9:29 PM PDT · 14644 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.04km W of Frazier Park, CAThu, Aug 28, 7:53 AM PDT · 14640 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.51km WSW of Gorman, CAFri, Aug 29, 3:58 PM PDT · 14639 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 30, 2:31 PM PDT · 14638 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.614km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 1, 9:21 AM PDT · 14636 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.810km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Sep 1, 4:23 PM PDT · 14636 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.112km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 3, 6:56 AM PDT · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.74km N of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 3, 9:12 AM PDT · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.23km NE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Sep 3, 12:46 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.528km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 3, 4:17 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
16. 1.711km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Sep 3, 10:46 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.09km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 4, 12:48 AM PDT · 14634 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.714km WNW of Castaic, CAThu, Sep 4, 11:31 PM PDT · 14633 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.72km WNW of Valencia, CAFri, Sep 5, 9:52 PM PDT · 14632 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.010km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 7, 12:56 AM PDT · 14631 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
21. 1.619km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 8, 12:19 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
22. 1.528km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 8, 10:53 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
23. 1.88km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 10, 10:12 AM PDT · 14627 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
24. 2.116km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 10, 5:54 PM PDT · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
25. 1.712km N of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Sep 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
26. 1.96km E of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 11, 11:07 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
27. 2.09km E of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 11, 11:15 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.89km E of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 11, 11:35 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
29. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 4:34 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
30. 2.516km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 10:18 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
31. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 13, 1:54 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
32. 1.66km SSW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 13, 3:52 AM PDT · 14624 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
33. 2.510km E of Ojai, CASat, Sep 13, 1:33 PM PDT · 14624 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.99km E of Ojai, CASat, Sep 13, 1:57 PM PDT · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
35. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Sep 14, 3:43 PM PDT · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
36. 2.011km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Sep 16, 3:30 PM PDT · 14621 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
37. 1.614km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 17, 5:22 AM PDT · 14620 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
38. 1.612km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 17, 11:36 PM PDT · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
39. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 19, 6:01 AM PDT · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
40. 1.94km NNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Sep 21, 4:53 AM PDT · 14616 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
41. 1.64km N of Granada Hills, CASun, Sep 21, 5:00 AM PDT · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
42. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 21, 9:14 PM PDT · 14616 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
43. 2.110km NW of Johannesburg, CATue, Sep 23, 6:25 AM PDT · 14614 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
44. 3.420km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Sep 24, 3:46 AM PDT · 14613 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
45. 1.922km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Sep 24, 7:01 PM PDT · 14613 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
46. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 25, 4:58 AM PDT · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
47. 1.612km N of Castaic, CAFri, Sep 26, 4:05 AM PDT · 14611 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
48. 1.69km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 26, 8:12 AM PDT · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
49. 2.03km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 27, 10:33 AM PDT · 14610 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
50. 1.96km S of Ojai, CASat, Sep 27, 4:46 PM PDT · 14610 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
51. 1.76km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Sep 28, 7:08 AM PDT · 14609 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
52. 1.513km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Sep 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 14609 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
53. 1.616km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Sep 29, 4:22 AM PDT · 14608 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
54. 2.19km E of Ojai, CATue, Sep 30, 10:39 PM PDT · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
55. 1.99km E of Ojai, CATue, Sep 30, 11:10 PM PDT · 14607 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
56. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 2, 10:20 PM PDT · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
57. 2.25km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Oct 4, 7:11 PM PDT · 14603 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
58. 2.57km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 3:10 AM PDT · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
59. 2.023km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 7, 9:59 PM PDT · 14600 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
60. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 8, 12:50 PM PDT · 14599 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

1. 1.75km N of Taft, CAFri, Aug 15, 5:22 AM PDT · 14653 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.11km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:41 PM PDT · 14654 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.016km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:14 PM PDT · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.67km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Aug 13, 1:09 AM PDT · 14656 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
5. 2.215km S of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 12, 3:27 PM PDT · 14656 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
6. 1.815km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Aug 12, 1:08 AM PDT · 14657 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.34km E of Wofford Heights, CASun, Aug 10, 9:02 PM PDT · 14658 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 9, 4:26 AM PDT · 14659 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 8, 7:15 AM PDT · 14660 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.623km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 6, 7:58 PM PDT · 14662 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.83km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 3, 11:19 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
12. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 3, 10:51 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.622km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Aug 3, 3:54 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.618km NNW of Fillmore, CASat, Aug 2, 9:55 PM PDT · 14666 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
15. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Aug 2, 12:18 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
16. 1.710km NNW of Castaic, CAFri, Aug 1, 5:51 PM PDT · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.69km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Aug 1, 6:10 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.113km WNW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 1, 2:00 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.118km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:29 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 28, 11:13 PM PDT · 14671 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci707268. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.