M1.6 earthquake 16km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Sep 13, 1986, 1:54 AM PDT

UTC

1986-09-13 08:54:21 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.239° N, 118.569° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast10 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast16 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmNNW

After

1. 1.66km SSW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 13, 3:52 AM PDT · 14624 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Sep 14, 3:43 PM PDT · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.636km N of Kernville, CATue, Sep 16, 7:54 AM PDT · 14621 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.011km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Sep 16, 3:30 PM PDT · 14621 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
5. 1.614km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 17, 5:22 AM PDT · 14620 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.612km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 17, 11:36 PM PDT · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 19, 6:01 AM PDT · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 21, 9:14 PM PDT · 14616 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
9. 2.110km NW of Johannesburg, CATue, Sep 23, 6:25 AM PDT · 14614 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
10. 3.420km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Sep 24, 3:46 AM PDT · 14613 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.922km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Sep 24, 7:01 PM PDT · 14613 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.820km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 25, 4:38 AM PDT · 14612 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
13. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 25, 4:58 AM PDT · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.612km N of Castaic, CAFri, Sep 26, 4:05 AM PDT · 14611 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.535km N of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 26, 8:03 AM PDT · 14611 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.69km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 26, 8:12 AM PDT · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
17. 2.03km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 27, 10:33 AM PDT · 14610 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.76km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Sep 28, 7:08 AM PDT · 14609 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.513km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Sep 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 14609 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.616km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Sep 29, 4:22 AM PDT · 14608 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
21. 1.733km N of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 29, 5:40 AM PDT · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
22. 2.034km N of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 29, 6:46 AM PDT · 14608 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.634km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 2, 4:45 AM PDT · 14605 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
24. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 2, 10:20 PM PDT · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
25. 2.25km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Oct 4, 7:11 PM PDT · 14603 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
26. 1.54km SE of Delano, CASun, Oct 5, 3:34 PM PDT · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
27. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 5, 7:49 PM PDT · 14602 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.630km N of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 6, 1:42 AM PDT · 14602 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
29. 2.57km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 3:10 AM PDT · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
30. 1.615km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 6, 5:02 PM PDT · 14601 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
31. 2.614km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 6, 9:52 PM PDT · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
32. 1.836km N of Kernville, CATue, Oct 7, 8:26 AM PDT · 14600 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
33. 2.023km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 7, 9:59 PM PDT · 14600 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
34. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 8, 12:50 PM PDT · 14599 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
35. 2.337km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:15 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
36. 2.436km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:48 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
37. 1.536km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:59 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
38. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:32 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
39. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:34 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
40. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:43 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
41. 2.420km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 11, 4:55 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
42. 1.635km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 4:22 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
43. 2.72km SE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:07 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
44. 2.03km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:11 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
45. 1.53km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:17 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
46. 1.635km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 11:04 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
47. 1.536km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 11:54 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
48. 2.57km W of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 12, 6:48 AM PDT · 14595 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
49. 1.832km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 12, 3:10 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
50. 1.736km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 12, 9:04 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
51. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 14, 10:45 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
52. 3.217km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Oct 15, 1:19 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
53. 2.424km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 16, 2:23 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
54. 3.032km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 16, 5:17 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
55. 1.732km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 16, 4:41 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
56. 1.832km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 17, 8:50 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
57. 1.934km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 17, 7:14 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
58. 2.312km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 3:18 PM PDT · 14589 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
59. 1.712km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 10:48 PM PDT · 14589 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
60. 2.711km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 10:48 PM PDT · 14589 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

1. 2.516km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 10:18 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 4:34 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.712km N of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Sep 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.116km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 10, 5:54 PM PDT · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
5. 1.88km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 10, 10:12 AM PDT · 14627 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 9, 5:17 AM PDT · 14628 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.528km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 8, 10:53 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
8. 1.619km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 8, 12:19 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 8, 7:14 AM PDT · 14629 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.533km N of Kernville, CASun, Sep 7, 11:31 AM PDT · 14630 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Sep 7, 6:02 AM PDT · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.835km N of Kernville, CASun, Sep 7, 3:19 AM PDT · 14630 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.836km N of Kernville, CASun, Sep 7, 1:39 AM PDT · 14631 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.010km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 7, 12:56 AM PDT · 14631 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
15. 1.72km WNW of Valencia, CAFri, Sep 5, 9:52 PM PDT · 14632 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.934km N of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 5, 12:44 PM PDT · 14632 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.714km WNW of Castaic, CAThu, Sep 4, 11:31 PM PDT · 14633 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.09km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 4, 12:48 AM PDT · 14634 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
19. 1.711km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Sep 3, 10:46 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.528km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 3, 4:17 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci709200. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.