M1.7 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Oct 2, 1986, 10:20 PM PDT

UTC

1986-10-03 05:20:14 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.284° N, 118.573° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast15 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast140 kmNNW

After

1. 1.616km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 4, 9:56 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.25km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Oct 4, 7:11 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.54km SE of Delano, CASun, Oct 5, 3:34 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 5, 7:49 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.630km N of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 6, 1:42 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.57km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 3:10 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.615km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 6, 5:02 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
8. 2.614km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 6, 9:52 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.836km N of Kernville, CATue, Oct 7, 8:26 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.023km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 7, 9:59 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 8, 12:50 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
12. 2.337km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:15 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.436km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:48 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.536km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:59 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:32 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:34 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:43 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
18. 2.420km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 11, 4:55 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.635km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 4:22 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.72km SE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:07 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
21. 2.03km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:11 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
22. 1.53km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:17 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
23. 1.635km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 11:04 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
24. 1.536km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 11:54 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
25. 2.57km W of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 12, 6:48 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
26. 1.832km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 12, 3:10 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.736km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 12, 9:04 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
28. 1.914km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Oct 14, 6:22 AM PDT · 14589 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
29. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 14, 10:45 AM PDT · 14588 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
30. 3.217km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Oct 15, 1:19 AM PDT · 14588 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
31. 2.424km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 16, 2:23 AM PDT · 14587 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
32. 3.032km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 16, 5:17 AM PDT · 14587 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
33. 1.732km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 16, 4:41 PM PDT · 14586 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
34. 1.832km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 17, 8:50 AM PDT · 14586 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
35. 1.934km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 17, 7:14 PM PDT · 14585 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
36. 2.312km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 3:18 PM PDT · 14584 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
37. 1.712km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 10:48 PM PDT · 14584 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
38. 2.711km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 10:48 PM PDT · 14584 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
39. 2.212km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 11:03 PM PDT · 14584 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
40. 2.312km SE of Maricopa, CASun, Oct 19, 4:50 AM PDT · 14584 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
41. 2.54km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Oct 19, 11:02 AM PDT · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
42. 2.235km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 19, 4:02 PM PDT · 14583 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
43. 2.42km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 19, 5:06 PM PDT · 14583 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
44. 2.037km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 19, 11:21 PM PDT · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
45. 2.412km SE of Maricopa, CAMon, Oct 20, 2:41 AM PDT · 14583 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
46. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 20, 4:48 AM PDT · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
47. 1.718km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Oct 20, 2:34 PM PDT · 14582 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
48. 2.732km N of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 20, 10:55 PM PDT · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
49. 1.811km N of Piru, CATue, Oct 21, 2:14 AM PDT · 14582 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
50. 2.914km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 21, 3:57 PM PDT · 14581 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
51. 2.024km S of Maricopa, CATue, Oct 21, 11:53 PM PDT · 14581 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
52. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 22, 1:07 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
53. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 22, 1:10 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
54. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 23, 12:15 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
55. 1.834km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 23, 1:33 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
56. 1.820km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 23, 2:23 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
57. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 23, 3:05 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
58. 2.034km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 23, 9:49 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
59. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 24, 12:15 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
60. 2.114km NE of Taft, CAFri, Oct 24, 9:54 AM PDT · 14578 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

1. 1.634km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 2, 4:45 AM PDT · 14601 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.034km N of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 29, 6:46 AM PDT · 14604 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.733km N of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 29, 5:40 AM PDT · 14604 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.616km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Sep 29, 4:22 AM PDT · 14604 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.513km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Sep 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 14604 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.76km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Sep 28, 7:08 AM PDT · 14605 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.03km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 27, 10:33 AM PDT · 14605 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.69km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 26, 8:12 AM PDT · 14607 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.535km N of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 26, 8:03 AM PDT · 14607 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.612km N of Castaic, CAFri, Sep 26, 4:05 AM PDT · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 25, 4:58 AM PDT · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.820km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 25, 4:38 AM PDT · 14608 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.922km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Sep 24, 7:01 PM PDT · 14608 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
14. 3.420km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Sep 24, 3:46 AM PDT · 14609 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.110km NW of Johannesburg, CATue, Sep 23, 6:25 AM PDT · 14610 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 21, 9:14 PM PDT · 14611 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 19, 6:01 AM PDT · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
18. 1.612km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 17, 11:36 PM PDT · 14615 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.614km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 17, 5:22 AM PDT · 14616 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
20. 2.011km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Sep 16, 3:30 PM PDT · 14616 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci710191. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.