M2.0 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Oct 7, 1986, 9:59 PM PDT

UTC

1986-10-08 04:59:47 UTC

Depth

1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.318° N, 118.557° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

99°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmNNW

After

1. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 8, 12:50 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
2. 2.337km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:15 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.436km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:48 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
4. 1.536km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:59 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:32 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:34 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:43 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
8. 2.420km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 11, 4:55 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
9. 1.635km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 4:22 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.72km SE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:07 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.03km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:11 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.53km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:17 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.635km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 11:04 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.536km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 11:54 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.57km W of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 12, 6:48 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
16. 1.832km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 12, 3:10 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.736km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 12, 9:04 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.914km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Oct 14, 6:22 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
19. 3.217km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Oct 15, 1:19 AM PDT · 14589 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
20. 2.424km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 16, 2:23 AM PDT · 14588 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
21. 3.032km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 16, 5:17 AM PDT · 14588 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
22. 1.732km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 16, 4:41 PM PDT · 14587 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
23. 1.832km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 17, 8:50 AM PDT · 14587 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
24. 1.934km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 17, 7:14 PM PDT · 14586 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
25. 2.312km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 3:18 PM PDT · 14585 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
26. 1.712km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 10:48 PM PDT · 14585 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
27. 2.711km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 10:48 PM PDT · 14585 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
28. 2.212km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 11:03 PM PDT · 14585 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
29. 2.312km SE of Maricopa, CASun, Oct 19, 4:50 AM PDT · 14585 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
30. 2.54km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Oct 19, 11:02 AM PDT · 14584 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
31. 2.235km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 19, 4:02 PM PDT · 14584 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
32. 2.42km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 19, 5:06 PM PDT · 14584 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
33. 2.037km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 19, 11:21 PM PDT · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
34. 2.412km SE of Maricopa, CAMon, Oct 20, 2:41 AM PDT · 14584 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
35. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 20, 4:48 AM PDT · 14584 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
36. 1.718km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Oct 20, 2:34 PM PDT · 14583 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
37. 2.732km N of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 20, 10:55 PM PDT · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.811km N of Piru, CATue, Oct 21, 2:14 AM PDT · 14583 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
39. 2.914km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 21, 3:57 PM PDT · 14582 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
40. 2.024km S of Maricopa, CATue, Oct 21, 11:53 PM PDT · 14582 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
41. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 22, 1:07 AM PDT · 14582 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
42. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 22, 1:10 AM PDT · 14582 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
43. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 23, 12:15 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
44. 1.834km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 23, 1:33 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
45. 1.820km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 23, 2:23 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
46. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 23, 3:05 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
47. 2.034km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 23, 9:49 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
48. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 24, 12:15 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
49. 2.114km NE of Taft, CAFri, Oct 24, 9:54 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.732km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 24, 6:21 PM PDT · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
51. 2.314km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 25, 4:00 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
52. 1.710km N of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 25, 5:00 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
53. 2.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 25, 7:38 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
54. 1.618km S of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 25, 4:41 PM PDT · 14578 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
55. 2.115km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 26, 10:01 AM PST · 14577 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
56. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 27, 12:59 AM PST · 14577 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
57. 1.812km N of Castaic, CAMon, Oct 27, 1:09 AM PST · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
58. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 27, 3:02 PM PST · 14576 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
59. 1.611km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 27, 3:29 PM PST · 14576 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
60. 1.72km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 28, 12:15 PM PST · 14575 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

1. 1.836km N of Kernville, CATue, Oct 7, 8:26 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.614km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 6, 9:52 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.615km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 6, 5:02 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.57km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 3:10 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
5. 1.630km N of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 6, 1:42 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.118km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 5, 8:48 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 5, 7:49 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.54km SE of Delano, CASun, Oct 5, 3:34 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
9. 2.25km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Oct 4, 7:11 PM PDT · 14599 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.616km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 4, 9:56 AM PDT · 14600 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 2, 10:20 PM PDT · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.634km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 2, 4:45 AM PDT · 14602 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
13. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Sep 30, 12:51 AM PDT · 14604 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.720km NNE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Sep 30, 12:47 AM PDT · 14604 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.034km N of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 29, 6:46 AM PDT · 14605 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.733km N of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 29, 5:40 AM PDT · 14605 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.616km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Sep 29, 4:22 AM PDT · 14605 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.513km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Sep 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 14605 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.03km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 27, 10:33 AM PDT · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.69km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 26, 8:12 AM PDT · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci710486. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.