M2.4 earthquake 19km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 6, 1986, 2:48 AM PST

UTC

1986-12-06 10:48:29 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.261° N, 118.582° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

72°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast12 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast19 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 2.013km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 6, 8:35 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.813km S of Arvin, CASat, Dec 6, 9:02 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.815km SW of Lamont, CASun, Dec 7, 7:47 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
4. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:25 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
5. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:38 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
6. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 3:55 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.817km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 9, 10:43 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.84km W of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 11, 6:12 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.019km WSW of Lamont, CAFri, Dec 12, 5:45 AM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.637km N of Kernville, CASat, Dec 13, 11:50 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.615km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 13, 5:24 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:31 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.15km W of Wasco, CATue, Dec 16, 1:43 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.937km N of Kernville, CATue, Dec 16, 9:55 PM PST · 14525 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
15. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 6:32 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
16. 3.119km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 9:04 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.819km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 9:16 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
18. 3.019km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 9:30 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:51 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.719km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:51 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
21. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:50 PM PST · 14523 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
22. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 20, 11:47 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
23. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 21, 10:31 AM PST · 14520 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
24. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 21, 11:47 AM PST · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
25. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 21, 12:22 PM PST · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
26. 1.733km N of Kernville, CATue, Dec 23, 8:40 AM PST · 14518 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.920km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 23, 4:49 PM PST · 14518 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
28. 1.717km S of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 24, 2:05 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
29. 2.520km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 24, 4:15 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
30. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 24, 9:11 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
31. 1.617km SE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 24, 12:12 PM PST · 14517 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
32. 1.835km N of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 25, 7:10 PM PST · 14516 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
33. 2.29km E of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 26, 4:45 AM PST · 14515 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
34. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 26, 11:13 PM PST · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.217km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 27, 3:32 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
36. 1.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Dec 27, 4:59 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
37. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 27, 9:53 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
38. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CASat, Dec 27, 8:04 PM PST · 14514 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
39. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 28, 10:14 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
40. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:21 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
41. 1.817km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:30 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
42. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 1:46 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
43. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 5:35 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
44. 1.64km W of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Dec 29, 7:08 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.516km S of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 29, 7:25 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
46. 1.814km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 30, 1:57 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
47. 1.68km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Dec 30, 4:00 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
48. 2.04km S of Valencia, CATue, Dec 30, 10:33 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
49. 2.15km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 1, 11:51 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
50. 1.912km WNW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 2, 11:33 AM PST · 14508 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
51. 2.310km N of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 3, 7:55 PM PST · 14507 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
52. 1.86km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 4, 6:39 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
53. 1.86km ENE of Lebec, CASun, Jan 4, 11:49 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
54. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 5, 4:22 PM PST · 14505 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
55. 2.011km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 5, 10:42 PM PST · 14505 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
56. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jan 6, 12:51 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
57. 2.18km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 6, 5:08 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
58. 2.132km N of Kernville, CATue, Jan 6, 6:22 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
59. 1.87km S of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 6, 7:38 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
60. 2.715km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Jan 7, 1:10 AM PST · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

1. 2.59km NE of Valencia, CAThu, Dec 4, 6:16 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.71km NNW of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 3, 6:27 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 2, 9:18 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.634km N of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 1, 9:48 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.613km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Dec 1, 7:32 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
6. 2.712km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Dec 1, 11:32 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.312km WSW of Lamont, CAMon, Dec 1, 9:15 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.28km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 30, 4:23 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
9. 1.97km NW of Vincent, CASun, Nov 30, 12:12 AM PST · 14542 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 30, 12:06 AM PST · 14542 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.119km SSE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 29, 9:19 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.07km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 28, 2:05 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
13. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 27, 10:24 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
14. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Nov 26, 3:14 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 26, 2:08 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.49km NNE of Buttonwillow, CATue, Nov 25, 2:37 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.59km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 24, 12:02 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.04km W of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 24, 10:43 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
19. 2.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 23, 3:07 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.220km NNE of California City, CASun, Nov 23, 8:15 AM PST · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci714211. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.