California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Dec 18, 1986, 10:50 PM PST (06:50 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 19km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-19 06:50:54 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.316° N, 118.528° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14521 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14520 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.733km N of Kernville, CA · 14518 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.920km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14518 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.717km S of Tehachapi, CA · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.520km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14517 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.617km SE of Arvin, CA · 14517 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.835km N of Kernville, CA · 14516 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.29km E of Kernville, CA · 14515 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.217km ESE of Arvin, CA · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14514 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14514 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 14514 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14513 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 14513 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 14513 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CA · 14513 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CA · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.516km S of Little Lake, CA · 14512 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.814km SSE of Arvin, CA · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.04km S of Valencia, CA · 14511 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.15km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14509 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.912km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 14508 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.310km N of Grapevine, CA · 14507 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.86km ENE of Lebec, CA · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14505 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.011km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14505 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14505 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.18km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.132km N of Kernville, CA · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.87km S of Johannesburg, CA · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.715km NE of Lebec, CA · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.916km NE of Lebec, CA · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14501 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14501 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.97km S of Johannesburg, CA · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.88km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14500 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CA · 14499 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.620km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14499 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.812km NNE of Boron, CA · 14499 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.98km S of Johannesburg, CA · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.42km N of Frazier Park, CA · 14498 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CA · 14497 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.08km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14496 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CA · 14496 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.08km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14496 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.316km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.316km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14494 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14523 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.019km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.937km N of Kernville, CA · 14525 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.15km W of Wasco, CA · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14526 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.615km SW of Lamont, CA · 14528 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.637km N of Kernville, CA · 14528 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.019km WSW of Lamont, CA · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.84km W of Kernville, CA · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CA · 14531 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.817km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14533 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.815km SW of Lamont, CA · 14534 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.813km S of Arvin, CA · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci714719. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.