M1.5 earthquake 14km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 26, 1986, 11:13 PM PST

UTC

1986-12-27 07:13:28 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.022° N, 118.511° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

0

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast13 kmSSW
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast50 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast111 kmNNW

After

1. 2.217km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 27, 3:32 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
2. 1.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Dec 27, 4:59 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CASat, Dec 27, 8:04 PM PST · 14514 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 28, 10:14 PM PST · 14512 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
5. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:21 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.817km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:30 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 1:46 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 5:35 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.64km W of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Dec 29, 7:08 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.814km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 30, 1:57 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
11. 1.68km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Dec 30, 4:00 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.04km S of Valencia, CATue, Dec 30, 10:33 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.15km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 1, 11:51 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.912km WNW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 2, 11:33 AM PST · 14508 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.310km N of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 3, 7:55 PM PST · 14507 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
16. 1.86km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 4, 6:39 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.86km ENE of Lebec, CASun, Jan 4, 11:49 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
18. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 5, 4:22 PM PST · 14505 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.011km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 5, 10:42 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.18km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 6, 5:08 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
21. 1.87km S of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 6, 7:38 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
22. 2.715km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Jan 7, 1:10 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
23. 1.916km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:19 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
24. 1.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jan 7, 6:03 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
25. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 9, 6:35 AM PST · 14501 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
26. 2.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 9, 2:35 PM PST · 14501 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
27. 1.97km S of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 9, 6:42 PM PST · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
28. 1.88km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jan 10, 2:27 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 3:22 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
30. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:22 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
31. 2.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:34 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
32. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:47 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
33. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 11, 9:31 AM PST · 14499 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
34. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 11, 3:51 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
35. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 11, 4:30 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
36. 2.620km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Jan 11, 5:35 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
37. 1.812km NNE of Boron, CASun, Jan 11, 11:35 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.98km S of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jan 12, 1:03 AM PST · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
39. 2.42km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 12, 9:42 PM PST · 14497 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
40. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 1:54 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
41. 2.08km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:10 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
42. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:43 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
43. 2.08km SSW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Jan 14, 8:40 PM PST · 14495 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
44. 2.316km SE of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 16, 8:09 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
45. 2.316km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 16, 11:59 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
46. 2.714km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 16, 4:56 PM PST · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
47. 2.06km NE of Lake View Terrace, CASun, Jan 18, 5:06 PM PST · 14492 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
48. 2.18km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 20, 3:22 AM PST · 14490 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
49. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 21, 7:01 AM PST · 14489 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
50. 1.821km SW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 24, 8:07 AM PST · 14486 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 28, 6:28 AM PST · 14482 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
52. 1.611km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 28, 6:40 PM PST · 14482 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
53. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 29, 8:11 PM PST · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
54. 2.28km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Jan 29, 11:34 PM PST · 14480 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
55. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 30, 11:33 PM PST · 14479 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
56. 2.120km NNE of California City, CASat, Jan 31, 4:31 PM PST · 14479 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
57. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Feb 2, 10:21 AM PST · 14477 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
58. 1.822km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 3, 10:46 AM PST · 14476 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
59. 2.510km SW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 5, 8:38 AM PST · 14474 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
60. 2.014km WNW of Ojai, CAThu, Feb 5, 10:36 PM PST · 14473 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

1. 2.29km E of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 26, 4:45 AM PST · 14515 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.617km SE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 24, 12:12 PM PST · 14517 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 24, 9:11 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
4. 2.520km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 24, 4:15 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.717km S of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 24, 2:05 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.920km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 23, 4:49 PM PST · 14518 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
7. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 21, 11:47 AM PST · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.76km NNW of Ojai, CAFri, Dec 19, 5:13 AM PST · 14522 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:50 PM PST · 14522 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
10. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:31 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.615km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 13, 5:24 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
12. 2.217km E of Boron, CASat, Dec 13, 1:37 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.019km WSW of Lamont, CAFri, Dec 12, 5:45 AM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
14. 1.84km W of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 11, 6:12 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.817km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 9, 10:43 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 3:55 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
17. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:38 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
18. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:25 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.815km SW of Lamont, CASun, Dec 7, 7:47 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
20. 1.813km S of Arvin, CASat, Dec 6, 9:02 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci715086. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.