California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Aug 1, 1987, 8:27 AM PDT (15:27 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6km E of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-08-01 15:27:23 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.349° N, 118.555° 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
134°
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: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14295 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.86km E of Kernville, CA · 14294 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14294 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.18km S of Bakersfield, CA · 14293 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.921km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14293 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.16km E of Kernville, CA · 14293 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.56km E of Kernville, CA · 14293 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.96km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14293 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.76km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14293 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.66km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14293 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.128km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14292 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.96km E of Kernville, CA · 14292 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.96km E of Kernville, CA · 14292 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.65km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14292 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.16km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14292 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.56km E of Kernville, CA · 14292 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.76km E of Kernville, CA · 14292 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.16km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14292 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.76km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14292 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.26km E of Kernville, CA · 14291 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.65km E of Kernville, CA · 14291 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.66km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.76km E of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.96km E of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.46km E of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.66km E of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.76km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.65km NE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 3.45km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.36km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 3.08km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 3.46km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.99km N of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.76km E of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.16km E of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.86km E of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.46km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.46km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.16km E of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.06km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.66km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14290 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.46km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14289 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.96km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14289 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.933km N of Kernville, CA · 14288 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.88km ESE of Oildale, CA · 14288 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 3.018km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14287 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.215km SW of Bodfish, CA · 14287 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.76km E of Kernville, CA · 14287 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.26km E of Kernville, CA · 14287 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.86km E of Kernville, CA · 14287 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.55km E of Kernville, CA · 14287 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.76km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14287 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.06km E of Kernville, CA · 14287 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.26km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14287 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.66km E of Kernville, CA · 14287 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.66km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14287 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.96km E of Kernville, CA · 14287 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.011km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 14286 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.211km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14286 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci620015. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.