M2.1 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Jan 9, 1987, 6:35 AM PST

UTC

1987-01-09 14:35:51 UTC

Depth

1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.310° N, 118.547° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

63°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast18 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast143 kmN

After

1. 2.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 9, 2:35 PM PST · 14500 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.97km S of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 9, 6:42 PM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.88km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jan 10, 2:27 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 3:22 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:22 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:34 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:47 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 11, 9:31 AM PST · 14499 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 11, 3:51 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 11, 4:30 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.620km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Jan 11, 5:35 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
12. 1.812km NNE of Boron, CASun, Jan 11, 11:35 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
13. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 11, 11:52 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.98km S of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jan 12, 1:03 AM PST · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.42km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 12, 9:42 PM PST · 14497 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 1:54 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.08km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:10 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:43 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.08km SSW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Jan 14, 8:40 PM PST · 14495 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.316km SE of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 16, 8:09 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.316km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 16, 11:59 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
22. 2.714km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 16, 4:56 PM PST · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
23. 2.18km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 20, 3:22 AM PST · 14490 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
24. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 21, 7:01 AM PST · 14489 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
25. 1.634km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 21, 10:24 PM PST · 14488 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
26. 1.633km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 21, 10:52 PM PST · 14488 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
27. 1.821km SW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 24, 8:07 AM PST · 14486 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
28. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 28, 6:28 AM PST · 14482 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
29. 1.611km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 28, 6:40 PM PST · 14481 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
30. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 29, 8:11 PM PST · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
31. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 30, 1:25 AM PST · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
32. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 30, 11:33 PM PST · 14479 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
33. 2.120km NNE of California City, CASat, Jan 31, 4:31 PM PST · 14478 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
34. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Feb 2, 10:21 AM PST · 14477 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.822km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 3, 10:46 AM PST · 14476 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
36. 2.418km N of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 4, 2:05 PM PST · 14474 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
37. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 4, 10:22 PM PST · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
38. 2.510km SW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 5, 8:38 AM PST · 14474 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
39. 1.820km NNE of California City, CAFri, Feb 6, 2:07 AM PST · 14473 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
40. 2.420km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 6, 1:05 PM PST · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
41. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Feb 7, 5:14 AM PST · 14472 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
42. 1.720km NNE of California City, CASun, Feb 8, 9:43 PM PST · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
43. 2.313km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Feb 9, 6:10 AM PST · 14470 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
44. 1.610km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Feb 10, 1:13 AM PST · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
45. 2.622km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 10, 8:04 AM PST · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
46. 2.122km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 10, 11:02 AM PST · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
47. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 12, 12:30 AM PST · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
48. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 13, 1:46 AM PST · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
49. 1.816km ESE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 13, 2:48 AM PST · 14466 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
50. 2.619km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 13, 5:41 AM PST · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
51. 1.817km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 13, 11:39 AM PST · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
52. 1.611km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Feb 14, 10:43 AM PST · 14465 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
53. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 15, 6:58 PM PST · 14463 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.112km SSW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 19, 2:33 PM PST · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
55. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 19, 8:39 PM PST · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
56. 1.99km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASat, Feb 21, 10:40 AM PST · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
57. 1.619km N of California City, CASat, Feb 21, 9:59 PM PST · 14457 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
58. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 22, 9:28 PM PST · 14456 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
59. 2.220km E of Maricopa, CATue, Feb 24, 11:09 AM PST · 14455 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
60. 2.119km NNE of California City, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:05 PM PST · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

1. 1.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jan 7, 6:03 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.916km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:19 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.715km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Jan 7, 1:10 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.87km S of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 6, 7:38 PM PST · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.132km N of Kernville, CATue, Jan 6, 6:22 PM PST · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.18km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 6, 5:08 PM PST · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jan 6, 12:51 AM PST · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.011km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 5, 10:42 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 5, 4:22 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.86km ENE of Lebec, CASun, Jan 4, 11:49 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.310km N of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 3, 7:55 PM PST · 14506 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.912km WNW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 2, 11:33 AM PST · 14508 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.15km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 1, 11:51 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
14. 2.04km S of Valencia, CATue, Dec 30, 10:33 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.814km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 30, 1:57 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
16. 1.516km S of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 29, 7:25 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 5:35 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
18. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 1:46 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.817km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:30 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
20. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:21 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci715643. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.