M1.8 earthquake 21km SW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Jan 24, 1987, 8:07 AM PST

UTC

1987-01-24 16:07:04 UTC

Depth

9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.017° N, 118.629° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

101°

Stations used

0

• Stallion Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 2,488. Forecast8 kmS
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast53 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast113 kmNNW

After

1. 2.030km WSW of Maricopa, CASun, Jan 25, 1:23 PM PST · 14490 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.830km WSW of Maricopa, CASun, Jan 25, 3:12 PM PST · 14490 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 28, 6:28 AM PST · 14487 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.611km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 28, 6:40 PM PST · 14487 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 29, 8:11 PM PST · 14486 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
6. 2.28km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Jan 29, 11:34 PM PST · 14486 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 30, 11:33 PM PST · 14485 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
8. 2.120km NNE of California City, CASat, Jan 31, 4:31 PM PST · 14484 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Feb 2, 10:21 AM PST · 14482 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.822km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 3, 10:46 AM PST · 14481 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
11. 2.510km SW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 5, 8:38 AM PST · 14479 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.014km WNW of Ojai, CAThu, Feb 5, 10:36 PM PST · 14479 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.820km NNE of California City, CAFri, Feb 6, 2:07 AM PST · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.428km NNE of Montecito, CAFri, Feb 6, 9:06 AM PST · 14478 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Feb 7, 5:14 AM PST · 14477 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.88km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 7, 8:50 AM PST · 14477 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.88km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 7, 8:51 AM PST · 14477 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 7, 8:52 AM PST · 14477 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
19. 1.720km NNE of California City, CASun, Feb 8, 9:43 PM PST · 14476 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.313km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Feb 9, 6:10 AM PST · 14475 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
21. 1.610km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Feb 10, 1:13 AM PST · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
22. 2.622km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 10, 8:04 AM PST · 14474 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.122km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 10, 11:02 AM PST · 14474 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
24. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 12, 12:30 AM PST · 14473 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
25. 1.816km ESE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 13, 2:48 AM PST · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
26. 1.611km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Feb 14, 10:43 AM PST · 14470 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
27. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 15, 6:58 PM PST · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
28. 1.89km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Feb 17, 6:24 PM PST · 14467 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
29. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Feb 18, 5:35 PM PST · 14466 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
30. 2.112km SSW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 19, 2:33 PM PST · 14465 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
31. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 19, 8:39 PM PST · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
32. 1.910km NNE of Ventura, CAFri, Feb 20, 2:50 AM PST · 14465 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
33. 1.619km N of California City, CASat, Feb 21, 9:59 PM PST · 14463 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
34. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 22, 9:28 PM PST · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
35. 2.220km E of Maricopa, CATue, Feb 24, 11:09 AM PST · 14460 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
36. 2.119km NNE of California City, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:05 PM PST · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
37. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Feb 27, 11:34 AM PST · 14457 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
38. 1.725km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Mar 2, 3:06 AM PST · 14455 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
39. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 2, 6:58 AM PST · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
40. 1.521km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 4, 6:46 AM PST · 14452 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
41. 1.913km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 4, 7:00 PM PST · 14452 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
42. 1.93km NE of Ojai, CAThu, Mar 5, 7:28 PM PST · 14451 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
43. 1.820km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Mar 6, 12:32 PM PST · 14450 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
44. 2.39km E of Kernville, CASun, Mar 8, 5:15 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
45. 1.921km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 8, 8:44 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
46. 1.828km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 8, 11:48 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
47. 2.29km E of Kernville, CATue, Mar 10, 4:40 AM PST · 14447 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
48. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 10, 7:05 AM PST · 14446 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
49. 2.318km N of California City, CAThu, Mar 12, 3:35 PM PST · 14444 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
50. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 18, 8:52 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
51. 3.018km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 19, 8:09 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
52. 1.916km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 20, 2:03 AM PST · 14437 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
53. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 21, 3:47 AM PST · 14436 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
54. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 21, 5:08 AM PST · 14435 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
55. 2.63km E of Kernville, CASat, Mar 21, 6:46 AM PST · 14435 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

Before

1. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 21, 7:01 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.18km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 20, 3:22 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
3. 2.06km NE of Lake View Terrace, CASun, Jan 18, 5:06 PM PST · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
4. 2.714km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 16, 4:56 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.316km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 16, 11:59 AM PST · 14499 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
6. 2.08km SSW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Jan 14, 8:40 PM PST · 14501 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:43 AM PST · 14502 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.08km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:10 AM PST · 14502 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
9. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 1:54 AM PST · 14502 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.42km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 12, 9:42 PM PST · 14503 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.98km S of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jan 12, 1:03 AM PST · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.812km NNE of Boron, CASun, Jan 11, 11:35 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.620km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Jan 11, 5:35 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 11, 4:30 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
15. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 11, 3:51 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 11, 9:31 AM PST · 14504 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
17. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:47 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
18. 2.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:34 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
19. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:22 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 3:22 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716265. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.