M2.0 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Jan 30, 1987, 11:33 PM PST

UTC

1987-01-31 07:33:18 UTC

Depth

3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.356° N, 118.469° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

107°

Stations used

0

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast24 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast25 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast50 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmN

After

1. 2.120km NNE of California City, CASat, Jan 31, 4:31 PM PST · 14479 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Feb 2, 10:21 AM PST · 14477 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.822km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 3, 10:46 AM PST · 14476 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
4. 2.418km N of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 4, 2:05 PM PST · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
5. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 4, 10:22 PM PST · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.510km SW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 5, 8:38 AM PST · 14474 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.820km NNE of California City, CAFri, Feb 6, 2:07 AM PST · 14473 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.88km NNE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 6, 8:40 AM PST · 14473 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.420km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 6, 1:05 PM PST · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Feb 7, 5:14 AM PST · 14472 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.720km NNE of California City, CASun, Feb 8, 9:43 PM PST · 14471 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
12. 2.313km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Feb 9, 6:10 AM PST · 14470 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
13. 1.610km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Feb 10, 1:13 AM PST · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
14. 2.622km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 10, 8:04 AM PST · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
15. 2.122km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 10, 11:02 AM PST · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 12, 12:30 AM PST · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 13, 1:46 AM PST · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
18. 1.816km ESE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 13, 2:48 AM PST · 14466 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
19. 2.619km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 13, 5:41 AM PST · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
20. 1.817km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 13, 11:39 AM PST · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
21. 1.611km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Feb 14, 10:43 AM PST · 14465 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
22. 2.018km E of Little Lake, CASun, Feb 15, 6:14 AM PST · 14464 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
23. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 15, 6:58 PM PST · 14464 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
24. 2.112km SSW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 19, 2:33 PM PST · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
25. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 19, 8:39 PM PST · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
26. 1.99km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASat, Feb 21, 10:40 AM PST · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
27. 1.619km N of California City, CASat, Feb 21, 9:59 PM PST · 14458 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
28. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 22, 9:28 PM PST · 14457 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
29. 2.220km E of Maricopa, CATue, Feb 24, 11:09 AM PST · 14455 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
30. 2.119km NNE of California City, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:05 PM PST · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
31. 2.610km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:10 PM PST · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
32. 1.910km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:19 PM PST · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
33. 1.610km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:20 PM PST · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
34. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Feb 26, 1:40 AM PST · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
35. 1.810km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Feb 26, 4:01 PM PST · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
36. 2.037km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Feb 26, 8:47 PM PST · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
37. 2.410km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Feb 26, 9:55 PM PST · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
38. 3.110km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Feb 26, 10:20 PM PST · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
39. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Feb 26, 10:21 PM PST · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
40. 2.117km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 28, 8:10 PM PST · 14451 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
41. 2.410km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 1, 7:18 AM PST · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
42. 1.710km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 1, 11:02 AM PST · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
43. 1.725km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Mar 2, 3:06 AM PST · 14449 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
44. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 2, 6:58 AM PST · 14449 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
45. 2.818km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 3, 7:10 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
46. 1.521km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 4, 6:46 AM PST · 14447 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
47. 2.113km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 4, 3:09 PM PST · 14447 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
48. 2.013km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 4, 3:09 PM PST · 14447 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
49. 1.913km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 4, 7:00 PM PST · 14447 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
50. 1.820km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Mar 6, 12:32 PM PST · 14445 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
51. 1.913km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 7, 7:53 AM PST · 14444 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
52. 2.39km E of Kernville, CASun, Mar 8, 5:15 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
53. 1.921km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 8, 8:44 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
54. 1.828km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 8, 11:48 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
55. 2.29km E of Kernville, CATue, Mar 10, 4:40 AM PST · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
56. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 10, 7:05 AM PST · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
57. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 10, 8:36 PM PST · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
58. 1.85km NW of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 11, 10:15 AM PST · 14440 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
59. 2.318km N of California City, CAThu, Mar 12, 3:35 PM PST · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
60. 2.420km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 13, 8:07 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

1. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 30, 1:25 AM PST · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 29, 8:11 PM PST · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.611km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 28, 6:40 PM PST · 14482 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 28, 6:28 AM PST · 14482 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.821km SW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 24, 8:07 AM PST · 14486 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
6. 1.633km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 21, 10:52 PM PST · 14489 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
7. 1.634km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 21, 10:24 PM PST · 14489 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 21, 7:01 AM PST · 14489 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.18km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 20, 3:22 AM PST · 14490 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.714km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 16, 4:56 PM PST · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
11. 2.316km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 16, 11:59 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.316km SE of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 16, 8:09 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.08km SSW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Jan 14, 8:40 PM PST · 14496 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.08km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:10 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 1:54 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.911km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Jan 13, 12:38 PM PST · 14497 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.42km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 12, 9:42 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.98km S of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jan 12, 1:03 AM PST · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 11, 11:52 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.812km NNE of Boron, CASun, Jan 11, 11:35 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716519. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.