M2.1 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Feb 15, 1987, 6:58 PM PST

UTC

1987-02-16 02:58:05 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.345° N, 118.531° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

162°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast25 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmN

After

1. 2.112km SSW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 19, 2:33 PM PST · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 19, 8:39 PM PST · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.99km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASat, Feb 21, 10:40 AM PST · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
4. 1.619km N of California City, CASat, Feb 21, 9:59 PM PST · 14463 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 22, 9:28 PM PST · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.220km E of Maricopa, CATue, Feb 24, 11:09 AM PST · 14461 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.119km NNE of California City, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:05 PM PST · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.610km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:10 PM PST · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.910km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:19 PM PST · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.610km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:20 PM PST · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Feb 26, 1:40 AM PST · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.810km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Feb 26, 4:01 PM PST · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.037km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Feb 26, 8:47 PM PST · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.410km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Feb 26, 9:55 PM PST · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
15. 3.110km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Feb 26, 10:20 PM PST · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Feb 26, 10:21 PM PST · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
17. 2.117km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 28, 8:10 PM PST · 14456 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.410km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 1, 7:18 AM PST · 14456 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
19. 1.710km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 1, 11:02 AM PST · 14456 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
20. 1.725km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Mar 2, 3:06 AM PST · 14455 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
21. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 2, 6:58 AM PST · 14455 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
22. 2.818km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 3, 7:10 AM PST · 14454 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
23. 1.521km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 4, 6:46 AM PST · 14453 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
24. 2.113km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 4, 3:09 PM PST · 14452 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
25. 2.013km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 4, 3:09 PM PST · 14452 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.913km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 4, 7:00 PM PST · 14452 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
27. 1.820km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Mar 6, 12:32 PM PST · 14451 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
28. 1.913km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 7, 7:53 AM PST · 14450 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.39km E of Kernville, CASun, Mar 8, 5:15 AM PST · 14449 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
30. 1.921km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 8, 8:44 AM PST · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
31. 1.828km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 8, 11:48 AM PST · 14449 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
32. 2.29km E of Kernville, CATue, Mar 10, 4:40 AM PST · 14447 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
33. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 10, 7:05 AM PST · 14447 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
34. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 10, 8:36 PM PST · 14446 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
35. 1.85km NW of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 11, 10:15 AM PST · 14446 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
36. 2.318km N of California City, CAThu, Mar 12, 3:35 PM PST · 14444 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
37. 1.65km WNW of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 15, 8:02 AM PST · 14442 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
38. 1.75km NW of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 17, 2:31 AM PST · 14440 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
39. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 18, 8:52 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
40. 3.018km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 19, 8:09 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
41. 1.916km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 20, 2:03 AM PST · 14437 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 21, 3:47 AM PST · 14436 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
43. 2.63km E of Kernville, CASat, Mar 21, 6:46 AM PST · 14436 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
44. 1.821km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 22, 9:54 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
45. 2.428km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 25, 11:43 AM PST · 14432 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
46. 2.628km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 25, 11:16 PM PST · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
47. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 25, 11:25 PM PST · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
48. 2.43km E of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 26, 12:32 AM PST · 14431 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
49. 1.87km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 26, 4:33 AM PST · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
50. 2.128km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Mar 26, 5:32 AM PST · 14431 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
51. 2.14km E of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 26, 7:00 AM PST · 14431 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
52. 2.216km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Mar 26, 8:23 AM PST · 14431 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
53. 1.820km NNE of California City, CAFri, Mar 27, 4:16 AM PST · 14430 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
54. 2.328km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 27, 1:00 PM PST · 14430 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
55. 2.313km S of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 28, 7:07 PM PST · 14428 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
56. 3.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Mar 29, 6:11 PM PST · 14427 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
57. 1.94km E of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 30, 1:28 PM PST · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
58. 2.63km ENE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 9:53 AM PST · 14426 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
59. 3.320km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 1:04 PM PST · 14426 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
60. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 1:30 PM PST · 14426 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

1. 2.018km E of Little Lake, CASun, Feb 15, 6:14 AM PST · 14470 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.611km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Feb 14, 10:43 AM PST · 14471 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.817km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 13, 11:39 AM PST · 14472 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.619km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 13, 5:41 AM PST · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.816km ESE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 13, 2:48 AM PST · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 13, 1:46 AM PST · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 12, 12:30 AM PST · 14473 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.122km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 10, 11:02 AM PST · 14475 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.622km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 10, 8:04 AM PST · 14475 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.610km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Feb 10, 1:13 AM PST · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
11. 2.313km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Feb 9, 6:10 AM PST · 14476 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.720km NNE of California City, CASun, Feb 8, 9:43 PM PST · 14476 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Feb 7, 5:14 AM PST · 14478 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.420km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 6, 1:05 PM PST · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.820km NNE of California City, CAFri, Feb 6, 2:07 AM PST · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
16. 2.510km SW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 5, 8:38 AM PST · 14480 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 4, 10:22 PM PST · 14480 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.418km N of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 4, 2:05 PM PST · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.822km NNE of California City, CATue, Feb 3, 10:46 AM PST · 14482 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
20. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Feb 2, 10:21 AM PST · 14483 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci717325. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.