M3.0 earthquake 18km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), minor

Local time

Thu, Mar 19, 1987, 8:09 PM PST

UTC

1987-03-20 04:09:43 UTC

Depth

11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.134° N, 118.647° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast3 kmSSW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast126 kmNNW

After

1. 1.916km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 20, 2:03 AM PST · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 21, 3:47 AM PST · 14430 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
3. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 21, 5:08 AM PST · 14430 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.63km E of Kernville, CASat, Mar 21, 6:46 AM PST · 14430 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.428km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 25, 11:43 AM PST · 14426 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
6. 2.628km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 25, 11:16 PM PST · 14425 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.43km E of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 26, 12:32 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.87km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 26, 4:33 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.128km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Mar 26, 5:32 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
10. 2.14km E of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 26, 7:00 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
11. 2.216km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Mar 26, 8:23 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.820km NNE of California City, CAFri, Mar 27, 4:16 AM PST · 14424 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.313km S of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 28, 7:07 PM PST · 14423 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
14. 3.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Mar 29, 6:11 PM PST · 14422 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.94km E of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 30, 1:28 PM PST · 14421 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.63km ENE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 9:53 AM PST · 14420 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
17. 3.320km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 1:04 PM PST · 14420 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 1:30 PM PST · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 1:37 PM PST · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 1:44 PM PST · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
21. 2.619km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 2:16 PM PST · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.919km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 5:11 PM PST · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.14km E of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 10:26 PM PST · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
24. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 1, 10:40 AM PST · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
25. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 1, 4:41 PM PST · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
26. 1.93km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 2, 1:26 AM PST · 14418 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
27. 2.48km NNE of Maricopa, CAThu, Apr 2, 5:39 PM PST · 14418 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
28. 2.120km NNE of California City, CASat, Apr 4, 4:31 AM PST · 14416 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
29. 2.220km NNE of California City, CASat, Apr 4, 2:48 PM PST · 14416 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
30. 2.64km E of Kernville, CASat, Apr 4, 4:28 PM PST · 14416 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
31. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 6, 12:41 PM PDT · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
32. 2.017km SSW of Neenach, CATue, Apr 7, 11:37 AM PDT · 14413 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
33. 1.618km E of Arvin, CAFri, Apr 10, 1:41 PM PDT · 14410 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
34. 1.714km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Apr 11, 10:11 PM PDT · 14408 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
35. 2.214km S of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 12, 11:31 AM PDT · 14408 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
36. 2.03km E of Kernville, CASun, Apr 12, 3:13 PM PDT · 14408 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
37. 2.33km E of Kernville, CATue, Apr 14, 2:11 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
38. 1.814km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 14, 2:14 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
39. 2.33km E of Kernville, CATue, Apr 14, 8:06 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
40. 1.714km S of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 14, 8:20 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
41. 2.315km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 14, 10:22 PM PDT · 14405 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
42. 1.610km NE of Castaic, CAWed, Apr 15, 1:38 PM PDT · 14405 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
43. 1.79km NE of Castaic, CAWed, Apr 15, 1:48 PM PDT · 14405 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
44. 2.53km E of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 15, 6:26 PM PDT · 14405 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
45. 1.94km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 16, 6:16 AM PDT · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
46. 2.49km NW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Apr 17, 3:56 AM PDT · 14403 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
47. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 19, 11:59 AM PDT · 14401 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
48. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 20, 12:49 AM PDT · 14400 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
49. 2.16km NNE of Valencia, CAMon, Apr 20, 3:45 PM PDT · 14400 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
50. 2.30km E of Vincent, CATue, Apr 21, 12:21 AM PDT · 14399 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
51. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Apr 21, 10:04 AM PDT · 14399 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
52. 1.910km SW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Apr 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 14398 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
53. 1.710km SW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Apr 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 14398 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
54. 1.914km SSE of Boron, CAWed, Apr 22, 12:51 PM PDT · 14398 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
55. 1.719km NNE of California City, CAThu, Apr 23, 5:37 PM PDT · 14397 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
56. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 24, 7:55 AM PDT · 14396 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
57. 2.018km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 25, 12:14 AM PDT · 14395 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
58. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Apr 25, 2:58 PM PDT · 14395 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
59. 2.122km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 26, 1:54 AM PDT · 14394 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
60. 2.218km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 26, 6:21 AM PDT · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

1. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 18, 8:52 PM PST · 14432 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
2. 2.318km N of California City, CAThu, Mar 12, 3:35 PM PST · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 10, 8:36 PM PST · 14440 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 10, 7:05 AM PST · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.29km E of Kernville, CATue, Mar 10, 4:40 AM PST · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.828km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 8, 11:48 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.921km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 8, 8:44 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.39km E of Kernville, CASun, Mar 8, 5:15 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
9. 1.820km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Mar 6, 12:32 PM PST · 14445 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.93km NE of Ojai, CAThu, Mar 5, 7:28 PM PST · 14446 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.913km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 4, 7:00 PM PST · 14447 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.521km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 4, 6:46 AM PST · 14447 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.818km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 3, 7:10 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 2, 6:58 AM PST · 14449 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.725km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Mar 2, 3:06 AM PST · 14449 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
16. 2.117km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 28, 8:10 PM PST · 14451 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Feb 27, 11:34 AM PST · 14452 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.119km NNE of California City, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:05 PM PST · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
19. 2.220km E of Maricopa, CATue, Feb 24, 11:09 AM PST · 14455 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 22, 9:28 PM PST · 14456 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci719039. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.