M2.9 earthquake 14km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jun 16, 1987, 9:43 PM PDT

UTC

1987-06-17 04:43:14 UTC

Depth

10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.132° N, 118.601° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast4 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast14 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast124 kmNNW

After

1. 2.07km NE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jun 17, 5:47 PM PDT · 14348 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 18, 11:37 AM PDT · 14347 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.97km W of Fillmore, CAFri, Jun 19, 10:13 PM PDT · 14346 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 20, 10:10 PM PDT · 14345 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 5:59 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
6. 2.920km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 5:59 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.718km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 7:18 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 9:33 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
9. 2.321km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 22, 6:26 AM PDT · 14343 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
10. 1.523km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 22, 8:51 AM PDT · 14343 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 24, 6:01 AM PDT · 14341 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.810km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 24, 8:22 AM PDT · 14341 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
13. 2.04km S of Valencia, CAFri, Jun 26, 2:32 AM PDT · 14339 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jun 26, 8:19 PM PDT · 14339 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.614km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAMon, Jun 29, 12:40 AM PDT · 14336 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
16. 1.815km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 29, 1:29 AM PDT · 14336 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.524km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jun 29, 4:56 AM PDT · 14336 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.98km WSW of Valencia, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:01 AM PDT · 14336 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
19. 2.819km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jun 30, 1:22 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.923km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 1, 12:34 PM PDT · 14334 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
21. 3.016km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 3, 4:48 AM PDT · 14332 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
22. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 5, 12:01 PM PDT · 14330 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
23. 1.622km NNE of California City, CAMon, Jul 6, 10:33 PM PDT · 14329 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
24. 1.98km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:48 PM PDT · 14329 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.722km N of California City, CATue, Jul 7, 1:15 PM PDT · 14328 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.622km NNE of California City, CATue, Jul 7, 1:15 PM PDT · 14328 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
27. 1.622km NNE of California City, CATue, Jul 7, 1:55 PM PDT · 14328 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
28. 1.910km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 8, 10:19 AM PDT · 14327 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
29. 2.010km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 8, 11:10 AM PDT · 14327 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 9, 10:37 AM PDT · 14326 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
31. 1.88km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 10, 1:52 PM PDT · 14325 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
32. 1.58km NE of Santa Paula, CASat, Jul 11, 5:39 PM PDT · 14324 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
33. 1.910km SW of Valencia, CASat, Jul 11, 8:57 PM PDT · 14324 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
34. 1.78km W of Fillmore, CASun, Jul 12, 9:37 AM PDT · 14323 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
35. 1.68km NE of Santa Paula, CASun, Jul 12, 9:57 AM PDT · 14323 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
36. 1.58km NE of Santa Paula, CASun, Jul 12, 1:00 PM PDT · 14323 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
37. 1.68km WSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 15, 4:18 AM PDT · 14320 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
38. 1.717km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Jul 15, 11:41 PM PDT · 14320 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
39. 2.920km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 17, 4:10 AM PDT · 14318 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
40. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 17, 4:42 AM PDT · 14318 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
41. 2.07km W of Fillmore, CAFri, Jul 17, 8:03 PM PDT · 14318 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
42. 1.920km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 18, 9:05 AM PDT · 14317 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
43. 1.97km SSW of Pearblossum, CASat, Jul 18, 7:16 PM PDT · 14317 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
44. 1.715km WNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 21, 3:18 AM PDT · 14314 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
45. 1.81km NNE of Valencia, CATue, Jul 21, 6:44 AM PDT · 14314 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
46. 2.03km NNE of Valencia, CATue, Jul 21, 7:58 AM PDT · 14314 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
47. 1.98km S of Piru, CAThu, Jul 23, 2:35 PM PDT · 14312 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
48. 1.82km NNE of Valencia, CAFri, Jul 24, 12:31 AM PDT · 14311 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
49. 2.52km NNE of Valencia, CAFri, Jul 24, 12:47 AM PDT · 14311 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
50. 2.82km N of Valencia, CAFri, Jul 24, 3:20 AM PDT · 14311 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
51. 1.816km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 24, 9:34 AM PDT · 14311 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
52. 1.62km NE of Valencia, CASat, Jul 25, 1:44 PM PDT · 14310 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
53. 2.118km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 28, 12:30 AM PDT · 14307 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
54. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 28, 4:10 PM PDT · 14307 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
55. 2.310km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 29, 12:26 AM PDT · 14306 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
56. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 30, 12:36 PM PDT · 14305 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
57. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 1, 8:27 AM PDT · 14303 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
58. 1.717km S of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 1, 4:36 PM PDT · 14303 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
59. 2.06km E of Kernville, CASat, Aug 1, 7:11 PM PDT · 14303 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
60. 2.16km E of Kernville, CASun, Aug 2, 10:18 AM PDT · 14302 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

1. 1.611km W of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 14, 2:20 AM PDT · 14351 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
2. 2.110km WSW of Wasco, CAThu, Jun 11, 4:59 AM PDT · 14354 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.98km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 10, 8:01 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 9, 11:43 PM PDT · 14356 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
5. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 8, 11:57 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
6. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 5, 5:32 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.02km NE of Vincent, CAFri, Jun 5, 5:28 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.19km ESE of Gorman, CAThu, Jun 4, 1:28 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jun 4, 10:18 AM PDT · 14361 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.819km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jun 4, 9:56 AM PDT · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.920km NNE of California City, CAThu, Jun 4, 5:56 AM PDT · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
12. 2.617km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 4, 1:11 AM PDT · 14361 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.320km NNE of California City, CAWed, Jun 3, 12:29 PM PDT · 14362 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.712km E of Arvin, CATue, Jun 2, 8:07 AM PDT · 14363 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
15. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 1, 10:20 PM PDT · 14364 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.18km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 1, 8:11 AM PDT · 14364 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.920km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 31, 1:36 PM PDT · 14365 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.65km SSE of Frazier Park, CASat, May 30, 4:26 PM PDT · 14366 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.55km N of Grapevine, CAFri, May 29, 1:01 PM PDT · 14367 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
20. 1.924km NW of Grapevine, CATue, May 26, 6:45 PM PDT · 14370 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci724135. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.