M2.1 earthquake 15km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Oct 29, 1987, 3:20 PM PST

UTC

1987-10-29 23:20:03 UTC

Depth

3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.000° N, 118.482° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

43°

Stations used

0

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast46 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast108 kmNNW

After

1. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Oct 30, 6:49 AM PST · 14216 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.322km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 31, 11:01 AM PST · 14215 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
3. 1.628km SSW of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 31, 2:50 PM PST · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 31, 10:16 PM PST · 14215 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
5. 3.416km WSW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Nov 2, 11:21 AM PST · 14213 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
6. 1.616km WSW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Nov 2, 7:20 PM PST · 14213 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 2, 11:33 PM PST · 14213 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.916km WSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Nov 3, 1:04 AM PST · 14213 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, Nov 4, 3:11 AM PST · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.13km SSE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 4, 3:13 AM PST · 14211 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.617km WSW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Nov 5, 8:45 AM PST · 14210 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.717km WSW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Nov 5, 9:51 AM PST · 14210 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.617km WSW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Nov 5, 11:16 AM PST · 14210 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.017km WSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 6, 9:30 AM PST · 14209 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
15. 1.817km WSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 6, 4:09 PM PST · 14209 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
16. 1.917km WSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 6, 4:15 PM PST · 14209 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.617km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 7, 2:10 AM PST · 14209 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.716km WSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 7, 6:26 AM PST · 14208 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 7, 7:58 AM PST · 14208 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 7, 9:17 AM PST · 14208 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
21. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 7, 11:22 AM PST · 14208 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
22. 2.010km NNE of Ojai, CASat, Nov 7, 11:33 AM PST · 14208 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 7, 11:30 PM PST · 14208 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
24. 1.617km WSW of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 8, 3:01 AM PST · 14207 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
25. 2.04km WSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Nov 8, 3:43 PM PST · 14207 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
26. 1.614km WSW of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 8, 4:16 PM PST · 14207 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
27. 1.617km WSW of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 8, 8:06 PM PST · 14207 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
28. 1.917km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 9, 12:33 PM PST · 14206 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
29. 2.817km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 9, 9:23 PM PST · 14206 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
30. 2.215km WSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Nov 10, 12:08 PM PST · 14205 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
31. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 10, 7:08 PM PST · 14205 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
32. 1.914km NNW of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 11, 11:49 AM PST · 14204 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
33. 2.04km N of Santa Paula, CASun, Nov 15, 4:18 PM PST · 14200 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
34. 2.010km SSW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Nov 16, 3:05 AM PST · 14199 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 17, 8:15 AM PST · 14198 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
36. 2.222km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Nov 19, 9:49 PM PST · 14196 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
37. 1.925km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Nov 23, 5:18 PM PST · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
38. 1.62km NNE of Chatsworth, CATue, Nov 24, 6:15 PM PST · 14191 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
39. 1.517km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, Nov 25, 12:01 AM PST · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
40. 1.910km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 27, 10:32 PM PST · 14188 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
41. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 28, 12:05 AM PST · 14188 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
42. 2.17km NE of Fillmore, CASat, Nov 28, 10:53 PM PST · 14187 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
43. 2.15km NW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Dec 1, 5:53 AM PST · 14184 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
44. 2.922km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 1, 8:44 PM PST · 14184 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
45. 1.922km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 1, 9:04 PM PST · 14184 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
46. 2.628km W of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 4, 8:36 PM PST · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
47. 3.222km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 5, 12:36 PM PST · 14180 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
48. 1.68km NE of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 7, 1:12 PM PST · 14178 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
49. 1.822km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 9, 9:52 PM PST · 14176 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.717km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 10, 12:35 PM PST · 14175 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
51. 2.34km SSE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 13, 6:19 AM PST · 14172 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
52. 3.410km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 13, 6:30 PM PST · 14172 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
53. 1.910km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 13, 7:44 PM PST · 14172 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
54. 4.018km NE of Lamont, CATue, Dec 15, 10:23 AM PST · 14170 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
55. 2.211km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 16, 3:40 AM PST · 14169 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
56. 2.326km W of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 16, 5:27 PM PST · 14169 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
57. 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Dec 19, 6:22 PM PST · 14166 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
58. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 21, 11:19 AM PST · 14164 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
59. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Dec 21, 10:08 PM PST · 14164 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
60. 2.117km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 21, 11:31 PM PST · 14164 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

1. 1.910km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 28, 2:33 AM PST · 14218 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.95km WNW of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 27, 4:17 PM PST · 14219 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.65km SE of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 26, 5:59 AM PST · 14220 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.817km SE of Arvin, CASat, Oct 24, 11:03 PM PDT · 14222 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.724km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 20, 7:44 PM PDT · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.611km W of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 20, 5:34 PM PDT · 14226 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.914km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 20, 6:43 AM PDT · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.98km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 19, 1:25 PM PDT · 14227 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
9. 2.024km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 19, 10:59 AM PDT · 14227 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
10. 1.924km NE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 18, 3:25 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.712km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Oct 15, 2:26 AM PDT · 14232 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
12. 1.517km WSW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Oct 12, 9:57 PM PDT · 14234 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.98km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 12, 5:10 PM PDT · 14234 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.516km WSW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Oct 12, 4:14 AM PDT · 14234 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.717km WSW of Johannesburg, CASun, Oct 11, 10:30 PM PDT · 14235 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
16. 2.17km SSW of Littlerock, CASun, Oct 11, 10:09 PM PDT · 14235 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.95km S of Mojave, CASun, Oct 11, 6:22 PM PDT · 14235 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
18. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 11, 10:09 AM PDT · 14235 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.926km W of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 11, 9:53 AM PDT · 14235 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
20. 1.617km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Oct 11, 1:38 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci733991. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.