California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Jan 24, 1989, 7:29 PM PST (03:29 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 22km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-01-25 03:29:44 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.353° N, 118.558° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.126km NNE of Arvin, CA · 13761 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CA · 13761 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.114km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13760 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.011km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13760 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.16km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13760 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13758 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13758 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.624km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13757 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.722km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13757 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CA · 13757 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13756 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.213km SE of Maricopa, CA · 13756 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.713km SE of Maricopa, CA · 13755 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13755 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.64km W of Frazier Park, CA · 13754 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13754 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.012km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13754 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 13752 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.52km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 13750 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.419km SW of Little Lake, CA · 13750 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.722km E of Oildale, CA · 13749 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.115km NE of Lebec, CA · 13748 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13747 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.816km NE of Lebec, CA · 13747 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.88km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13747 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.817km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13746 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.812km S of Shafter, CA · 13746 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.98km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13745 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.730km N of Kernville, CA · 13744 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 4.122km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13743 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.122km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13742 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13742 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.514km E of Little Lake, CA · 13741 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.914km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13741 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 3.322km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13740 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.618km ESE of Arvin, CA · 13740 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.922km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13740 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.014km S of Tehachapi, CA · 13737 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.010km W of Agua Dulce, CA · 13734 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.627km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13733 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.911km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13733 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.623km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13732 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.212km W of Mojave, CA · 13731 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13731 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.023km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13730 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.117km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13728 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.117km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13728 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.415km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13727 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 3.920km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13725 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.519km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13725 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.020km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13725 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.520km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13725 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.019km NNE of Neenach, CA · 13725 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13725 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13724 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.020km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13724 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.817km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 13719 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.717km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13719 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.520km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13719 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.812km ENE of Oildale, CA · 13718 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 1.617km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13763 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13763 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.221km SW of Little Lake, CA · 13764 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.931km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13765 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.718km ESE of Arvin, CA · 13765 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.613km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 13766 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.618km ESE of Arvin, CA · 13767 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.817km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13768 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.717km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13768 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.017km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13768 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.117km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13772 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.017km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13773 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.515km SW of Maricopa, CA · 13773 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.025km NNE of Arvin, CA · 13773 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.217km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13773 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.710km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13774 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.824km NNE of Arvin, CA · 13775 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.816km E of Grapevine, CA · 13775 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.618km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13775 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.716km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13777 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1019257. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.