M2.5 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, May 11, 1989, 4:13 AM PDT

UTC

1989-05-11 11:13:56 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.303° N, 118.550° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

53°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast18 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmNNW

After

1. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 12, 4:10 PM PDT · 13656 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
2. 3.411km N of Grapevine, CAFri, May 12, 7:02 PM PDT · 13655 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
3. 2.010km N of Grapevine, CAFri, May 12, 7:09 PM PDT · 13655 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.212km N of Grapevine, CAFri, May 12, 7:28 PM PDT · 13655 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
5. 2.112km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, May 12, 7:28 PM PDT · 13655 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
6. 1.811km N of Grapevine, CAFri, May 12, 7:37 PM PDT · 13655 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
7. 1.86km W of Bodfish, CAFri, May 12, 10:20 PM PDT · 13655 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.311km N of Grapevine, CASat, May 13, 8:18 AM PDT · 13655 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
9. 1.910km N of Grapevine, CASat, May 13, 8:41 AM PDT · 13655 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
10. 1.812km E of Maricopa, CASun, May 14, 9:19 PM PDT · 13653 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.123km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 15, 1:18 PM PDT · 13653 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.812km N of Grapevine, CATue, May 16, 5:12 AM PDT · 13652 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.521km N of Neenach, CATue, May 16, 3:27 PM PDT · 13652 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
14. 1.921km N of Neenach, CAWed, May 17, 12:11 AM PDT · 13651 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, May 17, 7:17 AM PDT · 13651 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
16. 2.410km SSE of Maricopa, CAWed, May 17, 11:56 AM PDT · 13651 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.011km SE of Maricopa, CAWed, May 17, 1:18 PM PDT · 13651 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.812km S of Bodfish, CAWed, May 17, 7:34 PM PDT · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.812km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 17, 11:49 PM PDT · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
20. 2.312km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 17, 11:51 PM PDT · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
21. 1.612km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 18, 1:44 AM PDT · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
22. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 18, 2:52 AM PDT · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
23. 1.64km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, May 18, 6:07 AM PDT · 13650 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
24. 2.612km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 18, 7:19 AM PDT · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
25. 2.612km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 18, 8:37 AM PDT · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
26. 1.712km SSE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 19, 5:10 AM PDT · 13649 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
27. 2.212km SSE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 19, 2:43 PM PDT · 13649 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.112km SSE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 19, 4:56 PM PDT · 13648 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
29. 2.713km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 20, 12:08 AM PDT · 13648 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
30. 2.212km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 20, 12:55 AM PDT · 13648 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
31. 2.717km W of Johannesburg, CASat, May 20, 2:15 PM PDT · 13648 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
32. 1.813km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 20, 2:15 PM PDT · 13648 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
33. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CASat, May 20, 3:12 PM PDT · 13648 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
34. 1.612km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 20, 3:20 PM PDT · 13648 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
35. 1.627km NNE of Kernville, CASun, May 21, 7:38 AM PDT · 13647 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
36. 2.917km W of Johannesburg, CASun, May 21, 12:45 PM PDT · 13647 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
37. 2.017km W of Johannesburg, CASun, May 21, 10:05 PM PDT · 13646 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
38. 2.025km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 22, 5:45 AM PDT · 13646 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
39. 2.122km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 22, 8:08 AM PDT · 13646 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
40. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, May 22, 5:11 PM PDT · 13645 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.117km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, May 22, 7:54 PM PDT · 13645 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
42. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 24, 1:19 AM PDT · 13644 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
43. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 24, 6:14 AM PDT · 13644 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
44. 1.714km S of Bodfish, CAWed, May 24, 3:08 PM PDT · 13644 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
45. 1.913km S of Bodfish, CAWed, May 24, 4:24 PM PDT · 13644 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
46. 2.013km S of Bodfish, CAWed, May 24, 5:13 PM PDT · 13643 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
47. 1.913km S of Bodfish, CAWed, May 24, 5:40 PM PDT · 13643 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
48. 2.013km S of Bodfish, CAWed, May 24, 5:56 PM PDT · 13643 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
49. 1.713km S of Bodfish, CAThu, May 25, 1:17 AM PDT · 13643 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
50. 1.714km S of Bodfish, CAThu, May 25, 1:50 AM PDT · 13643 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
51. 2.111km SSW of Johannesburg, CAThu, May 25, 11:36 AM PDT · 13643 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
52. 2.413km S of Bodfish, CAFri, May 26, 2:56 AM PDT · 13642 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
53. 2.116km N of Fillmore, CAFri, May 26, 4:17 AM PDT · 13642 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
54. 1.915km NE of Maricopa, CAFri, May 26, 9:08 PM PDT · 13641 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
55. 1.813km S of Bodfish, CAMon, May 29, 6:44 AM PDT · 13639 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
56. 2.513km S of Bodfish, CAMon, May 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 13639 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
57. 1.623km NE of Arvin, CATue, May 30, 11:22 PM PDT · 13637 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
58. 2.723km NE of Arvin, CAWed, May 31, 7:48 AM PDT · 13637 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
59. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 1, 7:34 AM PDT · 13636 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
60. 1.712km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 1, 4:59 PM PDT · 13635 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

1. 2.213km ESE of Johannesburg, CAWed, May 10, 12:38 AM PDT · 13658 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.715km SSW of Arvin, CAMon, May 8, 2:51 PM PDT · 13660 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.012km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, May 8, 2:40 PM PDT · 13660 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
4. 2.15km SSE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 6, 9:14 AM PDT · 13662 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.611km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 5, 7:30 PM PDT · 13662 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 5, 4:34 PM PDT · 13663 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.113km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 5, 11:19 AM PDT · 13663 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
8. 1.914km NE of Lebec, CAFri, May 5, 10:59 AM PDT · 13663 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
9. 1.611km SSW of Lake Hughes, CAMon, May 1, 5:19 PM PDT · 13666 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.911km SSW of Lake Hughes, CAMon, May 1, 5:16 PM PDT · 13666 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, May 1, 4:25 AM PDT · 13667 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.529km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 30, 4:10 PM PDT · 13668 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.713km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 28, 8:24 PM PDT · 13669 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
14. 2.613km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 28, 8:21 AM PDT · 13670 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.913km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 28, 6:48 AM PDT · 13670 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
16. 1.924km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Apr 28, 3:51 AM PDT · 13670 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 27, 1:22 AM PDT · 13671 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.29km WNW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Apr 26, 10:49 PM PDT · 13671 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.923km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 25, 10:38 AM PDT · 13673 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
20. 2.014km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Apr 24, 9:45 PM PDT · 13673 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1029039. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.