California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 19km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 19km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Jul 12, 1989, 5:13 PM PDT (00:13 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 23km WNW of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-07-13 00:13:33 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.263° N, 118.591° 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
71°
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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.223km E of Maricopa, CA · 13597 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.016km SE of Porterville, CA · 13596 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.524km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 13595 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.57km W of Maricopa, CA · 13594 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.622km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13594 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.88km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 13594 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.86km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 13593 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.03km SW of Valencia, CA · 13593 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.714km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13593 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.014km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13591 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.324km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13590 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.97km S of Bakersfield, CA · 13588 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.613km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13588 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.513km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13588 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.311km NE of Kernville, CA · 13588 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.011km NE of Kernville, CA · 13587 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.81km S of Valencia, CA · 13584 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.618km ESE of Arvin, CA · 13584 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.67km ENE of Wasco, CA · 13581 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.613km S of Bodfish, CA · 13580 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.99km NE of Grapevine, CA · 13576 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.78km NE of Grapevine, CA · 13576 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.910km SE of Gorman, CA · 13575 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 13574 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.818km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13573 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.94km E of Valencia, CA · 13572 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.319km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13572 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13572 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.826km NW of Kernville, CA · 13571 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.610km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13570 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.110km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13569 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.26km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13568 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.46km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13568 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.917km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13567 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.621km N of Fillmore, CA · 13566 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.822km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 13565 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13565 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.317km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13565 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.09km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13562 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.720km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13562 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.67km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13561 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13558 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.720km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13557 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13553 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.96km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13550 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 3.123km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13547 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13547 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13547 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.223km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13547 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.29km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13546 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.718km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.717km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13545 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13544 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.917km SW of Arvin, CA · 13544 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.34km S of Little Lake, CA · 13543 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13543 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13543 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.52km W of Frazier Park, CA · 13598 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.05km N of Valencia, CA · 13598 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.128km W of Inyokern, CA · 13600 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.513km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13600 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.211km S of Bakersfield, CA · 13600 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.210km S of Bakersfield, CA · 13600 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.422km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13607 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.113km S of Poplar-Cotton Center, CA · 13608 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.123km NE of Arvin, CA · 13608 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.914km S of Tehachapi, CA · 13610 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.714km SSW of Lamont, CA · 13612 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.214km SSW of Lamont, CA · 13612 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.112km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13613 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.012km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 13613 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.68km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 13613 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.812km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13613 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.114km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 13614 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.711km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13614 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.218km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 13614 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.714km S of Bodfish, CA · 13617 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1034557. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.