M2.3 earthquake 24km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jul 20, 1989, 6:50 AM PDT

UTC

1989-07-20 13:50:45 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.341° N, 118.491° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

0

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast22 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast48 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmN

After

1. 2.223km SW of Olancha, CAFri, Jul 21, 8:52 PM PDT · 13588 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.97km S of Bakersfield, CASat, Jul 22, 12:03 AM PDT · 13588 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.613km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 22, 12:36 AM PDT · 13588 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.513km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 22, 6:45 AM PDT · 13588 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.311km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jul 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 13588 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.011km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jul 22, 9:11 AM PDT · 13588 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.615km SW of Olancha, CAMon, Jul 24, 11:10 PM PDT · 13585 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.618km ESE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 26, 12:14 AM PDT · 13584 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
9. 1.67km ENE of Wasco, CASat, Jul 29, 6:34 AM PDT · 13581 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.613km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 29, 9:32 AM PDT · 13581 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.212km NNW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Aug 2, 8:04 AM PDT · 13577 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.713km NW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Aug 2, 1:14 PM PDT · 13577 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.99km NE of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 3, 2:03 AM PDT · 13576 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
14. 1.78km NE of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 3, 4:19 AM PDT · 13576 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
15. 2.910km SE of Gorman, CAFri, Aug 4, 7:01 AM PDT · 13575 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 5, 5:56 AM PDT · 13574 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.818km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Aug 5, 2:19 PM PDT · 13574 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.94km E of Valencia, CASun, Aug 6, 9:42 AM PDT · 13573 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.319km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 6, 4:16 PM PDT · 13573 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 7, 6:38 AM PDT · 13572 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
21. 1.826km NW of Kernville, CATue, Aug 8, 2:23 AM PDT · 13571 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
22. 1.610km SSW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Aug 9, 6:40 AM PDT · 13570 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
23. 1.718km WNW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Aug 9, 7:22 AM PDT · 13570 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.110km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Aug 10, 7:06 AM PDT · 13569 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
25. 2.26km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Aug 10, 4:30 PM PDT · 13569 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
26. 2.46km NW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Aug 11, 1:04 AM PDT · 13568 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
27. 1.812km NW of Coso Junction, CAFri, Aug 11, 3:17 AM PDT · 13568 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
28. 1.917km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 12, 12:44 AM PDT · 13567 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
29. 1.621km N of Fillmore, CASat, Aug 12, 11:55 AM PDT · 13567 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
30. 1.822km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Aug 13, 8:01 PM PDT · 13565 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
31. 2.618km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Aug 14, 4:11 AM PDT · 13565 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
32. 2.317km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Aug 14, 4:21 AM PDT · 13565 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
33. 2.09km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 16, 12:19 PM PDT · 13563 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
34. 1.720km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 17, 1:56 AM PDT · 13562 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
35. 1.67km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Aug 18, 6:40 AM PDT · 13561 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
36. 2.620km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 21, 7:38 AM PDT · 13558 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
37. 1.720km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 22, 3:50 AM PDT · 13557 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
38. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Aug 26, 8:06 AM PDT · 13553 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
39. 2.412km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 26, 1:23 PM PDT · 13553 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
40. 2.812km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 26, 2:30 PM PDT · 13553 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
41. 1.96km NW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Aug 29, 2:47 AM PDT · 13550 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
42. 1.813km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 29, 8:47 AM PDT · 13550 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
43. 3.123km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 31, 10:30 AM PDT · 13548 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
44. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 31, 10:32 AM PDT · 13548 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
45. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 31, 11:33 AM PDT · 13548 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
46. 2.223km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 1, 5:57 AM PDT · 13547 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
47. 2.29km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Sep 1, 8:22 PM PDT · 13546 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
48. 2.718km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Sep 2, 9:37 PM PDT · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
49. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Sep 2, 9:44 PM PDT · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
50. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Sep 2, 9:53 PM PDT · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
51. 1.717km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Sep 3, 1:00 AM PDT · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
52. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Sep 3, 4:27 AM PDT · 13545 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
53. 1.917km SW of Arvin, CASun, Sep 3, 11:36 PM PDT · 13544 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
54. 2.34km S of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 4, 1:23 PM PDT · 13544 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
55. 2.523km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Sep 4, 4:27 PM PDT · 13544 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
56. 1.815km WSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Sep 4, 6:50 PM PDT · 13543 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
57. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Sep 4, 9:43 PM PDT · 13543 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
58. 2.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 5, 8:13 AM PDT · 13543 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
59. 1.65km WSW of Coso Junction, CATue, Sep 5, 1:17 PM PDT · 13543 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
60. 2.512km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Sep 5, 9:34 PM PDT · 13542 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

1. 1.713km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jul 19, 1:12 AM PDT · 13591 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.014km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Jul 18, 8:15 PM PDT · 13591 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.717km E of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 18, 4:39 PM PDT · 13592 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.714km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jul 17, 7:53 AM PDT · 13593 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.86km N of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jul 16, 10:04 AM PDT · 13594 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.88km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jul 15, 10:36 PM PDT · 13594 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.622km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Jul 15, 10:22 PM PDT · 13594 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.57km W of Maricopa, CASat, Jul 15, 3:12 PM PDT · 13595 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.016km SE of Porterville, CAThu, Jul 13, 9:03 PM PDT · 13596 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.223km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Jul 13, 6:07 AM PDT · 13597 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.319km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 12, 5:13 PM PDT · 13598 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.52km W of Frazier Park, CATue, Jul 11, 6:37 PM PDT · 13598 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.05km N of Valencia, CATue, Jul 11, 12:38 PM PDT · 13599 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.128km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Jul 10, 2:06 AM PDT · 13600 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.513km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 9, 4:45 PM PDT · 13601 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.211km S of Bakersfield, CASun, Jul 9, 10:32 AM PDT · 13601 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.210km S of Bakersfield, CASun, Jul 9, 10:27 AM PDT · 13601 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.422km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jul 3, 9:03 AM PDT · 13607 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
19. 2.113km S of Poplar-Cotton Center, CASun, Jul 2, 1:01 AM PDT · 13608 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
20. 2.123km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 1, 2:46 PM PDT · 13609 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1035186. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.