M2.1 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Sep 26, 1989, 6:58 AM PDT

UTC

1989-09-26 13:58:25 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.302° N, 118.550° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

93°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast17 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmNNW

After

1. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 28, 7:14 AM PDT · 13518 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.919km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Sep 28, 12:47 PM PDT · 13518 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.422km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 29, 3:44 AM PDT · 13517 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.625km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 29, 4:40 AM PDT · 13517 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.617km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 30, 2:12 PM PDT · 13516 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
6. 1.65km N of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 1, 8:17 AM PDT · 13515 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.616km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 1, 12:21 PM PDT · 13515 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
8. 1.95km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Oct 2, 1:57 AM PDT · 13514 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.77km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Oct 2, 4:14 AM PDT · 13514 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
10. 2.416km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 2, 4:07 PM PDT · 13514 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 2, 6:16 PM PDT · 13514 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.919km E of Arvin, CATue, Oct 3, 5:57 PM PDT · 13513 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.612km WNW of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:39 PM PDT · 13511 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.78km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Oct 5, 7:32 AM PDT · 13511 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 9, 11:21 PM PDT · 13506 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 10, 1:49 AM PDT · 13506 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.66km WNW of Rosedale, CATue, Oct 10, 12:00 PM PDT · 13506 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
18. 1.738km E of Porterville, CAWed, Oct 11, 9:28 AM PDT · 13505 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
19. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 11, 9:06 PM PDT · 13505 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.26km NNE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Oct 12, 11:15 PM PDT · 13503 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
21. 2.24km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 14, 8:05 AM PDT · 13502 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.115km NE of Lebec, CAMon, Oct 16, 2:20 AM PDT · 13500 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
23. 1.913km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 16, 2:03 PM PDT · 13500 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
24. 1.817km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 3:19 AM PDT · 13495 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
25. 2.022km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 22, 10:41 AM PDT · 13494 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
26. 1.516km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 22, 3:52 PM PDT · 13494 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
27. 2.010km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 23, 1:44 AM PDT · 13493 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
28. 1.716km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 23, 9:24 PM PDT · 13493 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
29. 1.510km NNW of Fillmore, CATue, Oct 24, 3:49 AM PDT · 13492 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.616km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 24, 11:21 PM PDT · 13491 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
31. 1.916km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 25, 1:18 AM PDT · 13491 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
32. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 25, 4:12 PM PDT · 13491 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.022km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Oct 26, 9:32 PM PDT · 13490 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
34. 1.721km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, Oct 26, 11:38 PM PDT · 13489 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
35. 2.910km SE of Gorman, CAFri, Oct 27, 3:23 AM PDT · 13489 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
36. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 30, 12:40 AM PST · 13486 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
37. 1.76km N of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Oct 30, 3:59 AM PST · 13486 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
38. 1.92km S of Valencia, CAMon, Oct 30, 8:05 AM PST · 13486 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.78km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 30, 4:22 PM PST · 13486 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
40. 1.78km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Nov 1, 5:30 PM PST · 13484 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
41. 1.813km W of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 2, 5:07 AM PST · 13483 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
42. 1.610km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 2, 6:41 AM PST · 13483 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
43. 1.813km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 2:09 AM PST · 13482 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
44. 1.615km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 3:51 AM PST · 13482 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
45. 2.815km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 3:54 AM PST · 13482 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
46. 1.513km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 3:58 AM PST · 13482 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
47. 1.913km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 5:48 AM PST · 13482 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
48. 1.914km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 12:13 PM PST · 13482 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
49. 2.014km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Nov 3, 5:13 PM PST · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
50. 3.214km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 7:09 PM PST · 13482 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
51. 1.814km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 7:14 PM PST · 13482 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
52. 1.716km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Nov 3, 8:09 PM PST · 13482 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
53. 1.714km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 8:55 PM PST · 13482 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
54. 1.62km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Nov 5, 5:56 AM PST · 13480 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
55. 1.915km NE of Boron, CASun, Nov 5, 9:45 PM PST · 13480 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
56. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 6, 5:04 AM PST · 13479 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
57. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Nov 7, 5:36 AM PST · 13478 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
58. 2.621km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 9, 1:02 PM PST · 13476 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
59. 2.17km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 10, 1:23 AM PST · 13475 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
60. 2.810km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Nov 13, 12:02 AM PST · 13472 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

1. 2.317km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Sep 25, 7:08 AM PDT · 13521 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
2. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 23, 7:52 AM PDT · 13523 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
3. 2.310km SE of Gorman, CAFri, Sep 22, 2:08 PM PDT · 13524 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.818km E of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 21, 4:27 AM PDT · 13525 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.212km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Sep 19, 11:48 AM PDT · 13527 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.89km N of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 18, 9:09 PM PDT · 13528 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
7. 3.112km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Sep 18, 3:10 PM PDT · 13528 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Sep 17, 3:33 PM PDT · 13529 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.111km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 15, 1:08 PM PDT · 13531 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
10. 1.925km NNE of California City, CAWed, Sep 13, 6:20 AM PDT · 13533 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
11. 2.68km NE of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 12, 8:15 PM PDT · 13534 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
12. 3.08km S of Frazier Park, CATue, Sep 12, 6:25 PM PDT · 13534 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.91km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Sep 11, 4:40 PM PDT · 13535 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.06km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Sep 11, 6:31 AM PDT · 13535 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.82km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Sep 10, 7:17 PM PDT · 13536 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
16. 1.55km W of Kernville, CASat, Sep 9, 4:25 PM PDT · 13537 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
17. 1.67km W of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 8, 8:55 PM PDT · 13538 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
18. 2.110km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 6, 11:48 PM PDT · 13539 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
19. 2.510km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 6, 9:59 PM PDT · 13540 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
20. 2.26km NW of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Sep 6, 3:08 PM PDT · 13540 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1042172. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.