M2.3 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Oct 9, 1989, 11:21 PM PDT

UTC

1989-10-10 06:21:39 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.316° N, 118.540° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast143 kmN

After

1. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 10, 1:49 AM PDT · 13507 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.66km WNW of Rosedale, CATue, Oct 10, 12:00 PM PDT · 13506 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.738km E of Porterville, CAWed, Oct 11, 9:28 AM PDT · 13506 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 11, 9:06 PM PDT · 13505 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.26km NNE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Oct 12, 11:15 PM PDT · 13504 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.24km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 14, 8:05 AM PDT · 13503 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.115km NE of Lebec, CAMon, Oct 16, 2:20 AM PDT · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.913km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 16, 2:03 PM PDT · 13500 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.817km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 3:19 AM PDT · 13496 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.022km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 22, 10:41 AM PDT · 13495 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
11. 1.516km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 22, 3:52 PM PDT · 13494 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.010km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 23, 1:44 AM PDT · 13494 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
13. 1.716km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 23, 9:24 PM PDT · 13493 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
14. 1.510km NNW of Fillmore, CATue, Oct 24, 3:49 AM PDT · 13493 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.616km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 24, 11:21 PM PDT · 13492 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
16. 1.916km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 25, 1:18 AM PDT · 13492 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
17. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 25, 4:12 PM PDT · 13491 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.022km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Oct 26, 9:32 PM PDT · 13490 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.721km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, Oct 26, 11:38 PM PDT · 13490 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.910km SE of Gorman, CAFri, Oct 27, 3:23 AM PDT · 13490 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
21. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 30, 12:40 AM PST · 13487 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
22. 1.76km N of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Oct 30, 3:59 AM PST · 13487 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.92km S of Valencia, CAMon, Oct 30, 8:05 AM PST · 13487 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.78km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 30, 4:22 PM PST · 13486 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
25. 1.78km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Nov 1, 5:30 PM PST · 13484 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
26. 1.813km W of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 2, 5:07 AM PST · 13484 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
27. 1.610km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 2, 6:41 AM PST · 13484 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
28. 1.813km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 2:09 AM PST · 13483 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
29. 1.615km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 3:51 AM PST · 13483 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
30. 2.815km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 3:54 AM PST · 13483 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
31. 1.513km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 3:58 AM PST · 13483 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
32. 1.913km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 5:48 AM PST · 13483 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
33. 1.914km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 12:13 PM PST · 13482 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
34. 2.014km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Nov 3, 5:13 PM PST · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
35. 3.214km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 7:09 PM PST · 13482 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
36. 1.814km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 7:14 PM PST · 13482 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
37. 1.714km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Nov 3, 8:55 PM PST · 13482 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
38. 1.62km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Nov 5, 5:56 AM PST · 13481 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
39. 1.915km NE of Boron, CASun, Nov 5, 9:45 PM PST · 13480 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
40. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 6, 5:04 AM PST · 13480 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
41. 2.621km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 9, 1:02 PM PST · 13476 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
42. 2.17km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 10, 1:23 AM PST · 13476 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.85km SSE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 13, 10:48 PM PST · 13472 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.617km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Nov 14, 12:41 AM PST · 13472 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
45. 1.620km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 16, 5:02 AM PST · 13470 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
46. 1.518km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 16, 5:06 PM PST · 13469 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
47. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Nov 16, 11:12 PM PST · 13469 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
48. 2.020km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Nov 17, 12:20 PM PST · 13468 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
49. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Nov 19, 1:26 AM PST · 13467 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
50. 1.917km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Nov 19, 9:48 PM PST · 13466 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
51. 2.615km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Nov 20, 2:04 AM PST · 13466 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
52. 1.817km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Nov 20, 6:47 AM PST · 13466 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
53. 2.38km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 20, 7:39 AM PST · 13466 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
54. 1.520km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 21, 7:00 PM PST · 13464 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
55. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 22, 12:47 PM PST · 13463 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
56. 2.721km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 8:45 AM PST · 13463 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
57. 2.613km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 23, 5:45 PM PST · 13462 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
58. 1.99km WSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 25, 5:55 AM PST · 13461 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
59. 1.813km SE of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Nov 27, 5:33 PM PST · 13458 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
60. 1.69km ESE of Porterville, CATue, Nov 28, 7:08 AM PST · 13458 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

1. 1.78km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Oct 5, 7:32 AM PDT · 13512 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
2. 2.612km WNW of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:39 PM PDT · 13512 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
3. 1.919km E of Arvin, CATue, Oct 3, 5:57 PM PDT · 13513 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 2, 6:16 PM PDT · 13514 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.416km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 2, 4:07 PM PDT · 13514 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.77km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Oct 2, 4:14 AM PDT · 13515 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.95km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Oct 2, 1:57 AM PDT · 13515 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
8. 1.616km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 1, 12:21 PM PDT · 13515 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.65km N of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 1, 8:17 AM PDT · 13516 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.617km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 30, 2:12 PM PDT · 13516 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.625km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 29, 4:40 AM PDT · 13518 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.422km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 29, 3:44 AM PDT · 13518 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
13. 1.919km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Sep 28, 12:47 PM PDT · 13518 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 28, 7:14 AM PDT · 13519 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
15. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 26, 6:58 AM PDT · 13521 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.317km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Sep 25, 7:08 AM PDT · 13522 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
17. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 23, 7:52 AM PDT · 13524 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
18. 2.310km SE of Gorman, CAFri, Sep 22, 2:08 PM PDT · 13524 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
19. 2.818km E of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 21, 4:27 AM PDT · 13526 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.212km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Sep 19, 11:48 AM PDT · 13527 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1043583. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.