California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Oct 11, 1989, 9:06 PM PDT (04:06 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14km W of Johannesburg, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-10-12 04:06:57 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.342° N, 118.554° 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
102°
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: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26km NNE of Buttonwillow, CA · 13503 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.813km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13501 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.115km NE of Lebec, CA · 13500 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.814km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13500 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.913km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13500 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.817km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13495 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.022km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13494 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.516km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13493 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.010km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 13493 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.716km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13492 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.616km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13491 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.916km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13491 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13490 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.022km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13489 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.721km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13489 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.910km SE of Gorman, CA · 13489 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13486 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.76km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 13486 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.78km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13485 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.09km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13485 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.613km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13484 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.78km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13483 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.813km W of Grapevine, CA · 13483 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.610km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13483 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.813km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13482 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.615km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13482 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.815km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13482 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.513km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13482 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.913km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13482 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.914km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13482 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.014km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13481 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 3.214km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13481 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.814km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13481 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.714km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13481 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.62km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 13480 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.915km NE of Boron, CA · 13479 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13479 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.813km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13478 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.621km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13476 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.17km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13475 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.813km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13473 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.85km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 13471 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.617km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13471 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13469 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.518km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13468 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13468 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.020km NE of Lebec, CA · 13468 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 13466 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.917km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13465 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.615km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 13465 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.817km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13465 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.38km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 13465 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.520km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13463 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13463 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.721km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13462 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.613km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13461 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.99km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13460 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.813km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 13457 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.69km ESE of Porterville, CA · 13457 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.525km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13456 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 1.738km E of Porterville, CA · 13505 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.213km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13506 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.66km WNW of Rosedale, CA · 13506 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13506 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13506 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.612km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13511 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.919km E of Arvin, CA · 13512 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 13513 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.416km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 13513 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.77km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13514 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.95km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 13514 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.616km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13515 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.65km N of Little Lake, CA · 13515 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.612km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13515 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.617km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13516 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.625km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13517 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.422km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13517 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.919km E of Maricopa, CA · 13518 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 13518 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13520 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1043721. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.