M1.8 earthquake 27km NE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Dec 24, 1989, 9:04 PM PST

UTC

1989-12-25 05:04:03 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.297° N, 118.233° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

0

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast27 kmNE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast67 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmN

After

1. 1.72km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 7:56 AM PST · 13430 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.43km ESE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 8:38 AM PST · 13430 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.82km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 8:58 AM PST · 13430 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.32km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:22 PM PST · 13430 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.82km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:23 PM PST · 13430 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.93km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:23 PM PST · 13430 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.12km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 3:46 PM PST · 13430 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.219km N of Mojave, CAMon, Dec 25, 4:46 PM PST · 13430 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.011km NE of Boron, CATue, Dec 26, 8:58 AM PST · 13429 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.016km NW of California City, CATue, Dec 26, 2:03 PM PST · 13429 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.03km N of Valencia, CATue, Dec 26, 4:44 PM PST · 13429 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.92km SSE of Castaic, CATue, Dec 26, 4:49 PM PST · 13429 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.117km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 26, 5:50 PM PST · 13429 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.58km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 28, 5:40 PM PST · 13427 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.29km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 28, 5:50 PM PST · 13427 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.214km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 28, 7:00 PM PST · 13427 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.811km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Dec 28, 7:09 PM PST · 13427 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.89km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 28, 10:48 PM PST · 13426 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.334km N of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 29, 7:14 AM PST · 13426 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.019km N of Mojave, CAFri, Dec 29, 5:15 PM PST · 13426 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
21. 2.116km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Dec 29, 8:37 PM PST · 13426 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
22. 2.319km N of Mojave, CASat, Dec 30, 12:56 AM PST · 13425 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
23. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 30, 3:32 AM PST · 13425 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
24. 1.519km NNW of Mojave, CASat, Dec 30, 8:18 PM PST · 13425 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
25. 1.722km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 31, 10:47 PM PST · 13423 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
26. 2.626km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:08 AM PST · 13423 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.73km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:46 AM PST · 13423 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:36 PM PST · 13423 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.422km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jan 1, 2:39 PM PST · 13423 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
30. 1.620km E of Kernville, CATue, Jan 2, 3:57 AM PST · 13422 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
31. 1.78km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Jan 2, 12:05 PM PST · 13422 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
32. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 2, 2:18 PM PST · 13422 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
33. 2.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 2, 7:24 PM PST · 13422 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
34. 2.319km N of Mojave, CAWed, Jan 3, 8:46 AM PST · 13421 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.519km N of Mojave, CAWed, Jan 3, 1:15 PM PST · 13421 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
36. 1.723km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 3, 3:46 PM PST · 13421 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 3, 11:24 PM PST · 13420 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
38. 1.69km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 4, 7:36 AM PST · 13420 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
39. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 5, 3:29 AM PST · 13419 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
40. 2.022km E of Oildale, CASat, Jan 6, 2:37 AM PST · 13418 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
41. 1.816km E of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 6, 4:51 PM PST · 13418 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
42. 2.05km E of Palmdale, CASun, Jan 7, 3:21 AM PST · 13417 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
43. 1.77km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 7, 6:26 AM PST · 13417 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
44. 2.315km WNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Jan 7, 6:30 AM PST · 13417 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
45. 1.67km E of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 1:11 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
46. 3.227km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 3:54 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
47. 2.726km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 4:12 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
48. 2.226km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 6:10 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
49. 1.713km NE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 8:00 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
50. 2.313km NE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 8:32 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
51. 2.614km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 8, 2:07 AM PST · 13416 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
52. 1.622km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 8, 2:48 AM PST · 13416 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
53. 1.88km E of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 8, 4:08 AM PST · 13416 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
54. 2.321km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 8, 7:48 AM PST · 13416 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
55. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 8, 10:41 AM PST · 13416 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
56. 1.612km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Jan 9, 12:32 AM PST · 13415 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
57. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Jan 9, 12:35 AM PST · 13415 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
58. 1.710km NE of Valencia, CATue, Jan 9, 1:42 PM PST · 13415 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
59. 1.84km W of Gorman, CATue, Jan 9, 7:15 PM PST · 13415 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
60. 4.020km N of Mojave, CAWed, Jan 10, 5:22 PM PST · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

1. 3.317km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 24, 7:21 PM PST · 13431 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
2. 2.08km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 22, 4:21 PM PST · 13433 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.74km E of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Dec 22, 1:15 AM PST · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
4. 2.719km N of Mojave, CAWed, Dec 20, 1:13 PM PST · 13435 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.921km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 19, 10:27 PM PST · 13435 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.920km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Dec 19, 9:44 PM PST · 13435 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.520km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Dec 19, 8:26 PM PST · 13436 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.119km N of Mojave, CATue, Dec 19, 3:40 PM PST · 13436 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Dec 19, 5:05 AM PST · 13436 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.919km N of Mojave, CAMon, Dec 18, 3:55 PM PST · 13437 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
11. 1.516km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 18, 3:55 PM PST · 13437 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.829km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Dec 18, 5:48 AM PST · 13437 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.029km W of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 17, 2:52 AM PST · 13438 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.68km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Dec 16, 9:42 AM PST · 13439 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.97km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 15, 11:51 AM PST · 13440 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.76km NW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Dec 15, 8:32 AM PST · 13440 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.215km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 13, 6:20 PM PST · 13442 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 12, 6:09 AM PST · 13443 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.74km NNE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Dec 10, 2:36 AM PST · 13445 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.122km E of Oildale, CASun, Dec 10, 1:22 AM PST · 13445 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1048604. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.