M1.5 earthquake 16km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Dec 18, 1989, 3:55 PM PST

UTC

1989-12-18 23:55:03 UTC

Depth

9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.230° N, 118.581° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

70°

Stations used

10

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast9 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast16 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmNNW

After

1. 1.919km N of Mojave, CAMon, Dec 18, 3:55 PM PST · 13437 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
2. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Dec 19, 5:05 AM PST · 13436 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
3. 2.119km N of Mojave, CATue, Dec 19, 3:40 PM PST · 13436 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
4. 1.520km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Dec 19, 8:26 PM PST · 13436 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.920km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Dec 19, 9:44 PM PST · 13435 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
6. 2.719km N of Mojave, CAWed, Dec 20, 1:13 PM PST · 13435 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.74km E of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Dec 22, 1:15 AM PST · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.827km NE of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 24, 9:04 PM PST · 13431 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.72km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 7:56 AM PST · 13430 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.43km ESE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 8:38 AM PST · 13430 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.82km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 8:58 AM PST · 13430 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.32km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:22 PM PST · 13430 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.82km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:23 PM PST · 13430 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.93km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:23 PM PST · 13430 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.12km SE of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 25, 3:46 PM PST · 13430 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
16. 2.219km N of Mojave, CAMon, Dec 25, 4:46 PM PST · 13430 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.011km NE of Boron, CATue, Dec 26, 8:58 AM PST · 13429 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
18. 3.26km SSE of Buttonwillow, CATue, Dec 26, 11:58 AM PST · 13429 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
19. 2.016km NW of California City, CATue, Dec 26, 2:03 PM PST · 13429 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
20. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Dec 26, 2:49 PM PST · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.03km N of Valencia, CATue, Dec 26, 4:44 PM PST · 13429 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
22. 1.92km SSE of Castaic, CATue, Dec 26, 4:49 PM PST · 13429 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.214km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 28, 7:00 PM PST · 13427 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
24. 2.811km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Dec 28, 7:09 PM PST · 13427 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
25. 2.334km N of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 29, 7:14 AM PST · 13426 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.019km N of Mojave, CAFri, Dec 29, 5:15 PM PST · 13426 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
27. 2.116km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Dec 29, 8:37 PM PST · 13426 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
28. 2.319km N of Mojave, CASat, Dec 30, 12:56 AM PST · 13425 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
29. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 30, 3:32 AM PST · 13425 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
30. 1.519km NNW of Mojave, CASat, Dec 30, 8:18 PM PST · 13425 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
31. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CASun, Dec 31, 5:03 PM PST · 13424 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
32. 2.816km N of Fillmore, CASun, Dec 31, 5:04 PM PST · 13424 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
33. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CASun, Dec 31, 5:51 PM PST · 13424 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
34. 1.722km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 31, 10:47 PM PST · 13423 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
35. 2.626km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:08 AM PST · 13423 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
36. 1.73km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:46 AM PST · 13423 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
37. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:36 PM PST · 13423 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
38. 2.422km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jan 1, 2:39 PM PST · 13423 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
39. 1.916km NE of Ojai, CAMon, Jan 1, 9:44 PM PST · 13422 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
40. 1.620km E of Kernville, CATue, Jan 2, 3:57 AM PST · 13422 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
41. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 2, 2:18 PM PST · 13422 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
42. 2.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 2, 7:24 PM PST · 13422 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.716km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 3, 3:21 AM PST · 13421 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
44. 2.319km N of Mojave, CAWed, Jan 3, 8:46 AM PST · 13421 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
45. 2.519km N of Mojave, CAWed, Jan 3, 1:15 PM PST · 13421 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
46. 1.723km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 3, 3:46 PM PST · 13421 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
47. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 3, 11:24 PM PST · 13420 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
48. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 5, 3:29 AM PST · 13419 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
49. 2.022km E of Oildale, CASat, Jan 6, 2:37 AM PST · 13418 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
50. 2.05km E of Palmdale, CASun, Jan 7, 3:21 AM PST · 13417 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
51. 1.77km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 7, 6:26 AM PST · 13417 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
52. 1.67km E of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 1:11 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
53. 3.227km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 3:54 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
54. 2.726km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 4:12 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.226km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 6:10 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
56. 1.713km NE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 8:00 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
57. 2.313km NE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 7, 8:32 PM PST · 13417 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
58. 2.614km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 8, 2:07 AM PST · 13416 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
59. 1.622km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 8, 2:48 AM PST · 13416 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
60. 1.88km E of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 8, 4:08 AM PST · 13416 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

1. 1.829km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Dec 18, 5:48 AM PST · 13437 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.029km W of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 17, 2:52 AM PST · 13438 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.68km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Dec 16, 9:42 AM PST · 13439 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
4. 3.517km NE of Ojai, CASat, Dec 16, 7:21 AM PST · 13439 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.97km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 15, 11:51 AM PST · 13440 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.76km NW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Dec 15, 8:32 AM PST · 13440 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
7. 2.215km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 13, 6:20 PM PST · 13442 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 12, 6:09 AM PST · 13443 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.74km NNE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Dec 10, 2:36 AM PST · 13445 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.122km E of Oildale, CASun, Dec 10, 1:22 AM PST · 13445 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.723km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Dec 9, 2:20 PM PST · 13446 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.029km W of Inyokern, CASat, Dec 9, 1:09 PM PST · 13446 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.927km W of Inyokern, CASat, Dec 9, 2:39 AM PST · 13446 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.722km E of Oildale, CAFri, Dec 8, 3:15 AM PST · 13447 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
15. 1.95km WSW of Valencia, CAThu, Dec 7, 5:45 PM PST · 13448 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.914km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 5, 6:36 PM PST · 13450 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
17. 2.322km E of Oildale, CATue, Dec 5, 5:15 AM PST · 13450 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
18. 1.99km E of Piru, CAMon, Dec 4, 5:04 PM PST · 13451 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.615km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 4, 1:32 AM PST · 13451 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
20. 1.513km ENE of Lebec, CASat, Dec 2, 11:32 PM PST · 13452 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci140445. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.