M1.6 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Apr 6, 1990, 8:22 PM PDT

UTC

1990-04-07 03:22:40 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.261° N, 118.568° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast13 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 2.120km ENE of Delano, CASat, Apr 7, 3:53 AM PDT · 13328 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.033km NNW of California City, CASat, Apr 7, 6:58 AM PDT · 13328 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.917km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Apr 7, 3:38 PM PDT · 13328 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
4. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CASun, Apr 8, 8:46 PM PDT · 13327 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
5. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Apr 9, 8:37 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.07km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Apr 9, 11:39 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
7. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 9, 9:18 PM PDT · 13326 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 10, 12:35 AM PDT · 13325 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.120km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Apr 10, 7:45 PM PDT · 13325 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
10. 1.631km W of Coso Junction, CAWed, Apr 11, 12:36 AM PDT · 13324 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.936km N of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 11, 4:58 PM PDT · 13324 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 13, 1:35 PM PDT · 13322 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 13, 3:20 PM PDT · 13322 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
14. 2.124km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Apr 13, 11:23 PM PDT · 13322 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.720km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 14, 8:17 AM PDT · 13321 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.020km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 14, 8:22 AM PDT · 13321 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.024km NE of Lamont, CASun, Apr 15, 3:06 PM PDT · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.624km NE of Lamont, CASun, Apr 15, 3:07 PM PDT · 13320 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
19. 2.020km SW of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 17, 3:18 AM PDT · 13318 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.722km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 18, 3:49 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.06km NW of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Apr 18, 5:56 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
22. 1.822km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 18, 5:56 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
23. 1.913km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 19, 7:02 AM PDT · 13316 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
24. 2.41km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Apr 19, 8:03 AM PDT · 13316 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
25. 2.325km NE of Lamont, CAThu, Apr 19, 5:57 PM PDT · 13316 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
26. 1.614km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASun, Apr 22, 5:07 AM PDT · 13313 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
27. 2.31km E of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 23, 6:27 AM PDT · 13312 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
28. 1.721km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 24, 3:34 AM PDT · 13311 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.05km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Apr 26, 4:25 PM PDT · 13309 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
30. 1.910km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Apr 28, 7:35 AM PDT · 13307 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
31. 2.016km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Apr 28, 10:30 PM PDT · 13307 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
32. 1.822km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 28, 11:37 PM PDT · 13307 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
33. 2.11km E of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Apr 30, 11:29 AM PDT · 13305 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
34. 1.733km SW of Inyokern, CAMon, Apr 30, 4:49 PM PDT · 13305 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
35. 2.12km N of Vincent, CATue, May 1, 1:13 PM PDT · 13304 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
36. 1.722km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 2, 12:15 AM PDT · 13303 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
37. 1.621km S of Maricopa, CAThu, May 3, 9:57 AM PDT · 13302 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
38. 1.66km E of Porterville, CAFri, May 4, 4:16 PM PDT · 13301 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
39. 2.311km N of Piru, CASat, May 5, 12:33 AM PDT · 13300 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
40. 1.514km N of Castaic, CASat, May 5, 8:06 AM PDT · 13300 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
41. 1.933km WSW of Inyokern, CASat, May 5, 6:55 PM PDT · 13300 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
42. 1.64km N of Kernville, CASun, May 6, 12:46 PM PDT · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
43. 1.54km NE of Lake Isabella, CASun, May 6, 9:34 PM PDT · 13299 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
44. 1.74km NE of Lake Isabella, CASun, May 6, 9:57 PM PDT · 13299 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
45. 1.719km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 7, 4:18 AM PDT · 13298 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
46. 1.520km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, May 7, 8:00 AM PDT · 13298 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
47. 1.66km S of Johannesburg, CAMon, May 7, 8:49 AM PDT · 13298 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
48. 2.120km NE of Kernville, CAMon, May 7, 12:35 PM PDT · 13298 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
49. 1.87km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 7, 8:16 PM PDT · 13298 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
50. 1.99km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, May 7, 11:13 PM PDT · 13298 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
51. 2.214km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, May 8, 11:29 PM PDT · 13297 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
52. 1.513km NE of Kernville, CAWed, May 9, 6:42 AM PDT · 13296 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
53. 1.725km NE of Arvin, CAWed, May 9, 7:08 AM PDT · 13296 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
54. 1.712km WNW of Mojave, CAWed, May 9, 9:18 AM PDT · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
55. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 9, 8:01 PM PDT · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
56. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 9, 9:36 PM PDT · 13296 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
57. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 9, 9:36 PM PDT · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
58. 2.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 9, 10:23 PM PDT · 13296 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
59. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, May 10, 6:46 AM PDT · 13295 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.016km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, May 10, 8:27 AM PDT · 13295 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

1. 1.57km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Apr 6, 3:00 AM PDT · 13329 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.822km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 6, 1:26 AM PDT · 13329 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
3. 1.719km NNW of Mojave, CAWed, Apr 4, 3:49 PM PDT · 13331 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.417km N of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 3, 11:10 PM PDT · 13332 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.79km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Apr 2, 3:08 PM PDT · 13333 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
6. 1.823km E of Maricopa, CASun, Apr 1, 3:49 PM PDT · 13334 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
7. 2.922km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 31, 3:22 PM PST · 13335 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.617km NE of Lebec, CAThu, Mar 29, 4:56 PM PST · 13337 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
9. 2.117km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 29, 10:33 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.537km N of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 29, 9:26 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.813km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 29, 2:22 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
12. 2.013km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 29, 1:05 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.913km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 29, 1:02 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.91km N of Kernville, CATue, Mar 27, 12:10 PM PST · 13339 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
15. 1.624km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 27, 1:36 AM PST · 13339 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.213km WSW of Rosedale, CAMon, Mar 26, 3:42 AM PST · 13340 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
17. 2.322km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 25, 2:58 AM PST · 13341 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
18. 3.122km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 25, 2:22 AM PST · 13341 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.815km S of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 24, 7:12 PM PST · 13342 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.629km ENE of Porterville, CAThu, Mar 22, 4:57 PM PST · 13344 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1056792. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.