California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7km WSW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7km WSW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Jun 29, 1990, 11:05 PM PDT (06:05 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 25km ESE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-06-30 06:05:18 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.099° N, 118.512° 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
28°
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: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13245 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13244 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.611km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13242 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.919km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13242 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13242 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.51km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13240 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.87km E of Piru, CA · 13240 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.03km NW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 13239 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.725km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13239 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.71km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13239 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13238 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13238 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13238 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13238 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.511km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13238 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.426km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13236 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.732km SW of Inyokern, CA · 13236 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.817km S of Bodfish, CA · 13235 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13235 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.620km N of Mojave, CA · 13235 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13235 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.616km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13235 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.66km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13233 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.89km N of Piru, CA · 13232 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.69km N of Piru, CA · 13232 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13232 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.120km NNW of Neenach, CA · 13231 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.812km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 13229 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.88km E of Kernville, CA · 13229 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.916km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13228 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.014km WNW of California City, CA · 13226 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13223 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13220 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.519km E of Arvin, CA · 13218 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.45km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 13215 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.04km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 13215 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.520km N of Mojave, CA · 13215 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13214 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.56km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13212 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.512km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13212 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.327km NW of Kernville, CA · 13211 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.624km NNE of California City, CA · 13211 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.024km NNE of California City, CA · 13211 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.623km NNE of California City, CA · 13211 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.412km ENE of McFarland, CA · 13210 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.727km NW of Kernville, CA · 13209 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.815km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13209 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.516km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13208 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.52km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13208 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.84km SSE of Littlerock, CA · 13208 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.614km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13205 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.520km NNE of Neenach, CA · 13205 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.615km E of Boron, CA · 13205 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.611km ESE of Kernville, CA · 13205 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13204 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.61km NE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13203 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13202 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.924km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13202 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.825km W of Inyokern, CA · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13199 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.79km N of Grapevine, CA · 13246 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.79km N of Piru, CA · 13247 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.63km SSW of Mojave, CA · 13250 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.61km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13250 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13251 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.312km N of Fillmore, CA · 13251 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.022km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13254 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.51km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13255 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CA · 13256 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.217km SE of Arvin, CA · 13256 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.92km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13256 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.020km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13257 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.920km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13257 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.520km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13258 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.21km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.91km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.623km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13259 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.89km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13260 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13260 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.87km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13262 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1059743. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.