M1.9 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Jul 31, 1990, 5:14 PM PDT

UTC

1990-08-01 00:14:20 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.319° N, 118.583° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

107°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast18 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast40 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmNNW

After

1. 1.56km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Aug 1, 7:15 PM PDT · 13213 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.512km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 2, 2:30 AM PDT · 13212 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.327km NW of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 2, 9:58 PM PDT · 13211 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.624km NNE of California City, CAThu, Aug 2, 11:21 PM PDT · 13211 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
5. 2.024km NNE of California City, CAFri, Aug 3, 4:02 PM PDT · 13211 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.623km NNE of California City, CAFri, Aug 3, 4:02 PM PDT · 13211 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.412km ENE of McFarland, CASat, Aug 4, 5:57 AM PDT · 13210 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.727km NW of Kernville, CASun, Aug 5, 12:50 AM PDT · 13209 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.815km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 5, 3:44 AM PDT · 13209 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
10. 2.516km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 5, 7:04 PM PDT · 13209 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
11. 1.52km NNE of Lamont, CASun, Aug 5, 7:38 PM PDT · 13209 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
12. 1.637km N of Kernville, CATue, Aug 7, 2:12 PM PDT · 13207 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.520km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Aug 8, 10:00 AM PDT · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.718km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 8, 5:29 PM PDT · 13206 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.614km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 8, 7:55 PM PDT · 13205 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.520km NNE of Neenach, CAWed, Aug 8, 8:30 PM PDT · 13205 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
17. 1.611km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 9, 8:30 AM PDT · 13205 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Aug 10, 4:15 AM PDT · 13204 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
19. 3.528km N of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 10, 6:17 PM PDT · 13204 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.61km NE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Aug 11, 2:43 PM PDT · 13203 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
21. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 11, 6:27 PM PDT · 13203 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.924km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 12, 8:13 AM PDT · 13202 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.825km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 13, 12:08 PM PDT · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
24. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 14, 9:19 PM PDT · 13199 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
25. 1.916km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, Aug 15, 12:59 AM PDT · 13199 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
26. 3.025km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 16, 9:01 PM PDT · 13197 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
27. 2.415km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 17, 5:58 PM PDT · 13197 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
28. 2.214km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Aug 18, 4:41 AM PDT · 13196 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
29. 2.123km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 19, 2:59 PM PDT · 13195 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
30. 2.223km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 20, 2:31 AM PDT · 13194 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
31. 1.522km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 20, 8:07 AM PDT · 13194 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
32. 2.322km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 20, 10:20 AM PDT · 13194 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
33. 1.724km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Aug 20, 10:21 AM PDT · 13194 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
34. 1.622km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 20, 11:09 AM PDT · 13194 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
35. 2.523km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 20, 3:24 PM PDT · 13194 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
36. 1.724km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Aug 20, 3:39 PM PDT · 13194 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
37. 1.821km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 20, 5:02 PM PDT · 13194 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
38. 1.823km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Aug 20, 5:32 PM PDT · 13194 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
39. 1.922km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Aug 21, 4:12 AM PDT · 13193 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
40. 2.023km E of Maricopa, CATue, Aug 21, 4:13 AM PDT · 13193 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
41. 1.914km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 21, 4:43 AM PDT · 13193 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.820km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 22, 3:56 PM PDT · 13192 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
43. 2.011km E of Maricopa, CAWed, Aug 22, 7:46 PM PDT · 13192 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
44. 1.618km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Aug 22, 8:58 PM PDT · 13191 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
45. 2.022km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Aug 22, 10:17 PM PDT · 13191 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
46. 2.819km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 23, 3:24 PM PDT · 13191 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
47. 1.62km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 24, 7:24 PM PDT · 13190 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
48. 1.526km NE of Arvin, CATue, Aug 28, 2:57 AM PDT · 13186 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
49. 1.520km S of Maricopa, CAThu, Aug 30, 2:19 AM PDT · 13184 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
50. 1.515km ESE of Johannesburg, CAFri, Aug 31, 12:19 AM PDT · 13183 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
51. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 31, 7:46 AM PDT · 13183 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
52. 1.711km SW of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 31, 9:21 PM PDT · 13182 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
53. 2.212km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Sep 3, 2:20 AM PDT · 13180 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
54. 1.85km SE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Sep 3, 2:37 PM PDT · 13180 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
55. 1.95km SE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Sep 3, 10:09 PM PDT · 13179 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
56. 1.75km SE of Coso Junction, CATue, Sep 4, 7:39 AM PDT · 13179 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
57. 2.45km SE of Coso Junction, CATue, Sep 4, 7:49 AM PDT · 13179 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
58. 1.511km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Sep 4, 10:02 PM PDT · 13178 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
59. 1.720km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Sep 5, 9:59 PM PDT · 13177 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
60. 2.16km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Sep 6, 5:01 PM PDT · 13177 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

1. 1.520km N of Mojave, CAMon, Jul 30, 12:07 PM PDT · 13215 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
2. 2.04km SE of Frazier Park, CASun, Jul 29, 9:52 PM PDT · 13215 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.45km SSE of Frazier Park, CASun, Jul 29, 9:51 PM PDT · 13215 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.432km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Jul 29, 3:49 AM PDT · 13216 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.519km E of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 27, 4:56 AM PDT · 13218 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jul 25, 2:17 AM PDT · 13220 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.728km WSW of Coso Junction, CATue, Jul 24, 2:55 PM PDT · 13221 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.714km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 22, 1:13 PM PDT · 13223 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 22, 10:05 AM PDT · 13223 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
10. 1.814km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 22, 3:30 AM PDT · 13223 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.914km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 22, 3:28 AM PDT · 13223 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.214km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 22, 2:12 AM PDT · 13223 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.014km E of Little Lake, CASat, Jul 21, 6:27 AM PDT · 13224 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.614km E of Little Lake, CASat, Jul 21, 3:27 AM PDT · 13224 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.914km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 19, 5:15 PM PDT · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.014km WNW of California City, CAThu, Jul 19, 4:50 PM PDT · 13226 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.514km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 19, 11:36 AM PDT · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.714km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 19, 11:35 AM PDT · 13226 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.014km ESE of Porterville, CATue, Jul 17, 10:39 AM PDT · 13228 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.916km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 16, 11:55 PM PDT · 13228 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1060813. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC.