M2.5 earthquake 16km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Aug 5, 1990, 7:04 PM PDT

UTC

1990-08-06 02:04:21 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.235° N, 118.573° 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. Forecast10 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast16 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmNNW

After

1. 1.52km NNE of Lamont, CASun, Aug 5, 7:38 PM PDT · 13208 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
2. 1.637km N of Kernville, CATue, Aug 7, 2:12 PM PDT · 13206 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.718km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 8, 5:29 PM PDT · 13205 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.614km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 8, 7:55 PM PDT · 13205 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.520km NNE of Neenach, CAWed, Aug 8, 8:30 PM PDT · 13205 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
6. 1.611km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 9, 8:30 AM PDT · 13204 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Aug 10, 4:15 AM PDT · 13203 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
8. 3.528km N of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 10, 6:17 PM PDT · 13203 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
9. 1.61km NE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Aug 11, 2:43 PM PDT · 13202 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
10. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 11, 6:27 PM PDT · 13202 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.924km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 12, 8:13 AM PDT · 13201 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.825km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 13, 12:08 PM PDT · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 14, 9:19 PM PDT · 13199 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
14. 1.916km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, Aug 15, 12:59 AM PDT · 13198 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
15. 3.025km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 16, 9:01 PM PDT · 13197 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.415km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 17, 5:58 PM PDT · 13196 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.214km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Aug 18, 4:41 AM PDT · 13195 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.123km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 19, 2:59 PM PDT · 13194 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
19. 2.223km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 20, 2:31 AM PDT · 13193 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
20. 1.522km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 20, 8:07 AM PDT · 13193 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
21. 2.322km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 20, 10:20 AM PDT · 13193 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
22. 1.724km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Aug 20, 10:21 AM PDT · 13193 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
23. 1.622km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 20, 11:09 AM PDT · 13193 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
24. 2.523km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 20, 3:24 PM PDT · 13193 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
25. 1.724km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Aug 20, 3:39 PM PDT · 13193 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
26. 1.821km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 20, 5:02 PM PDT · 13193 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
27. 1.823km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Aug 20, 5:32 PM PDT · 13193 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
28. 1.922km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Aug 21, 4:12 AM PDT · 13192 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
29. 2.023km E of Maricopa, CATue, Aug 21, 4:13 AM PDT · 13192 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
30. 1.820km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 22, 3:56 PM PDT · 13191 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
31. 2.011km E of Maricopa, CAWed, Aug 22, 7:46 PM PDT · 13191 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
32. 1.618km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Aug 22, 8:58 PM PDT · 13191 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
33. 2.022km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Aug 22, 10:17 PM PDT · 13191 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
34. 2.819km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 23, 3:24 PM PDT · 13190 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.62km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 24, 7:24 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
36. 1.517km SE of Johannesburg, CASun, Aug 26, 7:20 PM PDT · 13187 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
37. 1.526km NE of Arvin, CATue, Aug 28, 2:57 AM PDT · 13185 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
38. 1.520km S of Maricopa, CAThu, Aug 30, 2:19 AM PDT · 13183 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
39. 1.515km ESE of Johannesburg, CAFri, Aug 31, 12:19 AM PDT · 13182 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
40. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 31, 7:46 AM PDT · 13182 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
41. 2.18km SE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 31, 6:52 PM PDT · 13182 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.711km SW of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 31, 9:21 PM PDT · 13182 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
43. 2.212km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Sep 3, 2:20 AM PDT · 13179 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
44. 1.511km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Sep 4, 10:02 PM PDT · 13178 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
45. 2.16km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Sep 6, 5:01 PM PDT · 13176 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
46. 2.319km SSE of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 7, 11:53 AM PDT · 13175 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
47. 1.823km W of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 7, 5:30 PM PDT · 13175 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
48. 1.913km E of Lake Isabella, CASun, Sep 9, 5:47 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
49. 1.612km NE of Ojai, CASun, Sep 9, 7:47 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
50. 2.623km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 12, 1:28 AM PDT · 13170 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
51. 2.16km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 12, 4:29 PM PDT · 13170 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
52. 2.011km SSW of Arvin, CAFri, Sep 14, 7:34 AM PDT · 13168 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
53. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Sep 14, 3:15 PM PDT · 13168 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
54. 1.611km SSW of Lake Hughes, CAFri, Sep 14, 8:48 PM PDT · 13168 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
55. 2.211km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 15, 5:27 AM PDT · 13167 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
56. 2.929km SE of Porterville, CASat, Sep 15, 9:18 AM PDT · 13167 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
57. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 16, 7:13 PM PDT · 13166 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
58. 2.35km ESE of Vincent, CAMon, Sep 17, 6:35 PM PDT · 13165 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
59. 1.55km ESE of Vincent, CAMon, Sep 17, 6:36 PM PDT · 13165 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
60. 2.21km WSW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Sep 19, 12:57 PM PDT · 13163 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

1. 1.815km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 5, 3:44 AM PDT · 13208 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.727km NW of Kernville, CASun, Aug 5, 12:50 AM PDT · 13208 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.412km ENE of McFarland, CASat, Aug 4, 5:57 AM PDT · 13209 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.623km NNE of California City, CAFri, Aug 3, 4:02 PM PDT · 13210 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
5. 2.024km NNE of California City, CAFri, Aug 3, 4:02 PM PDT · 13210 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.624km NNE of California City, CAThu, Aug 2, 11:21 PM PDT · 13211 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.327km NW of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 2, 9:58 PM PDT · 13211 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.512km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 2, 2:30 AM PDT · 13211 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.56km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Aug 1, 7:15 PM PDT · 13212 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 31, 5:14 PM PDT · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
11. 1.520km N of Mojave, CAMon, Jul 30, 12:07 PM PDT · 13214 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
12. 2.04km SE of Frazier Park, CASun, Jul 29, 9:52 PM PDT · 13215 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.45km SSE of Frazier Park, CASun, Jul 29, 9:51 PM PDT · 13215 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
14. 1.519km E of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 27, 4:56 AM PDT · 13217 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jul 25, 2:17 AM PDT · 13219 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.728km WSW of Coso Junction, CATue, Jul 24, 2:55 PM PDT · 13220 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 22, 10:05 AM PDT · 13222 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
18. 2.014km WNW of California City, CAThu, Jul 19, 4:50 PM PDT · 13225 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
19. 2.014km ESE of Porterville, CATue, Jul 17, 10:39 AM PDT · 13227 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.916km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 16, 11:55 PM PDT · 13228 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1061291. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.