M2.0 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, May 9, 1990, 9:36 PM PDT

UTC

1990-05-10 04:36:29 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.342° N, 118.564° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast21 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast26 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmNNW

After

1. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 9, 9:36 PM PDT · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 9, 10:23 PM PDT · 13296 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, May 10, 6:46 AM PDT · 13295 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.016km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, May 10, 8:27 AM PDT · 13295 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, May 10, 9:50 AM PDT · 13295 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.224km NE of Lamont, CAThu, May 10, 6:50 PM PDT · 13295 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
7. 2.610km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 11, 12:21 PM PDT · 13294 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.613km SSW of Arvin, CASun, May 13, 7:54 PM PDT · 13292 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
9. 2.71km E of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 14, 2:03 AM PDT · 13291 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
10. 2.014km S of Bodfish, CAMon, May 14, 11:02 PM PDT · 13291 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
11. 1.924km E of Maricopa, CATue, May 15, 11:56 PM PDT · 13290 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 16, 12:39 AM PDT · 13290 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
13. 2.29km E of Kernville, CAWed, May 16, 11:01 AM PDT · 13289 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
14. 2.49km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, May 16, 11:26 AM PDT · 13289 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.89km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, May 16, 3:05 PM PDT · 13289 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
16. 1.627km W of Inyokern, CAWed, May 16, 8:20 PM PDT · 13289 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
17. 1.615km S of Bodfish, CAThu, May 17, 10:05 AM PDT · 13288 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
18. 2.37km NE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, May 17, 2:13 PM PDT · 13288 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
19. 1.77km S of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 17, 5:22 PM PDT · 13288 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.07km SSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 17, 7:53 PM PDT · 13288 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
21. 2.713km S of Arvin, CASat, May 19, 2:10 AM PDT · 13286 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
22. 1.739km N of Kernville, CASat, May 19, 7:01 PM PDT · 13286 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
23. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, May 20, 10:46 PM PDT · 13285 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
24. 1.611km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 23, 6:16 AM PDT · 13282 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
25. 2.06km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 23, 2:48 PM PDT · 13282 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.015km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, May 23, 3:48 PM PDT · 13282 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.924km NE of Arvin, CAFri, May 25, 4:52 AM PDT · 13280 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
28. 1.538km N of Kernville, CAFri, May 25, 7:02 PM PDT · 13280 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
29. 2.123km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, May 26, 12:53 PM PDT · 13279 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CASun, May 27, 5:25 AM PDT · 13278 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
31. 1.73km WNW of Little Lake, CASun, May 27, 6:17 AM PDT · 13278 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
32. 1.629km ESE of Kernville, CASun, May 27, 9:46 AM PDT · 13278 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
33. 1.86km WNW of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 28, 7:33 AM PDT · 13277 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
34. 2.214km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, May 29, 2:30 PM PDT · 13276 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
35. 1.720km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, May 29, 8:13 PM PDT · 13276 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
36. 1.619km N of Mojave, CAWed, May 30, 10:05 AM PDT · 13275 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
37. 2.419km N of Mojave, CAWed, May 30, 10:08 AM PDT · 13275 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
38. 1.918km NNW of Mojave, CAWed, May 30, 10:09 AM PDT · 13275 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
39. 1.99km W of Castaic, CAFri, Jun 1, 4:55 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
40. 2.210km W of Castaic, CAFri, Jun 1, 10:19 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
41. 1.79km W of Castaic, CAFri, Jun 1, 10:35 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.010km W of Castaic, CAFri, Jun 1, 10:35 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.79km NE of Piru, CASat, Jun 2, 12:56 AM PDT · 13273 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
44. 2.114km SE of Porterville, CASat, Jun 2, 6:10 AM PDT · 13272 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
45. 1.59km E of Kernville, CASat, Jun 2, 12:03 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
46. 2.010km W of Castaic, CASat, Jun 2, 1:16 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
47. 1.58km W of Castaic, CASat, Jun 2, 1:56 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
48. 2.510km W of Castaic, CASat, Jun 2, 8:18 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
49. 2.310km W of Castaic, CASat, Jun 2, 10:20 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
50. 2.310km W of Castaic, CASat, Jun 2, 11:57 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
51. 2.410km W of Castaic, CASun, Jun 3, 3:22 AM PDT · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
52. 1.519km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jun 4, 12:49 AM PDT · 13271 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
53. 1.520km NW of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 5, 6:26 PM PDT · 13269 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
54. 1.54km ENE of Porterville, CAThu, Jun 7, 9:46 PM PDT · 13267 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
55. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 9, 4:37 AM PDT · 13265 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
56. 2.316km N of Fillmore, CASat, Jun 9, 10:28 AM PDT · 13265 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
57. 2.516km N of Fillmore, CASat, Jun 9, 10:43 AM PDT · 13265 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
58. 2.418km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jun 10, 10:56 PM PDT · 13264 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
59. 1.87km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jun 13, 2:00 PM PDT · 13261 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
60. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 15, 3:31 AM PDT · 13259 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

1. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 9, 8:01 PM PDT · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.712km WNW of Mojave, CAWed, May 9, 9:18 AM PDT · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
3. 1.725km NE of Arvin, CAWed, May 9, 7:08 AM PDT · 13296 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.513km NE of Kernville, CAWed, May 9, 6:42 AM PDT · 13296 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
5. 2.214km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, May 8, 11:29 PM PDT · 13297 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.529km WSW of Olancha, CATue, May 8, 7:20 AM PDT · 13297 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.99km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, May 7, 11:13 PM PDT · 13298 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.87km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 7, 8:16 PM PDT · 13298 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
9. 2.120km NE of Kernville, CAMon, May 7, 12:35 PM PDT · 13298 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.66km S of Johannesburg, CAMon, May 7, 8:49 AM PDT · 13298 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.520km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, May 7, 8:00 AM PDT · 13298 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.719km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 7, 4:18 AM PDT · 13298 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.74km NE of Lake Isabella, CASun, May 6, 9:57 PM PDT · 13299 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
14. 1.54km NE of Lake Isabella, CASun, May 6, 9:34 PM PDT · 13299 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
15. 1.64km N of Kernville, CASun, May 6, 12:46 PM PDT · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.933km WSW of Inyokern, CASat, May 5, 6:55 PM PDT · 13300 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.027km WSW of Olancha, CASat, May 5, 4:45 PM PDT · 13300 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.514km N of Castaic, CASat, May 5, 8:06 AM PDT · 13300 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.311km N of Piru, CASat, May 5, 12:33 AM PDT · 13301 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.66km E of Porterville, CAFri, May 4, 4:16 PM PDT · 13301 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci141700. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.