M1.5 earthquake 22km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Sep 29, 1990, 8:04 AM PDT

UTC

1990-09-29 15:04:21 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.292° N, 118.596° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

71°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast15 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast39 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmNNW

After

1. 1.63km WSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Oct 1, 9:38 PM PDT · 13151 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.43km NE of Kernville, CATue, Oct 2, 8:01 PM PDT · 13150 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Oct 2, 11:17 PM PDT · 13149 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Oct 4, 11:20 AM PDT · 13148 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.927km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 4, 3:25 PM PDT · 13148 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Oct 4, 9:30 PM PDT · 13148 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 7, 1:08 AM PDT · 13145 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.76km E of Johannesburg, CASun, Oct 7, 6:29 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.79km E of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 8, 10:44 PM PDT · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
10. 3.214km S of Arvin, CATue, Oct 9, 3:21 AM PDT · 13143 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
11. 1.633km N of Kernville, CATue, Oct 9, 11:19 PM PDT · 13142 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.633km N of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 10, 12:53 PM PDT · 13142 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 10, 6:08 PM PDT · 13142 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
14. 3.114km SW of Maricopa, CAWed, Oct 10, 6:53 PM PDT · 13142 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.514km SSW of Lamont, CAThu, Oct 11, 8:28 PM PDT · 13141 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
16. 2.212km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Oct 12, 1:47 PM PDT · 13140 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
17. 1.713km SSW of Shafter, CASat, Oct 13, 1:09 PM PDT · 13139 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.033km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 14, 7:21 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.025km WNW of Kernville, CASun, Oct 14, 9:34 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
20. 2.26km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 15, 11:01 PM PDT · 13136 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
21. 2.42km SE of Lamont, CATue, Oct 16, 12:29 PM PDT · 13136 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
22. 1.71km NW of Mojave, CATue, Oct 16, 9:01 PM PDT · 13136 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
23. 1.714km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 18, 4:22 AM PDT · 13134 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
24. 1.515km WSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 18, 5:06 AM PDT · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
25. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 19, 11:13 PM PDT · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
26. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 20, 5:54 AM PDT · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
27. 2.43km NE of Buttonwillow, CASat, Oct 20, 9:25 PM PDT · 13132 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
28. 1.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 22, 2:54 AM PDT · 13130 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
29. 1.56km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 24, 1:33 AM PDT · 13128 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
30. 1.926km NW of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 25, 1:44 PM PDT · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
31. 1.621km NW of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 27, 2:39 PM PDT · 13125 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
32. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 27, 6:44 PM PDT · 13125 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
33. 1.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 27, 9:26 PM PDT · 13125 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
34. 1.712km NE of Boron, CASun, Oct 28, 5:42 AM PST · 13124 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
35. 2.223km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 29, 12:30 PM PST · 13123 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
36. 1.83km NNE of Maricopa, CAMon, Oct 29, 7:36 PM PST · 13123 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
37. 1.523km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 30, 3:32 PM PST · 13122 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
38. 1.54km N of Lamont, CATue, Oct 30, 7:42 PM PST · 13122 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
39. 1.610km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 31, 1:52 PM PST · 13121 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
40. 2.819km ENE of Taft, CAWed, Oct 31, 4:06 PM PST · 13121 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
41. 1.814km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 1, 4:55 AM PST · 13120 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
42. 2.224km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Nov 2, 2:49 PM PST · 13119 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 3, 4:44 AM PST · 13118 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
44. 1.721km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 3, 5:03 AM PST · 13118 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
45. 2.322km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 3, 5:29 AM PST · 13118 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
46. 1.524km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 3, 2:41 PM PST · 13118 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
47. 1.837km N of Kernville, CASun, Nov 4, 4:26 AM PST · 13117 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
48. 1.88km E of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Nov 5, 1:39 AM PST · 13116 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
49. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 5, 6:30 AM PST · 13116 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
50. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 5, 12:30 PM PST · 13116 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
51. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 5, 12:33 PM PST · 13116 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
52. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 5, 2:49 PM PST · 13116 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
53. 2.37km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Nov 6, 3:57 AM PST · 13115 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
54. 1.724km NE of Lamont, CATue, Nov 6, 2:21 PM PST · 13115 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
55. 1.78km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Nov 6, 3:19 PM PST · 13115 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
56. 1.524km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 5:45 PM PST · 13113 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
57. 1.920km N of Mojave, CAThu, Nov 8, 5:46 PM PST · 13113 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
58. 2.49km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 8:41 PM PST · 13113 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
59. 1.811km ESE of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 12, 6:21 AM PST · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
60. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 12, 3:42 PM PST · 13109 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

1. 2.822km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 28, 7:08 PM PDT · 13154 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.513km E of Delano, CAFri, Sep 28, 7:11 AM PDT · 13154 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.615km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 24, 1:44 PM PDT · 13158 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 23, 7:07 PM PDT · 13159 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.028km ENE of Porterville, CASun, Sep 23, 4:20 PM PDT · 13159 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.914km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Sep 23, 7:02 AM PDT · 13159 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.94km NE of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 21, 11:44 AM PDT · 13161 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.010km SE of Gorman, CAFri, Sep 21, 3:05 AM PDT · 13161 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.610km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Sep 20, 9:05 PM PDT · 13162 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.82km SW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Sep 20, 1:46 PM PDT · 13162 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
11. 2.61km WSW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Sep 19, 1:05 PM PDT · 13163 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.21km WSW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Sep 19, 12:57 PM PDT · 13163 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 16, 7:13 PM PDT · 13166 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.929km SE of Porterville, CASat, Sep 15, 9:18 AM PDT · 13167 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.211km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 15, 5:27 AM PDT · 13167 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
16. 1.611km SSW of Lake Hughes, CAFri, Sep 14, 8:48 PM PDT · 13168 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Sep 14, 3:15 PM PDT · 13168 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.011km SSW of Arvin, CAFri, Sep 14, 7:34 AM PDT · 13168 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
19. 2.16km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 12, 4:29 PM PDT · 13170 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.623km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 12, 1:28 AM PDT · 13170 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2005562. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.