M1.7 earthquake 15km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Dec 11, 1990, 10:27 PM PST

UTC

1990-12-12 06:27:47 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.006° N, 118.513° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

0

• Stallion Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 2,488. Forecast15 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast48 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast109 kmNNW

After

1. 1.87km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 12, 6:35 AM PST · 13080 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 14, 3:44 PM PST · 13077 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.614km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 15, 7:29 PM PST · 13076 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.88km WNW of Kernville, CASat, Dec 15, 9:46 PM PST · 13076 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
5. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 16, 2:02 PM PST · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
6. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 17, 4:41 AM PST · 13075 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.317km SE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 18, 2:39 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
8. 1.718km SE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 18, 6:38 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
9. 4.314km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Dec 18, 8:56 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.614km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Dec 18, 9:49 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.514km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Dec 18, 7:16 PM PST · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
12. 2.423km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 18, 7:21 PM PST · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.514km NNE of Lamont, CAWed, Dec 19, 12:19 AM PST · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
14. 1.88km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 19, 2:33 AM PST · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.525km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 21, 11:04 AM PST · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.120km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Dec 21, 11:40 PM PST · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 22, 2:24 AM PST · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
18. 2.612km ENE of McFarland, CASat, Dec 22, 8:26 AM PST · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.325km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 22, 8:48 PM PST · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.615km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, Dec 23, 11:11 AM PST · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
21. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CASun, Dec 23, 4:26 PM PST · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
22. 1.91km N of Kernville, CASun, Dec 23, 5:17 PM PST · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
23. 1.91km NNW of Kernville, CASun, Dec 23, 10:49 PM PST · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
24. 1.61km N of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 24, 12:44 AM PST · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
25. 1.76km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Dec 24, 11:38 PM PST · 13067 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
26. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 28, 9:49 AM PST · 13064 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
27. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 30, 12:03 AM PST · 13062 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
28. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 30, 12:36 PM PST · 13061 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
29. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Dec 31, 9:51 PM PST · 13060 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
30. 1.76km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Dec 31, 9:51 PM PST · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
31. 1.89km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 1, 12:04 AM PST · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
32. 2.012km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 2, 12:00 AM PST · 13059 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
33. 1.618km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 3, 12:17 PM PST · 13057 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
34. 2.026km ESE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 5, 7:55 AM PST · 13056 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
35. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 5, 5:38 PM PST · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
36. 1.810km E of Ojai, CAMon, Jan 7, 8:44 AM PST · 13054 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
37. 2.31km S of Kernville, CATue, Jan 8, 2:00 PM PST · 13052 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Jan 9, 9:16 AM PST · 13052 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
39. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 9, 10:50 PM PST · 13051 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
40. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Jan 11, 8:30 AM PST · 13050 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
41. 1.529km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:41 PM PST · 13049 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
42. 1.88km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 9:04 AM PST · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
43. 1.59km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 12:39 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
44. 1.98km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 5:35 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
45. 2.120km NW of Ojai, CASat, Jan 12, 6:11 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
46. 2.38km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 9:29 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
47. 2.08km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 9:30 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
48. 1.614km SSW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 13, 8:57 AM PST · 13048 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.315km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 14, 4:56 AM PST · 13047 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
50. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jan 14, 7:08 PM PST · 13046 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
51. 1.515km SSW of Arvin, CATue, Jan 15, 11:06 PM PST · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
52. 2.420km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jan 16, 8:10 AM PST · 13045 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
53. 1.815km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jan 16, 12:14 PM PST · 13044 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
54. 1.72km N of Valencia, CAThu, Jan 17, 12:10 PM PST · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
55. 1.51km N of Valencia, CAFri, Jan 18, 2:40 PM PST · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
56. 2.03km ENE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:36 PM PST · 13042 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
57. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 19, 5:12 AM PST · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
58. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 19, 5:35 AM PST · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
59. 1.55km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 20, 12:54 PM PST · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
60. 3.013km WNW of Mojave, CASun, Jan 20, 1:02 PM PST · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

1. 1.620km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 11:40 AM PST · 13080 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.719km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 7:33 AM PST · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
3. 2.319km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 2:55 AM PST · 13081 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Dec 10, 2:41 PM PST · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
5. 1.74km N of Bakersfield, CAThu, Dec 6, 2:50 AM PST · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.017km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 5, 1:31 PM PST · 13086 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
7. 2.116km SSE of Buttonwillow, CATue, Dec 4, 3:09 PM PST · 13087 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
8. 2.42km WNW of Canoga Park, CATue, Dec 4, 4:25 AM PST · 13088 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.51km N of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 3, 10:00 PM PST · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 2, 1:34 PM PST · 13089 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 2, 4:25 AM PST · 13090 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.90km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 30, 9:43 PM PST · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 30, 1:16 AM PST · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.620km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 29, 11:50 AM PST · 13092 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 29, 2:59 AM PST · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 28, 7:58 AM PST · 13094 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
17. 1.98km SW of Ojai, CATue, Nov 27, 10:54 PM PST · 13094 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.27km SW of Ojai, CATue, Nov 27, 9:28 AM PST · 13095 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.48km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Nov 27, 3:08 AM PST · 13095 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 24, 5:03 AM PST · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2008739. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.