California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Dec 21, 1990, 11:04 AM PST (19:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 17km WNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-12-21 19:04:31 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.352° N, 118.494° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.612km ENE of McFarland, CA · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.318km E of Little Lake, CA · 13069 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.325km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.615km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CA · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.91km N of Kernville, CA · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.91km NNW of Kernville, CA · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.61km N of Kernville, CA · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.08km E of Porterville, CA · 13067 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.76km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13067 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.57km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13065 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.920km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13065 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.715km SE of Porterville, CA · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13063 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.93km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13063 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.615km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13062 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13061 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.514km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13061 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.727km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13060 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.325km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13060 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.012km S of Bodfish, CA · 13059 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.815km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13059 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.25km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13058 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.514km SSW of Olancha, CA · 13057 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.618km SE of Arvin, CA · 13057 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.510km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13056 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.026km ESE of Kernville, CA · 13056 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.614km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13055 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.014km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13055 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.714km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13055 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.714km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13055 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13054 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.513km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 13053 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.31km S of Kernville, CA · 13052 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.713km SSW of Olancha, CA · 13052 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.632km N of Kernville, CA · 13051 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13051 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13050 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.88km NNE of Piru, CA · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.59km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.98km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.38km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.08km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.614km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13048 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.624km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13047 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.315km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13047 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13046 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.515km SSW of Arvin, CA · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.420km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13045 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.815km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13044 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.220km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13044 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.72km N of Valencia, CA · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.51km N of Valencia, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.03km ENE of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 1.824km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13070 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.511km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.911km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.911km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.524km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.88km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.514km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.423km ENE of Arvin, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.514km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.518km E of Little Lake, CA · 13073 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.614km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.314km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.718km SE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.317km SE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.913km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13074 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13075 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.88km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13076 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.614km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13076 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13077 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2009288. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.