M2.3 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Apr 9, 1991, 9:46 AM PDT

UTC

1991-04-09 16:46:49 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.285° N, 118.556° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

65°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast15 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast140 kmNNW

After

1. 2.420km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 9, 9:43 PM PDT · 12962 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
2. 1.619km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 11, 6:09 PM PDT · 12960 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 3.715km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Apr 12, 12:45 PM PDT · 12959 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.615km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Apr 12, 1:11 PM PDT · 12959 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.816km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Apr 12, 1:59 PM PDT · 12959 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.616km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Apr 12, 4:01 PM PDT · 12959 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.110km N of Mojave, CASun, Apr 14, 1:43 AM PDT · 12957 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.74km ENE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Apr 14, 9:32 PM PDT · 12957 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.614km NNE of Taft, CAMon, Apr 15, 10:10 AM PDT · 12956 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
10. 2.85km SE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Apr 15, 12:43 PM PDT · 12956 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 16, 10:23 AM PDT · 12955 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 16, 10:37 AM PDT · 12955 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
13. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 16, 6:10 PM PDT · 12955 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.920km NW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 17, 9:10 PM PDT · 12954 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.68km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 17, 10:09 PM PDT · 12954 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.75km S of Frazier Park, CAThu, Apr 18, 1:25 AM PDT · 12953 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.54km S of Frazier Park, CAThu, Apr 18, 1:28 AM PDT · 12953 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.75km SE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 18, 3:21 AM PDT · 12953 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.65km SE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 18, 9:13 AM PDT · 12953 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.912km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Apr 18, 2:42 PM PDT · 12953 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
21. 3.07km NNW of Castaic, CAFri, Apr 19, 6:25 PM PDT · 12952 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
22. 3.17km NNW of Castaic, CAFri, Apr 19, 6:36 PM PDT · 12952 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
23. 2.18km NNW of Castaic, CASat, Apr 20, 1:33 AM PDT · 12951 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
24. 1.515km SE of Arvin, CASat, Apr 20, 8:43 AM PDT · 12951 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
25. 1.920km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 20, 11:38 AM PDT · 12951 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.616km NNW of California City, CASat, Apr 20, 4:04 PM PDT · 12951 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
27. 1.88km ESE of Piru, CAMon, Apr 22, 7:31 PM PDT · 12949 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
28. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 23, 4:04 AM PDT · 12948 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
29. 2.822km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 23, 9:15 AM PDT · 12948 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
30. 1.76km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Apr 23, 11:49 AM PDT · 12948 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 23, 2:55 PM PDT · 12948 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
32. 2.523km SSW of Bakersfield, CAWed, Apr 24, 12:51 AM PDT · 12947 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
33. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 25, 7:41 AM PDT · 12946 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
34. 2.420km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 25, 7:53 AM PDT · 12946 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
35. 1.63km NNW of Kernville, CATue, Apr 30, 4:15 AM PDT · 12941 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
36. 1.68km W of Kernville, CATue, Apr 30, 3:53 PM PDT · 12941 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
37. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 30, 10:45 PM PDT · 12941 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
38. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CAWed, May 1, 1:29 AM PDT · 12940 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
39. 1.59km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, May 1, 5:30 AM PDT · 12940 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
40. 2.516km ESE of Porterville, CAWed, May 1, 5:17 PM PDT · 12940 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
41. 2.09km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, May 2, 1:10 AM PDT · 12939 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
42. 1.519km NE of Ojai, CAThu, May 2, 6:45 PM PDT · 12939 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
43. 2.65km WNW of Bakersfield, CAFri, May 3, 5:32 AM PDT · 12938 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
44. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 4, 10:54 AM PDT · 12937 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
45. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, May 4, 6:33 PM PDT · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
46. 1.711km NW of Taft, CASun, May 5, 1:58 AM PDT · 12936 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
47. 1.66km N of Grapevine, CASun, May 5, 3:02 PM PDT · 12936 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
48. 1.813km SW of Lamont, CASun, May 5, 4:02 PM PDT · 12936 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
49. 2.412km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 6, 2:06 AM PDT · 12935 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
50. 2.011km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 6, 4:52 PM PDT · 12935 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
51. 1.911km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 6, 5:46 PM PDT · 12935 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
52. 1.52km SW of Little Lake, CATue, May 7, 6:55 AM PDT · 12934 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
53. 1.621km SW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 7, 8:41 PM PDT · 12934 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
54. 1.613km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 8, 12:28 PM PDT · 12933 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
55. 1.617km SE of Arvin, CASat, May 11, 9:02 PM PDT · 12930 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
56. 1.611km SSW of Arvin, CASun, May 12, 11:53 PM PDT · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
57. 1.519km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 13, 8:10 PM PDT · 12928 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
58. 1.623km S of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 7:12 PM PDT · 12927 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
59. 2.411km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 16, 4:54 AM PDT · 12925 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
60. 1.526km W of Inyokern, CASat, May 18, 12:55 AM PDT · 12923 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

1. 1.610km NW of Piru, CAMon, Apr 8, 10:53 AM PDT · 12963 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.810km NW of Piru, CAMon, Apr 8, 10:48 AM PDT · 12963 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.227km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Apr 8, 4:37 AM PDT · 12963 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.627km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Apr 8, 4:31 AM PDT · 12963 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.823km W of Inyokern, CASun, Apr 7, 8:47 AM PDT · 12964 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.89km NNE of Piru, CAThu, Apr 4, 11:56 PM PST · 12966 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.820km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 4, 1:51 AM PST · 12967 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
8. 2.220km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 3, 12:59 PM PST · 12968 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
9. 2.720km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 3, 10:26 AM PST · 12968 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 3, 9:41 AM PST · 12968 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
11. 3.620km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 3, 9:29 AM PST · 12968 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
12. 1.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Apr 3, 1:11 AM PST · 12968 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.410km ENE of Taft, CATue, Apr 2, 7:24 PM PST · 12969 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
14. 1.89km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 2, 5:05 PM PST · 12969 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
15. 2.314km S of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 2, 12:06 AM PST · 12969 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
16. 1.73km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Mar 30, 10:41 PM PST · 12972 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.712km N of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 30, 1:40 PM PST · 12972 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
18. 2.018km E of Arvin, CASat, Mar 30, 8:35 AM PST · 12972 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
19. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 30, 3:59 AM PST · 12972 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
20. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Mar 29, 2:27 PM PST · 12973 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2016107. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.