M2.3 earthquake 16km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, May 19, 1991, 7:53 PM PDT

UTC

1991-05-20 02:53:52 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.236° N, 118.579° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast10 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmNNW

After

1. 1.713km N of Castaic, CAMon, May 20, 2:11 AM PDT · 12922 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.68km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, May 21, 8:13 AM PDT · 12921 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
3. 1.68km WNW of Kernville, CAWed, May 22, 5:03 AM PDT · 12920 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CAFri, May 24, 4:14 AM PDT · 12918 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 25, 12:37 AM PDT · 12917 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
6. 1.713km SE of Maricopa, CASat, May 25, 7:27 AM PDT · 12917 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, May 25, 1:04 PM PDT · 12917 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.812km NNE of Ojai, CASat, May 25, 2:46 PM PDT · 12916 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.614km S of Bodfish, CASun, May 26, 1:44 PM PDT · 12915 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
10. 1.821km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 27, 5:19 AM PDT · 12915 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.518km NE of Grapevine, CATue, May 28, 7:25 AM PDT · 12914 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.921km SE of Bodfish, CATue, May 28, 9:13 AM PDT · 12914 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
13. 1.511km N of Delano, CAWed, May 29, 1:35 AM PDT · 12913 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.617km SSE of Maricopa, CAWed, May 29, 7:26 AM PDT · 12913 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
15. 1.718km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, May 29, 10:12 PM PDT · 12912 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
16. 1.625km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 1, 2:07 PM PDT · 12909 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.87km SE of Gorman, CATue, Jun 4, 7:38 AM PDT · 12907 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.99km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Jun 4, 5:31 PM PDT · 12906 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
19. 1.84km ENE of Valencia, CAWed, Jun 5, 11:43 AM PDT · 12906 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
20. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 6, 2:26 AM PDT · 12905 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
21. 2.110km S of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 7, 12:02 AM PDT · 12904 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
22. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 7, 4:14 PM PDT · 12903 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
23. 1.927km W of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 8, 5:30 PM PDT · 12902 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
24. 3.026km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 8, 11:08 PM PDT · 12902 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
25. 2.426km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 8, 11:31 PM PDT · 12902 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
26. 2.228km N of Kernville, CASun, Jun 9, 9:03 PM PDT · 12901 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.88km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 10, 10:35 AM PDT · 12901 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
28. 2.016km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 10, 4:06 PM PDT · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
29. 1.68km SW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 11, 2:38 AM PDT · 12900 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
30. 2.416km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 11, 4:16 AM PDT · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
31. 1.88km N of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 11, 8:09 AM PDT · 12900 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
32. 1.52km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jun 12, 7:50 PM PDT · 12898 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
33. 1.614km NNE of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 15, 3:22 AM PDT · 12896 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
34. 1.514km S of Arvin, CASat, Jun 15, 9:29 AM PDT · 12896 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
35. 2.817km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 15, 9:57 PM PDT · 12895 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
36. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 16, 4:58 PM PDT · 12894 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
37. 2.08km S of Quartz Hill, CATue, Jun 18, 7:05 AM PDT · 12893 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
38. 2.417km SE of Porterville, CAWed, Jun 19, 1:26 AM PDT · 12892 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
39. 1.632km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 19, 1:58 AM PDT · 12892 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
40. 1.731km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 19, 2:26 AM PDT · 12892 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
41. 1.88km SSE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Jun 19, 7:29 PM PDT · 12891 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
42. 2.517km ENE of Oildale, CAThu, Jun 20, 12:34 PM PDT · 12891 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
43. 2.426km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 20, 5:07 PM PDT · 12890 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
44. 3.38km W of Lamont, CAFri, Jun 21, 10:41 AM PDT · 12890 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
45. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 24, 3:33 PM PDT · 12886 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
46. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 24, 6:01 PM PDT · 12886 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
47. 1.613km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Jun 25, 12:13 PM PDT · 12886 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
48. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 25, 4:46 PM PDT · 12885 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
49. 2.023km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jun 27, 9:40 AM PDT · 12884 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
50. 2.816km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 28, 9:18 AM PDT · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
51. 1.616km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 28, 11:44 AM PDT · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
52. 1.816km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 29, 6:41 AM PDT · 12882 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
53. 1.516km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 29, 9:09 PM PDT · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.725km SSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Jun 30, 4:39 AM PDT · 12881 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.716km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jul 1, 1:34 PM PDT · 12879 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
56. 1.625km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Jul 2, 12:25 AM PDT · 12879 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
57. 2.216km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Jul 2, 1:30 AM PDT · 12879 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
58. 1.726km W of Inyokern, CATue, Jul 2, 10:23 AM PDT · 12879 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
59. 2.112km W of Mojave, CATue, Jul 2, 1:34 PM PDT · 12878 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
60. 2.32km SSW of Shafter, CAWed, Jul 3, 2:36 PM PDT · 12877 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

1. 1.714km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, May 19, 3:57 PM PDT · 12922 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.917km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 18, 6:51 PM PDT · 12923 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.526km W of Inyokern, CASat, May 18, 12:55 AM PDT · 12924 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.411km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 16, 4:54 AM PDT · 12926 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
5. 1.623km S of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 7:12 PM PDT · 12927 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
6. 1.519km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 13, 8:10 PM PDT · 12928 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.611km SSW of Arvin, CASun, May 12, 11:53 PM PDT · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.617km SE of Arvin, CASat, May 11, 9:02 PM PDT · 12930 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.613km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 8, 12:28 PM PDT · 12934 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
10. 1.621km SW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 7, 8:41 PM PDT · 12934 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.52km SW of Little Lake, CATue, May 7, 6:55 AM PDT · 12935 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.813km SW of Lamont, CASun, May 5, 4:02 PM PDT · 12936 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
13. 1.66km N of Grapevine, CASun, May 5, 3:02 PM PDT · 12936 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.711km NW of Taft, CASun, May 5, 1:58 AM PDT · 12937 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
15. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, May 4, 6:33 PM PDT · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 4, 10:54 AM PDT · 12938 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
17. 1.711km SW of Valencia, CASat, May 4, 6:40 AM PDT · 12938 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.65km WNW of Bakersfield, CAFri, May 3, 5:32 AM PDT · 12939 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
19. 1.519km NE of Ojai, CAThu, May 2, 6:45 PM PDT · 12939 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.09km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, May 2, 1:10 AM PDT · 12940 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2018322. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.