California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, May 28, 1979, 2:21 PM PDT (21:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 18km NW of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-05-28 21:21:16 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.334° N, 118.499° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17288 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.75km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 17287 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.018km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.515km WSW of Inyokern, CA · 17283 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.318km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17280 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.78km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17277 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.824km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17276 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.627km W of Johannesburg, CA · 17275 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.918km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17274 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.118km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.421km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17274 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.518km NW of Inyokern, CA · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.020km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.416km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.521km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17274 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.617km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.820km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.920km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.020km NW of Inyokern, CA · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 3.022km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17274 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.621km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.914km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17273 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.85km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17273 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.016km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 17273 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.320km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 17272 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.116km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17269 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.38km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17268 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.26km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17268 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.36km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17267 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.17km NNW of Kernville, CA · 17265 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.320km NW of Inyokern, CA · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.64km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17263 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.615km N of Inyokern, CA · 17261 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.412km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17261 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 3.021km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17260 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.76km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17260 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.021km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 3.122km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17259 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.813km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.828km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17258 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.212km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17257 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.216km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17257 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.012km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17255 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.010km NW of Inyokern, CA · 17254 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.63km SSE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17254 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.85km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 17251 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.56km N of Coso Junction, CA · 17249 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.88km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17244 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.510km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17243 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.56km S of Tehachapi, CA · 17240 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17240 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.524km S of Bodfish, CA · 17237 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 17237 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.520km SE of Little Lake, CA · 17236 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.515km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17236 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.08km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17236 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.08km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17235 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.213km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17291 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.023km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17294 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.013km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17295 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.018km SE of Little Lake, CA · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CA · 17295 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.86km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17297 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.918km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17298 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.07km S of Tehachapi, CA · 17302 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.111km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17304 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.97km S of Tehachapi, CA · 17304 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.716km SE of Maricopa, CA · 17305 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.05km NNE of Wasco, CA · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.612km W of Grapevine, CA · 17308 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.53km SSE of Castaic, CA · 17311 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.217km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.616km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.622km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.516km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.015km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3349417. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.