M1.6 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Apr 18, 1982, 6:16 PM PST

UTC

1982-04-19 02:16:22 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.313° N, 118.571° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

186°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast18 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast143 kmNNW

After

1. 2.319km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 21, 1:47 PM PDT · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.519km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 21, 1:54 PM PDT · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 21, 8:29 PM PDT · 16196 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 22, 12:05 AM PDT · 16196 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 22, 12:35 AM PDT · 16196 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.113km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 22, 1:12 AM PDT · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.514km NE of Inyokern, CASat, May 22, 2:56 AM PDT · 16196 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 22, 9:18 AM PDT · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 22, 11:37 AM PDT · 16195 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
10. 3.016km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 23, 1:35 AM PDT · 16195 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 23, 6:07 AM PDT · 16195 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.23km SW of Valencia, CASun, May 23, 6:11 AM PDT · 16195 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.12km S of Valencia, CASun, May 23, 6:12 AM PDT · 16195 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.713km WSW of Little Lake, CASun, May 23, 7:58 AM PDT · 16195 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 23, 6:06 PM PDT · 16194 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CASun, May 23, 10:48 PM PDT · 16194 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.713km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 24, 4:21 AM PDT · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
18. 2.29km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 24, 5:46 AM PDT · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
19. 2.413km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 24, 6:01 AM PDT · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.219km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 24, 6:36 AM PDT · 16194 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.419km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 24, 6:40 AM PDT · 16194 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
22. 2.319km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 24, 11:50 AM PDT · 16193 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 24, 12:05 PM PDT · 16193 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.113km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 24, 12:08 PM PDT · 16193 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
25. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 24, 12:47 PM PDT · 16193 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
26. 1.514km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 24, 2:36 PM PDT · 16193 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
27. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 24, 3:28 PM PDT · 16193 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
28. 2.619km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 25, 5:31 PM PDT · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 25, 7:14 PM PDT · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
30. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 25, 10:27 PM PDT · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
31. 2.122km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 26, 12:24 AM PDT · 16192 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
32. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 26, 11:44 AM PDT · 16191 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
33. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 26, 2:57 PM PDT · 16191 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
34. 2.519km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 26, 9:32 PM PDT · 16191 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 27, 12:29 AM PDT · 16191 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
36. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 27, 1:28 PM PDT · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
37. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 27, 3:33 PM PDT · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 27, 3:58 PM PDT · 16190 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
39. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 27, 4:01 PM PDT · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
40. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 27, 4:02 PM PDT · 16190 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
41. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 27, 4:07 PM PDT · 16190 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
42. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 27, 5:02 PM PDT · 16190 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
43. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 27, 6:53 PM PDT · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
44. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 27, 8:08 PM PDT · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
45. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 28, 12:48 AM PDT · 16190 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
46. 1.68km WNW of Little Lake, CAFri, May 28, 4:45 AM PDT · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
47. 1.913km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, May 28, 6:37 AM PDT · 16190 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
48. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 28, 10:16 AM PDT · 16189 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
49. 2.214km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 28, 11:19 PM PDT · 16189 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
50. 2.712km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, May 29, 12:23 AM PDT · 16189 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
51. 2.38km ENE of Bakersfield, CASat, May 29, 4:14 AM PDT · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
52. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 29, 3:00 PM PDT · 16188 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
53. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 30, 9:45 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
54. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 30, 10:13 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
55. 1.722km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, May 30, 11:09 PM PDT · 16187 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
56. 1.813km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 31, 5:55 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
57. 3.65km SE of Kernville, CAMon, May 31, 8:42 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
58. 3.03km SE of Kernville, CAMon, May 31, 8:43 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
59. 3.126km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, May 31, 8:43 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
60. 2.58km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, May 31, 8:43 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci528955. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.