California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23km NNE of Kernville, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km NNE of Kernville, CA on Sun, Dec 25, 1983, 7:08 AM PST (15:08 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 28km WSW of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-25 15:08:32 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.932° N, 118.291° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.619km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.423km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.222km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.111km NNE of Trona, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.818km NE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.923km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15616 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.814km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15616 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.018km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.729km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.423km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.411km NNE of Trona, CA · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.118km NE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.616km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 15615 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.619km NE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.97km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 15615 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.724km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.98km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 15615 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.218km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.720km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15614 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.732km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15614 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.64km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15614 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15614 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.524km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15614 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.716km SE of Olancha, CA · 15614 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15614 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.517km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15614 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15613 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.730km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15613 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15613 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.924km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15613 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.625km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15613 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15613 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15613 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.023km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15613 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.524km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15612 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15612 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.619km NE of Kernville, CA · 15612 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.323km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15612 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15612 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15612 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15612 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.66km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 3.424km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15611 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.620km NE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.524km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15620 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.229km W of Olancha, CA · 15620 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.917km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15620 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15620 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.534km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15620 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15620 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.920km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.527km NE of Arvin, CA · 15621 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.55km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15622 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci27770. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.