California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13km N of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13km N of Ridgecrest, CA on Wed, Nov 23, 1983, 2:52 PM PST (22:52 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 24km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-23 22:52:31 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.739° N, 117.688° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
0°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.824km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15603 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.524km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15603 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.95km E of Lone Pine, CA · 15602 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.621km NE of Kernville, CA · 15601 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15601 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15601 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.524km W of Inyokern, CA · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.324km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15601 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.913km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 15601 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.516km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15601 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15600 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.735km ENE of Boron, CA · 15600 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15600 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.620km NE of Kernville, CA · 15600 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15600 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.520km NE of Kernville, CA · 15599 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15599 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15599 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15599 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CA · 15599 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.517km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15598 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15598 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15598 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.021km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.613km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 15597 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.616km NE of Olancha, CA · 15597 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.531km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CA · 15597 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.720km SSW of Lone Pine, CA · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.126km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15596 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15596 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.58km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.629km W of Olancha, CA · 15596 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15595 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15595 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.921km W of Olancha, CA · 15595 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.717km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15595 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15595 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15595 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.53km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.638km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15594 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 3.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.420km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.441km NNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15594 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.518km NE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.525km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15594 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.929km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15594 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci25439. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.