California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Feb 10, 1983, 12:38 PM PST (20:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 13km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-10 20:38:00 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.300° N, 118.557° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.513km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.813km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.033km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15906 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.519km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15905 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.719km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15905 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15905 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15905 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.93km SW of Valencia, CA · 15905 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15904 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15904 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15904 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15904 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15903 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.510km S of Lake Hughes, CA · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15903 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.417km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.617km SW of Little Lake, CA · 15901 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.716km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.017km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.017km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 3.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.015km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.717km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.617km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.816km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.016km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15900 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.717km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15899 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15899 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.812km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15899 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.917km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15899 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15899 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.417km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15899 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1101030. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.