California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Feb 2, 1983, 5:01 AM PST (13:01 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 20km SE of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-02 13:01:00 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.324° N, 118.510° 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
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15910 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.620km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15910 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15909 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.017km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15909 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.318km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15909 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15909 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15909 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.516km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 15909 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.86km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15908 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.413km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15908 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.513km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15908 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.015km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15907 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.57km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15907 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15907 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.221km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15907 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.921km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15907 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.021km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15907 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.913km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15907 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.713km SW of Lamont, CA · 15906 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.713km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.513km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.813km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.033km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15906 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15906 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.519km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15905 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.719km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15905 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15905 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15905 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.93km SW of Valencia, CA · 15905 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15904 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15904 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15904 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15904 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15903 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.510km S of Lake Hughes, CA · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15903 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 3.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.417km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.617km SW of Little Lake, CA · 15901 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.716km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.017km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.017km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15901 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1101043. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.