M1.5 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, May 12, 1983, 5:41 PM PDT

UTC

1983-05-13 00:41:19 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.322° N, 118.542° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

175°

Stations used

14

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast20 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmN

After

1. 1.620km E of Kernville, CAFri, May 13, 9:02 AM PDT · 15843 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.519km ESE of Porterville, CAFri, May 13, 11:50 AM PDT · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.816km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 13, 3:33 PM PDT · 15842 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.410km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 13, 4:19 PM PDT · 15842 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.110km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 13, 4:59 PM PDT · 15842 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 14, 10:21 AM PDT · 15842 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
7. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 14, 9:31 PM PDT · 15841 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
8. 1.920km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 15, 4:05 PM PDT · 15840 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.59km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 16, 4:05 AM PDT · 15840 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
10. 2.210km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 16, 9:55 PM PDT · 15839 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
11. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 17, 9:43 AM PDT · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.214km NNE of Taft, CAWed, May 18, 10:23 AM PDT · 15838 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.77km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 18, 7:03 PM PDT · 15837 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
14. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 18, 8:17 PM PDT · 15837 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
15. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 19, 1:35 AM PDT · 15837 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.54km ESE of Kernville, CAFri, May 20, 5:56 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.626km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, May 21, 11:13 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.726km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, May 21, 11:36 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
19. 3.126km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, May 21, 11:49 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 23, 9:38 PM PDT · 15832 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
21. 1.721km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 25, 4:25 AM PDT · 15831 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
22. 1.613km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, May 25, 11:40 AM PDT · 15831 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
23. 2.934km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, May 25, 1:09 PM PDT · 15831 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
24. 1.733km W of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 25, 1:18 PM PDT · 15831 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.533km W of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 25, 1:33 PM PDT · 15831 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
26. 2.014km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, May 26, 11:57 AM PDT · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
27. 2.419km E of Maricopa, CAFri, May 27, 10:00 AM PDT · 15829 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
28. 1.915km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, May 27, 5:17 PM PDT · 15828 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.218km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 27, 6:05 PM PDT · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.616km N of Inyokern, CAFri, May 27, 6:57 PM PDT · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
31. 1.615km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, May 28, 7:54 AM PDT · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
32. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 28, 1:13 PM PDT · 15828 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
33. 1.520km SE of Bodfish, CASun, May 29, 2:16 AM PDT · 15827 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
34. 2.97km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, May 29, 7:12 PM PDT · 15826 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
35. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 31, 12:29 AM PDT · 15825 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.018km S of Bodfish, CATue, May 31, 11:49 PM PDT · 15824 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
37. 2.030km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Jun 1, 4:12 AM PDT · 15824 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
38. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 1, 5:33 AM PDT · 15824 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
39. 1.66km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 2, 8:21 AM PDT · 15823 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
40. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 3, 2:01 AM PDT · 15822 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
41. 1.529km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jun 3, 5:13 AM PDT · 15822 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
42. 1.54km SE of Kernville, CAFri, Jun 3, 2:55 PM PDT · 15821 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
43. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 4, 3:07 AM PDT · 15821 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
44. 1.86km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 4, 5:22 AM PDT · 15821 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
45. 1.534km N of Kernville, CASat, Jun 4, 5:18 PM PDT · 15820 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
46. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 4, 11:15 PM PDT · 15820 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
47. 1.727km W of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 5, 4:36 PM PDT · 15819 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
48. 2.27km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 5, 4:43 PM PDT · 15819 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
49. 1.627km W of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 5, 5:43 PM PDT · 15819 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
50. 1.713km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 6, 3:56 AM PDT · 15819 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
51. 1.813km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 6, 5:30 AM PDT · 15819 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
52. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 6, 1:31 PM PDT · 15819 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
53. 1.530km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, Jun 6, 6:40 PM PDT · 15818 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
54. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 6, 9:17 PM PDT · 15818 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
55. 1.99km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 6, 10:47 PM PDT · 15818 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
56. 1.624km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Jun 7, 2:42 AM PDT · 15818 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
57. 1.88km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 7, 3:57 AM PDT · 15818 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
58. 1.927km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 9, 3:55 AM PDT · 15816 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
59. 2.926km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 9, 3:57 AM PDT · 15816 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
60. 1.627km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 9, 4:16 AM PDT · 15816 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

1. 1.84km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, May 11, 12:27 PM PDT · 15845 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
2. 2.719km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 10, 2:40 AM PDT · 15846 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.419km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 9, 11:00 AM PDT · 15847 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 8, 8:08 AM PDT · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.930km WNW of Kernville, CASun, May 8, 4:03 AM PDT · 15848 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.312km N of Grapevine, CAFri, May 6, 8:59 PM PDT · 15849 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, May 6, 8:41 AM PDT · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
8. 1.924km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 5, 3:43 PM PDT · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.423km NE of Arvin, CAThu, May 5, 10:23 AM PDT · 15851 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
10. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 5, 5:26 AM PDT · 15851 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.53km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, May 4, 9:49 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.16km N of Mojave, CAWed, May 4, 6:51 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
13. 1.532km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 2, 1:28 PM PDT · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.86km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 2, 10:06 AM PDT · 15854 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 2, 9:58 AM PDT · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.833km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 2, 7:34 AM PDT · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.123km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 1, 1:22 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 1, 12:33 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 1, 12:25 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 30, 1:02 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1107535. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.