M1.7 earthquake 17km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Jul 22, 1983, 11:56 AM PDT

UTC

1983-07-22 18:56:34 UTC

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.995° N, 118.525° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

113°

Stations used

9

• Stallion Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 2,488. Forecast15 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmSSW
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast48 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast108 kmNNW

After

1. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 1:51 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.58km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 5:44 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 7:42 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 6:55 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.926km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 23, 1:29 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
6. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 2:42 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
7. 1.85km SSE of Kernville, CASun, Jul 24, 1:46 PM PDT · 15773 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.426km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 25, 3:34 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
9. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 25, 4:41 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
10. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 25, 4:56 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
11. 1.616km ENE of Boron, CAWed, Jul 27, 9:52 AM PDT · 15770 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 27, 9:48 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 3:11 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
14. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 3:53 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
15. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 29, 2:38 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
16. 2.025km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 29, 7:59 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
17. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 30, 9:45 AM PDT · 15767 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
18. 3.327km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 3:51 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 31, 3:51 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 3:52 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
21. 2.121km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 4:04 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
22. 2.027km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 8:40 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
23. 1.624km NNE of California City, CASun, Jul 31, 9:45 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
24. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 1, 1:59 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
25. 2.48km NW of Neenach, CAMon, Aug 1, 9:41 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
26. 2.120km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Aug 1, 11:59 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
27. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 1, 12:56 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
28. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 2, 10:58 AM PDT · 15764 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
29. 1.816km ENE of Boron, CATue, Aug 2, 9:22 PM PDT · 15764 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.62km N of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 4:48 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
31. 1.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 4, 6:21 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
32. 3.02km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 9:04 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
33. 1.92km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 11:03 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
34. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 4, 6:21 PM PDT · 15762 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
35. 1.72km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 7:20 PM PDT · 15762 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
36. 2.58km NE of Ventura, CASat, Aug 6, 11:05 AM PDT · 15760 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
37. 1.724km S of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 7, 7:18 AM PDT · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
38. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 8, 2:07 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
39. 1.86km NNW of Lamont, CAMon, Aug 8, 2:41 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
40. 1.627km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Aug 9, 7:09 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
41. 2.117km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Aug 10, 6:59 AM PDT · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
42. 2.226km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 11, 6:58 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
43. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 11, 12:06 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
44. 3.05km W of Santa Paula, CAFri, Aug 12, 11:22 AM PDT · 15754 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
45. 1.911km ESE of Johannesburg, CASat, Aug 13, 5:16 PM PDT · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
46. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CASat, Aug 13, 6:05 PM PDT · 15753 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
47. 1.616km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 15, 12:59 PM PDT · 15751 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
48. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 16, 3:22 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
49. 2.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Aug 16, 4:16 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
50. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 16, 9:49 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
51. 2.07km SSW of Littlerock, CAWed, Aug 17, 1:55 PM PDT · 15749 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
52. 1.87km SW of Littlerock, CAThu, Aug 18, 2:43 AM PDT · 15748 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
53. 2.018km WSW of Rosedale, CASat, Aug 20, 9:24 PM PDT · 15746 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
54. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 21, 6:16 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
55. 1.88km W of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 21, 6:45 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
56. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 22, 12:02 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
57. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 22, 7:58 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
58. 1.71km NW of Castaic, CATue, Aug 23, 2:05 AM PDT · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
59. 1.823km NNE of California City, CATue, Aug 23, 7:11 AM PDT · 15743 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
60. 2.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 23, 11:12 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

1. 2.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 21, 10:39 PM PDT · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.615km ENE of Taft, CAThu, Jul 21, 5:07 PM PDT · 15776 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.626km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jul 21, 1:23 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 19, 5:33 PM PDT · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 19, 5:49 AM PDT · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
6. 1.711km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 18, 5:09 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 18, 1:49 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.818km E of Oildale, CAMon, Jul 18, 2:59 AM PDT · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 17, 11:22 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.921km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 17, 10:09 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 17, 7:33 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
12. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 17, 7:31 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 17, 4:53 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 16, 6:07 PM PDT · 15781 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.78km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Jul 15, 8:42 PM PDT · 15782 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.99km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 14, 10:44 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.23km NNW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jul 14, 6:12 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 13, 2:44 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.53km SE of Elizabeth Lake, CAWed, Jul 13, 1:27 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.83km S of Wofford Heights, CATue, Jul 12, 12:23 PM PDT · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci11278. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.