M1.5 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Aug 4, 1983, 6:21 AM PDT

UTC

1983-08-04 13:21:21 UTC

Depth

4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.345° N, 118.564° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

163°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast21 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast26 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast147 kmNNW

After

1. 3.02km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 9:04 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
2. 1.92km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 11:03 AM PDT · 15761 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 4, 6:21 PM PDT · 15761 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.72km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 7:20 PM PDT · 15761 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
5. 1.519km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 5, 2:20 AM PDT · 15761 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 5, 10:59 AM PDT · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.319km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 6, 12:41 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 6, 12:54 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.819km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 6, 2:30 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.820km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 6, 6:16 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.724km S of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 7, 7:18 AM PDT · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 7, 3:34 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 7, 4:12 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.333km WNW of Coso Junction, CASun, Aug 7, 11:40 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.133km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, Aug 8, 1:55 AM PDT · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.930km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 8, 6:30 AM PDT · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 8, 2:07 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
18. 1.86km NNW of Lamont, CAMon, Aug 8, 2:41 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 8:30 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.913km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 8:56 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
21. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 9:08 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
22. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 10:01 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
23. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 10:45 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
24. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 9, 1:39 AM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
25. 1.824km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 9, 2:58 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.627km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Aug 9, 7:09 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
27. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 9, 11:15 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
28. 2.118km WSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 10, 10:16 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
29. 1.617km WSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 10, 10:19 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
30. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Aug 10, 10:32 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
31. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Aug 10, 3:03 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
32. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CAThu, Aug 11, 5:12 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
33. 2.226km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 11, 6:58 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
34. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 11, 12:06 PM PDT · 15754 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
35. 1.911km ESE of Johannesburg, CASat, Aug 13, 5:16 PM PDT · 15752 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
36. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CASat, Aug 13, 6:05 PM PDT · 15752 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
37. 1.820km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 14, 5:32 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.613km E of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 14, 6:44 PM PDT · 15751 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
39. 1.613km E of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 14, 6:45 PM PDT · 15751 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
40. 1.616km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 15, 12:59 PM PDT · 15750 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
41. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 16, 3:22 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
42. 2.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Aug 16, 4:16 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
43. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 16, 9:49 AM PDT · 15749 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
44. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Aug 16, 6:33 PM PDT · 15749 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
45. 1.517km WSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 17, 3:47 AM PDT · 15749 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
46. 1.615km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 18, 9:00 AM PDT · 15748 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
47. 1.92km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 19, 2:25 AM PDT · 15747 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
48. 2.018km WSW of Rosedale, CASat, Aug 20, 9:24 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
49. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 21, 6:16 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
50. 1.88km W of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 21, 6:45 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
51. 1.71km NW of Castaic, CATue, Aug 23, 2:05 AM PDT · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
52. 1.823km NNE of California City, CATue, Aug 23, 7:11 AM PDT · 15743 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
53. 2.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 23, 11:12 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
54. 2.110km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 24, 4:39 AM PDT · 15742 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
55. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 24, 9:34 PM PDT · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
56. 2.213km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Aug 25, 6:03 AM PDT · 15741 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
57. 2.416km N of Mojave, CAThu, Aug 25, 6:28 AM PDT · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
58. 1.827km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 26, 2:55 PM PDT · 15739 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
59. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 26, 9:14 PM PDT · 15739 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
60. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Aug 26, 11:01 PM PDT · 15739 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

1. 2.62km N of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 4:48 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
2. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 2, 10:58 AM PDT · 15763 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
3. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 1, 12:56 PM PDT · 15764 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.120km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Aug 1, 11:59 AM PDT · 15764 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.48km NW of Neenach, CAMon, Aug 1, 9:41 AM PDT · 15764 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 1, 8:16 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 1, 6:43 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 1, 1:59 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
9. 1.624km NNE of California City, CASun, Jul 31, 9:45 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.027km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 8:40 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.121km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 4:04 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 3:52 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 31, 3:51 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
14. 3.327km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 3:51 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.09km NE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 31, 9:08 AM PDT · 15766 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Jul 30, 9:55 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 30, 9:45 AM PDT · 15766 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
18. 1.519km N of Kernville, CASat, Jul 30, 6:40 AM PDT · 15767 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
19. 2.025km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 29, 7:59 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 29, 2:38 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13778. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.