M1.6 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Jul 27, 1983, 9:48 PM PDT

UTC

1983-07-28 04:48:19 UTC

Depth

6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.351° N, 118.552° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

160°

Stations used

18

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast26 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast147 kmN

After

1. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 3:11 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 3:53 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.932km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Jul 28, 4:00 PM PDT · 15769 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 29, 2:38 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.025km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 29, 7:59 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.519km N of Kernville, CASat, Jul 30, 6:40 AM PDT · 15767 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 30, 9:45 AM PDT · 15767 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Jul 30, 9:55 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.09km NE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 31, 9:08 AM PDT · 15766 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
10. 3.327km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 3:51 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 31, 3:51 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
12. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 3:52 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.121km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 4:04 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.027km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 8:40 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.624km NNE of California City, CASun, Jul 31, 9:45 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
16. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 1, 1:59 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 1, 6:43 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 1, 8:16 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.48km NW of Neenach, CAMon, Aug 1, 9:41 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.120km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Aug 1, 11:59 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
21. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 1, 12:56 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
22. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 2, 10:58 AM PDT · 15764 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
23. 2.62km N of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 4:48 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
24. 1.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 4, 6:21 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
25. 3.02km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 9:04 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
26. 1.92km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 11:03 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
27. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 4, 6:21 PM PDT · 15761 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
28. 1.72km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Aug 4, 7:20 PM PDT · 15761 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
29. 1.519km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 5, 2:20 AM PDT · 15761 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
30. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 5, 10:59 AM PDT · 15761 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
31. 2.319km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 6, 12:41 PM PDT · 15760 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
32. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 6, 12:54 PM PDT · 15760 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
33. 1.819km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 6, 2:30 PM PDT · 15760 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
34. 1.820km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 6, 6:16 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
35. 1.724km S of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 7, 7:18 AM PDT · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
36. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 7, 3:34 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
37. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 7, 4:12 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
38. 2.333km WNW of Coso Junction, CASun, Aug 7, 11:40 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
39. 2.133km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, Aug 8, 1:55 AM PDT · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
40. 1.930km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 8, 6:30 AM PDT · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
41. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 8, 2:07 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
42. 1.86km NNW of Lamont, CAMon, Aug 8, 2:41 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
43. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 8:30 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
44. 1.913km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 8:56 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
45. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 9:08 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
46. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 10:01 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
47. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 10:45 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
48. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 9, 1:39 AM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
49. 1.824km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 9, 2:58 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
50. 1.627km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Aug 9, 7:09 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
51. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 9, 11:15 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
52. 2.118km WSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 10, 10:16 AM PDT · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
53. 1.617km WSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 10, 10:19 AM PDT · 15756 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
54. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Aug 10, 10:32 AM PDT · 15756 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
55. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Aug 10, 3:03 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
56. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CAThu, Aug 11, 5:12 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
57. 2.226km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 11, 6:58 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
58. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 11, 12:06 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
59. 1.911km ESE of Johannesburg, CASat, Aug 13, 5:16 PM PDT · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
60. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CASat, Aug 13, 6:05 PM PDT · 15753 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

1. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 25, 4:56 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 25, 4:41 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.426km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 25, 3:34 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.85km SSE of Kernville, CASun, Jul 24, 1:46 PM PDT · 15773 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
5. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Jul 24, 2:49 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 2:42 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.926km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 23, 1:29 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 6:55 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
9. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Jul 23, 1:44 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 7:42 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
11. 1.58km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 5:44 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 1:51 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.717km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 22, 11:56 AM PDT · 15775 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
14. 2.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 21, 10:39 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
15. 1.520km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 21, 7:06 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.615km ENE of Taft, CAThu, Jul 21, 5:07 PM PDT · 15776 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.626km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jul 21, 1:23 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
18. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 19, 5:33 PM PDT · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.015km NE of Inyokern, CATue, Jul 19, 10:45 AM PDT · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 19, 5:49 AM PDT · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14261. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.