M1.7 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Oct 10, 1983, 5:59 PM PDT

UTC

1983-10-11 00:59:52 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.297° N, 118.563° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 14.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

20

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast16 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast141 kmNNW

After

1. 2.65km WSW of Gorman, CAMon, Oct 10, 11:41 PM PDT · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.05km NW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Oct 11, 2:28 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.67km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 11, 3:51 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 11, 10:49 PM PDT · 15694 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 11, 11:00 PM PDT · 15694 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.713km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 12, 11:10 PM PDT · 15693 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.514km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 13, 3:04 AM PDT · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
8. 1.87km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 13, 5:11 AM PDT · 15693 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
9. 1.810km E of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 13, 9:57 PM PDT · 15692 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 14, 8:30 AM PDT · 15691 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CAFri, Oct 14, 9:25 AM PDT · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
12. 1.55km NW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Oct 14, 5:16 PM PDT · 15691 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 14, 5:37 PM PDT · 15691 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 15, 12:55 AM PDT · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
15. 1.64km WNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Oct 15, 1:47 AM PDT · 15691 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 15, 2:05 PM PDT · 15690 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.219km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 16, 5:21 AM PDT · 15690 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Oct 17, 4:29 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.04km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Oct 17, 4:45 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.618km SW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 17, 11:34 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
21. 2.919km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Oct 18, 4:34 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
22. 2.118km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Oct 18, 4:34 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
23. 2.018km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Oct 18, 4:34 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.825km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 18, 2:05 PM PDT · 15687 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
25. 2.07km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 18, 5:54 PM PDT · 15687 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
26. 2.48km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 18, 5:55 PM PDT · 15687 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
27. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CATue, Oct 18, 8:37 PM PDT · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
28. 1.53km N of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Oct 19, 12:54 AM PDT · 15687 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
29. 2.920km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 2:44 AM PDT · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
30. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 3:09 AM PDT · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
31. 2.57km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Oct 19, 5:17 AM PDT · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
32. 4.020km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 7:00 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
33. 2.820km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 7:02 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
34. 3.420km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 7:05 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
35. 2.820km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 7:11 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
36. 3.020km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 7:28 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
37. 2.320km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 7:34 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
38. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 7:56 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
39. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 8:04 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
40. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 9:36 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
41. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 11:02 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
42. 2.720km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 11:53 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
43. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 12:47 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
44. 3.721km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 12:48 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
45. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 3:10 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
46. 2.618km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 3:34 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
47. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 4:17 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
48. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 19, 10:15 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
49. 2.024km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 20, 12:15 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
50. 2.720km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 20, 12:30 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
51. 1.614km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 20, 1:21 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
52. 2.820km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 20, 1:31 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
53. 2.521km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 20, 3:44 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
54. 2.220km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 20, 4:10 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
55. 2.821km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 20, 4:15 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
56. 1.64km SE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 20, 4:45 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
57. 2.520km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 20, 7:06 AM PDT · 15685 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
58. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 20, 7:39 AM PDT · 15685 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
59. 1.66km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 20, 7:50 AM PDT · 15685 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
60. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 20, 8:16 AM PDT · 15685 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

1. 1.64km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Oct 10, 10:59 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
2. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 10, 6:55 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.412km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Oct 10, 6:20 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
4. 2.25km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Oct 10, 1:22 AM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
5. 2.45km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 11:27 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.95km NW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 8:47 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.55km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 7:59 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
8. 2.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 7:47 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.15km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 4:15 AM PDT · 15697 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.913km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 3:19 AM PDT · 15697 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.65km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 12:46 AM PDT · 15697 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Oct 8, 11:37 PM PDT · 15697 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.212km W of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 8, 10:55 AM PDT · 15697 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
14. 2.37km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 7, 8:23 AM PDT · 15698 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
15. 1.57km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 7, 8:23 AM PDT · 15698 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Oct 6, 10:36 AM PDT · 15699 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.05km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Oct 6, 6:37 AM PDT · 15699 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Oct 6, 6:32 AM PDT · 15699 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
19. 1.711km WNW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Oct 6, 2:21 AM PDT · 15700 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.66km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Oct 5, 9:50 PM PDT · 15700 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci18012. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC.