California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Oct 15, 1983, 12:55 AM PDT (07:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-15 07:55:20 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.319° N, 118.517° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
0°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15691 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15690 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.219km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15690 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15688 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.04km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15688 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.618km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 15688 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.919km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15688 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.118km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15688 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.018km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15688 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.825km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15687 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CA · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.53km N of Wofford Heights, CA · 15687 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.57km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.420km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.320km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.618km NE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.024km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15686 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.614km NE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.220km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.64km SE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.66km SW of Little Lake, CA · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15685 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.218km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.319km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.220km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 4.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 3.319km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.420km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 3.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.610km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15691 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15691 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.55km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15691 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CA · 15692 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15692 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.810km E of Kernville, CA · 15692 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.87km N of Grapevine, CA · 15693 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.514km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.713km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15693 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15694 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15694 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.05km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15695 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.65km WSW of Gorman, CA · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15695 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.510km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15695 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.64km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15695 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15696 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.412km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.25km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.45km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci18461. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.