M2.0 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Oct 15, 1983, 2:05 PM PDT

UTC

1983-10-15 21:05:27 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.304° N, 118.555° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

0°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast17 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmNNW

After

1. 1.924km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Nov 18, 2:42 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
2. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 18, 5:25 PM PST · 15648 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.724km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 18, 5:44 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.511km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 18, 9:24 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 18, 9:30 PM PST · 15648 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
6. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 18, 9:33 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
7. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 18, 9:57 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 18, 10:05 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
9. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 18, 11:23 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 19, 5:17 AM PST · 15648 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.426km N of Kernville, CASat, Nov 19, 6:41 AM PST · 15648 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 19, 4:45 PM PST · 15647 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 19, 4:55 PM PST · 15647 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.820km W of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 19, 11:11 PM PST · 15647 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
15. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 20, 2:21 AM PST · 15647 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.919km NW of Inyokern, CASun, Nov 20, 8:00 AM PST · 15647 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.014km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 20, 12:07 PM PST · 15647 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 20, 1:16 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
19. 1.611km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 20, 5:33 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
20. 1.714km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 20, 8:01 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
21. 2.718km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 20, 10:15 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
22. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 20, 11:46 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
23. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 20, 11:47 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
24. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 21, 12:07 AM PST · 15646 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
25. 1.717km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 21, 1:31 AM PST · 15646 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
26. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 21, 2:45 AM PST · 15646 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
27. 2.18km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 21, 8:09 AM PST · 15646 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
28. 1.723km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 21, 12:21 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
29. 1.711km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Nov 21, 5:09 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
30. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 21, 5:48 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.934km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Nov 21, 7:48 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
32. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 21, 9:09 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
33. 1.76km ENE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 21, 10:28 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
34. 2.514km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 21, 11:40 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.614km NNW of Ridgecrest, CATue, Nov 22, 12:23 AM PST · 15645 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
36. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 22, 4:34 AM PST · 15645 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
37. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 22, 9:43 AM PST · 15645 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
38. 1.718km NE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 22, 12:29 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
39. 2.58km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 22, 9:13 PM PST · 15644 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
40. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 22, 10:02 PM PST · 15644 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
41. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 23, 3:21 AM PST · 15644 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
42. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Nov 23, 2:52 PM PST · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
43. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Nov 23, 2:57 PM PST · 15643 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
44. 1.724km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 23, 3:13 PM PST · 15643 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 23, 3:52 PM PST · 15643 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
46. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 23, 4:24 PM PST · 15643 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
47. 2.57km WSW of Shafter, CAThu, Nov 24, 1:20 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
48. 2.010km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 24, 4:43 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
49. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 24, 8:13 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.918km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 24, 8:16 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.114km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 24, 10:56 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
52. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 24, 11:16 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
53. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 24, 11:27 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
54. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 1:53 AM PST · 15642 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
55. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 1:57 AM PST · 15642 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
56. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 4:34 AM PST · 15642 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
57. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 5:40 AM PST · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
58. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 7:45 AM PST · 15642 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
59. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 10:00 AM PST · 15642 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
60. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 10:13 AM PST · 15642 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci18499. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.