California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18km SW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18km SW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Oct 17, 1983, 11:34 PM PDT (06:34 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 18km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-18 06:34:08 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.022° N, 118.590° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.118km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15668 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.717km NE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.017km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.818km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.118km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15667 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.910km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15667 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.512km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15666 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15666 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.918km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15665 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CA · 15665 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.217km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15665 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.54km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15664 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.66km E of Johannesburg, CA · 15664 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15664 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.818km NE of Kernville, CA · 15664 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 3.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15663 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.817km NE of Kernville, CA · 15663 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.125km N of Tehachapi, CA · 15663 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.415km SSE of Arvin, CA · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15662 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.118km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15661 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.817km NE of Kernville, CA · 15660 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.718km NE of Kernville, CA · 15660 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15660 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.214km N of Castaic, CA · 15659 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.717km NE of Kernville, CA · 15659 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15659 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.517km NE of Kernville, CA · 15659 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.817km NE of Kernville, CA · 15659 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.717km NE of Kernville, CA · 15659 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.218km NE of Kernville, CA · 15657 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CA · 15657 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15657 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.318km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15657 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.519km SW of Lamont, CA · 15657 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.715km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15657 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.818km NE of Kernville, CA · 15656 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.614km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 15655 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15655 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.317km NE of Kernville, CA · 15655 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15655 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.627km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15655 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.512km NE of Kernville, CA · 15654 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.017km NE of Kernville, CA · 15654 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.318km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15654 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.219km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15654 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CA · 15654 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.817km NE of Kernville, CA · 15653 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.616km NE of Kernville, CA · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15653 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.07km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.16km WNW of Castaic, CA · 15652 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.515km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15652 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.725km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15651 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.415km S of Arvin, CA · 15651 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.814km S of Arvin, CA · 15651 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci18613. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.