M1.6 earthquake 17km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 23, 1983, 2:05 PM PDT

UTC

1983-10-23 21:05:04 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.247° N, 118.577° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

12

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast11 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast136 kmNNW

After

1. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 26, 12:01 PM PST · 15641 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 26, 3:31 PM PST · 15641 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.59km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 26, 7:43 PM PST · 15641 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.519km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 27, 12:06 AM PST · 15641 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 27, 2:02 PM PST · 15640 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 2:59 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.519km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 3:32 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 3:33 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
9. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 7:41 AM PST · 15639 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.017km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 8:04 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 10:26 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
12. 1.615km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 2:24 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.621km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 7:50 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 10:59 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 11:37 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.01km S of Valencia, CAMon, Nov 28, 11:38 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.816km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 11:55 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
18. 2.07km ENE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Nov 29, 3:05 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 29, 1:59 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
20. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 29, 3:10 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
21. 2.028km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 29, 3:53 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
22. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 29, 4:22 PM PST · 15638 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
23. 1.622km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 29, 9:35 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
24. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 30, 1:23 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
25. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 30, 12:09 PM PST · 15637 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
26. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 30, 12:11 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 30, 1:14 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
28. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 30, 9:57 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
29. 2.06km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 3:17 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
30. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 5:14 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
31. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 5:43 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
32. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 12:07 PM PST · 15636 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
33. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 3:44 PM PST · 15636 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
34. 1.922km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 2, 6:22 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.515km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Dec 2, 2:21 PM PST · 15635 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
36. 1.616km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 3, 2:40 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
37. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 3, 7:03 AM PST · 15634 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
38. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 3, 10:14 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
39. 1.86km E of Wofford Heights, CASat, Dec 3, 11:44 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
40. 1.66km E of Wofford Heights, CASat, Dec 3, 11:52 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
41. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 2:27 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
42. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 4:13 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
43. 2.118km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 4, 4:34 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
44. 1.517km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 10:58 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
45. 2.27km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Dec 4, 1:14 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
46. 2.47km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASun, Dec 4, 1:28 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
47. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 7:19 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
48. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 7:22 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
49. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 7:43 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
50. 1.826km NE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 10:53 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
51. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 2:00 AM PST · 15632 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
52. 3.221km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 10:41 AM PST · 15632 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
53. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 5:16 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
54. 3.121km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 7:31 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
55. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 9:44 PM PST · 15632 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
56. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 7:09 AM PST · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
57. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 11:46 AM PST · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
58. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 2:21 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
59. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 2:24 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
60. 1.618km E of Arvin, CATue, Dec 6, 3:51 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci19341. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.