M2.6 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 23, 1983, 10:42 AM PDT

UTC

1983-10-23 17:42:31 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.345° N, 118.516° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

0°

Stations used

0

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast23 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmN

After

1. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 26, 12:01 PM PST · 15640 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 26, 3:31 PM PST · 15640 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.59km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 26, 7:43 PM PST · 15640 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.519km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 27, 12:06 AM PST · 15640 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 27, 2:02 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 2:59 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
7. 1.519km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 3:32 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
8. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 3:33 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 7:41 AM PST · 15639 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.017km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 8:04 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 10:26 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.615km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 2:24 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.515km NW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Nov 28, 5:03 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.814km NW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Nov 28, 5:57 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.621km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 7:50 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 10:59 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 11:37 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.816km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 11:55 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.07km ENE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Nov 29, 3:05 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
20. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 29, 1:59 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
21. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 29, 3:10 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
22. 2.028km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 29, 3:53 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
23. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 29, 4:22 PM PST · 15637 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
24. 1.622km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 29, 9:35 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
25. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 30, 1:23 AM PST · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
26. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 30, 12:09 PM PST · 15636 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 30, 12:11 PM PST · 15636 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
28. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 30, 1:14 PM PST · 15636 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
29. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 30, 9:57 PM PST · 15636 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
30. 2.06km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 3:17 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
31. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 5:14 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
32. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 5:43 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
33. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 12:07 PM PST · 15635 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
34. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 3:44 PM PST · 15635 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
35. 1.922km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 2, 6:22 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
36. 1.515km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Dec 2, 2:21 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
37. 1.616km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 3, 2:40 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
38. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 3, 7:03 AM PST · 15634 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
39. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 3, 10:14 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
40. 1.86km E of Wofford Heights, CASat, Dec 3, 11:44 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
41. 1.66km E of Wofford Heights, CASat, Dec 3, 11:52 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
42. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 2:27 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
43. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 4:13 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
44. 2.118km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 4, 4:34 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
45. 1.517km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 10:58 AM PST · 15632 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
46. 2.27km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Dec 4, 1:14 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
47. 2.47km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASun, Dec 4, 1:28 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
48. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 7:19 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
49. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 7:22 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
50. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 7:43 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
51. 1.826km NE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 4, 10:53 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
52. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 2:00 AM PST · 15632 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
53. 3.221km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 10:41 AM PST · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
54. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 5:16 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
55. 3.121km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 7:31 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
56. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 9:44 PM PST · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
57. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 7:09 AM PST · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
58. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 11:46 AM PST · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
59. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 2:21 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
60. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 2:24 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci19693. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.