M1.6 earthquake 16km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Aug 15, 1983, 12:59 PM PDT

UTC

1983-08-15 19:59:07 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.253° N, 118.536° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

148°

Stations used

10

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast13 kmNNW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast16 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast136 kmN

After

1. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 16, 3:22 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Aug 16, 4:16 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 16, 9:49 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Aug 16, 6:33 PM PDT · 15750 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.517km WSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 17, 3:47 AM PDT · 15749 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.07km SSW of Littlerock, CAWed, Aug 17, 1:55 PM PDT · 15749 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.87km SW of Littlerock, CAThu, Aug 18, 2:43 AM PDT · 15748 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.92km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 19, 2:25 AM PDT · 15747 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.018km WSW of Rosedale, CASat, Aug 20, 9:24 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 21, 6:16 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.88km W of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 21, 6:45 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
12. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 22, 12:02 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 22, 7:58 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.71km NW of Castaic, CATue, Aug 23, 2:05 AM PDT · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.823km NNE of California City, CATue, Aug 23, 7:11 AM PDT · 15743 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 23, 11:12 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.110km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 24, 4:39 AM PDT · 15742 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 24, 9:34 PM PDT · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.213km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Aug 25, 6:03 AM PDT · 15741 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.416km N of Mojave, CAThu, Aug 25, 6:28 AM PDT · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
21. 1.827km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 26, 2:55 PM PDT · 15740 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
22. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 26, 9:14 PM PDT · 15739 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
23. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Aug 26, 11:01 PM PDT · 15739 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
24. 1.814km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 27, 5:10 AM PDT · 15739 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
25. 1.913km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 27, 5:37 AM PDT · 15739 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.813km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 27, 6:10 AM PDT · 15739 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.713km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 27, 4:09 PM PDT · 15739 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 27, 4:34 PM PDT · 15739 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
29. 1.67km NE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 27, 10:11 PM PDT · 15738 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
30. 1.99km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Aug 28, 11:44 PM PDT · 15737 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
31. 2.02km N of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 29, 8:56 PM PDT · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
32. 1.92km N of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 29, 9:59 PM PDT · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
33. 2.216km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 29, 10:38 PM PDT · 15736 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
34. 2.018km NE of Kernville, CATue, Aug 30, 11:52 AM PDT · 15736 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.74km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Aug 31, 4:09 AM PDT · 15735 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
36. 1.85km SSW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Aug 31, 1:02 PM PDT · 15735 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
37. 1.62km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Sep 1, 1:27 PM PDT · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
38. 2.013km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Sep 1, 8:01 PM PDT · 15733 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
39. 1.914km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Sep 1, 8:05 PM PDT · 15733 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.66km E of Vincent, CAFri, Sep 2, 7:43 AM PDT · 15733 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
41. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CASun, Sep 4, 2:39 PM PDT · 15731 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
42. 1.718km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 5, 4:12 AM PDT · 15730 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
43. 1.92km NW of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 5, 11:06 AM PDT · 15730 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
44. 1.83km ENE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 5, 11:52 AM PDT · 15730 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
45. 2.224km NNE of California City, CATue, Sep 6, 10:51 AM PDT · 15729 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
46. 1.82km N of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 7, 10:35 AM PDT · 15728 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
47. 1.725km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 7, 3:25 PM PDT · 15728 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
48. 1.822km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Sep 9, 11:07 AM PDT · 15726 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
49. 1.525km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Sep 10, 10:43 PM PDT · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
50. 1.72km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 12, 2:25 AM PDT · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
51. 2.114km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 12, 7:55 PM PDT · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
52. 1.819km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 13, 12:03 AM PDT · 15722 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
53. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 13, 4:44 PM PDT · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
54. 1.53km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 14, 6:39 AM PDT · 15721 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
55. 1.72km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 14, 6:40 AM PDT · 15721 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
56. 1.75km E of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 14, 12:43 PM PDT · 15721 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
57. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 14, 2:45 PM PDT · 15721 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
58. 2.015km N of Mojave, CAWed, Sep 14, 6:01 PM PDT · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
59. 2.016km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 14, 8:23 PM PDT · 15720 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
60. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Sep 16, 4:12 AM PDT · 15719 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

1. 1.820km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 14, 5:32 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CASat, Aug 13, 6:05 PM PDT · 15753 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.911km ESE of Johannesburg, CASat, Aug 13, 5:16 PM PDT · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 11, 12:06 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.226km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 11, 6:58 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CAThu, Aug 11, 5:12 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Aug 10, 3:03 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Aug 10, 10:32 AM PDT · 15756 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.617km WSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 10, 10:19 AM PDT · 15756 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.118km WSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 10, 10:16 AM PDT · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.117km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Aug 10, 6:59 AM PDT · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 9, 11:15 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.627km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Aug 9, 7:09 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.824km W of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 9, 2:58 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 9, 1:39 AM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 10:45 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 10:01 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 9:08 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.913km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 8:56 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 8, 8:30 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci19811. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC.