California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Aug 16, 1983, 9:49 AM PDT (16:49 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7km WSW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-08-16 16:49:15 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.259° N, 118.569° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
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: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15749 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.517km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 15749 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.92km SW of Little Lake, CA · 15747 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.018km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.88km W of Grapevine, CA · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.71km NW of Castaic, CA · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.823km NNE of California City, CA · 15743 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15742 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.110km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15742 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.213km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15741 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.416km N of Mojave, CA · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.827km NE of Arvin, CA · 15739 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CA · 15739 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15739 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.814km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15739 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.913km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15739 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.813km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15739 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.713km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15738 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15738 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.67km NE of Kernville, CA · 15738 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.99km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15737 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.02km N of Kernville, CA · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.92km N of Kernville, CA · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.216km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15736 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.018km NE of Kernville, CA · 15736 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.74km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15735 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.85km SSW of Coso Junction, CA · 15735 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.62km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.013km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15733 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.914km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15733 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.66km E of Vincent, CA · 15733 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CA · 15730 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.718km NE of Kernville, CA · 15730 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.92km NW of Kernville, CA · 15730 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.83km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15730 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.224km NNE of California City, CA · 15729 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.82km N of Kernville, CA · 15728 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.725km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15727 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.822km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15726 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.525km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.72km NE of Kernville, CA · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.114km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.819km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15722 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.53km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15721 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.72km NNW of Kernville, CA · 15721 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.75km E of Kernville, CA · 15721 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15720 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.015km N of Mojave, CA · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.016km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15720 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15719 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15719 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.78km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15718 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.87km S of Bodfish, CA · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.122km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15716 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 2.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15750 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.616km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15751 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.820km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15752 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CA · 15752 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.911km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 15752 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15755 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.226km W of Inyokern, CA · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15755 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15756 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.617km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 15756 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.118km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.117km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.627km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15756 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.824km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15756 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci19867. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.