M2.0 earthquake 16km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Sep 14, 1983, 8:23 PM PDT

UTC

1983-09-15 03:23:52 UTC

Depth

3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.256° N, 118.545° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

111°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast13 kmNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast16 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast45 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast137 kmNNW

After

1. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Sep 16, 4:12 AM PDT · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Sep 16, 4:13 AM PDT · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.78km SE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Sep 17, 12:11 PM PDT · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
4. 1.87km S of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 17, 4:46 PM PDT · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
5. 2.122km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 19, 3:14 AM PDT · 15721 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
6. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 20, 10:29 AM PDT · 15719 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
7. 2.225km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 20, 4:35 PM PDT · 15719 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
8. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 20, 7:58 PM PDT · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.19km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Sep 20, 9:09 PM PDT · 15719 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 20, 9:20 PM PDT · 15719 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.817km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 20, 9:32 PM PDT · 15719 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 20, 10:58 PM PDT · 15719 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
13. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 4:09 AM PDT · 15719 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.77km NE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Sep 21, 5:28 AM PDT · 15719 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 8:37 AM PDT · 15718 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.58km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 3:06 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.68km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 3:06 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
18. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 5:12 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
19. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 6:37 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
20. 2.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 7:33 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
21. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 7:49 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
22. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 7:50 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
23. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 7:55 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
24. 1.58km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 9:00 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
25. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:33 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
26. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:45 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
27. 2.57km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:48 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
28. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:48 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
29. 2.47km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:59 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
30. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 11:29 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
31. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 1:42 AM PDT · 15718 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
32. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Sep 22, 2:19 AM PDT · 15718 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
33. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 3:44 AM PDT · 15718 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
34. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 5:12 AM PDT · 15718 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
35. 1.98km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 5:29 AM PDT · 15718 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
36. 2.18km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 5:51 AM PDT · 15718 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
37. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 7:05 AM PDT · 15717 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
38. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:03 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
39. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:34 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
40. 3.17km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:35 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
41. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:59 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
42. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 7:19 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
43. 1.58km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 9:34 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
44. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 22, 9:46 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.19km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 2:34 AM PDT · 15717 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
46. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:25 AM PDT · 15717 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
47. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 9:12 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
48. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 23, 11:17 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
49. 2.29km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:29 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
50. 2.28km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:29 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
51. 1.57km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:29 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
52. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:34 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
53. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:56 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
54. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 24, 12:04 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
55. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 24, 3:41 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
56. 1.523km N of Fillmore, CASat, Sep 24, 9:41 PM PDT · 15715 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
57. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 10:19 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
58. 2.018km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 26, 3:32 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
59. 2.440km N of Kernville, CATue, Sep 27, 7:43 PM PDT · 15712 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
60. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 28, 2:48 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

1. 2.015km N of Mojave, CAWed, Sep 14, 6:01 PM PDT · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
2. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 14, 2:45 PM PDT · 15725 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
3. 1.75km E of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 14, 12:43 PM PDT · 15725 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.72km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 14, 6:40 AM PDT · 15725 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.53km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 14, 6:39 AM PDT · 15725 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 13, 4:44 PM PDT · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.819km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 13, 12:03 AM PDT · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.114km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 12, 7:55 PM PDT · 15727 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
9. 1.72km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 12, 2:25 AM PDT · 15728 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.525km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Sep 10, 10:43 PM PDT · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.822km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Sep 9, 11:07 AM PDT · 15730 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.725km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 7, 3:25 PM PDT · 15732 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
13. 1.82km N of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 7, 10:35 AM PDT · 15732 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
14. 2.224km NNE of California City, CATue, Sep 6, 10:51 AM PDT · 15733 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.83km ENE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 5, 11:52 AM PDT · 15734 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
16. 1.92km NW of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 5, 11:06 AM PDT · 15734 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.718km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 5, 4:12 AM PDT · 15735 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CASun, Sep 4, 2:39 PM PDT · 15735 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.66km E of Vincent, CAFri, Sep 2, 7:43 AM PDT · 15737 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.914km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Sep 1, 8:05 PM PDT · 15738 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci22028. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC.