M2.7 earthquake 8km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Jun 23, 1983, 9:54 AM PDT

UTC

1983-06-23 16:54:42 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.134° N, 118.532° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

19

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast4 kmWSW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast8 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast52 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast123 kmNNW

After

1. 1.55km SSE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 24, 12:06 AM PDT · 15803 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.619km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Jun 24, 3:22 AM PDT · 15803 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.924km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 24, 12:58 PM PDT · 15803 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
4. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 25, 6:44 PM PDT · 15802 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 26, 4:44 AM PDT · 15801 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
6. 1.722km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 27, 4:52 AM PDT · 15800 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
7. 1.518km SSW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 27, 5:48 PM PDT · 15800 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.56km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 27, 8:30 PM PDT · 15800 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
9. 1.824km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 29, 2:55 AM PDT · 15798 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
10. 1.722km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 29, 4:42 PM PDT · 15798 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.714km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Jul 2, 7:00 AM PDT · 15795 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
12. 3.012km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 2, 1:21 PM PDT · 15795 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
13. 1.77km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 3, 10:36 PM PDT · 15794 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.72km ENE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 5, 8:41 PM PDT · 15792 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
15. 1.64km NNW of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 6, 1:07 AM PDT · 15791 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 6, 3:12 PM PDT · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.82km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 6, 6:41 PM PDT · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
18. 2.92km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 6, 6:43 PM PDT · 15791 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
19. 1.77km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 7, 4:34 AM PDT · 15790 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
20. 1.814km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jul 7, 9:46 PM PDT · 15790 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
21. 1.716km S of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Jul 9, 4:25 PM PDT · 15788 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.06km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 6:50 AM PDT · 15787 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
23. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
24. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 7:23 AM PDT · 15787 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
25. 2.57km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 9:57 AM PDT · 15787 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
26. 1.83km S of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 12, 10:11 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
27. 1.83km S of Wofford Heights, CATue, Jul 12, 12:23 PM PDT · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.53km SE of Elizabeth Lake, CAWed, Jul 13, 1:27 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
29. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 13, 2:44 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
30. 2.23km NNW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jul 14, 6:12 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
31. 1.99km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 14, 10:44 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
32. 1.78km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Jul 15, 8:42 PM PDT · 15782 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
33. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 16, 6:07 PM PDT · 15781 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
34. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 17, 4:53 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
35. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 17, 7:31 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
36. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 17, 7:33 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
37. 1.921km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 17, 10:09 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
38. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 17, 11:22 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
39. 1.818km E of Oildale, CAMon, Jul 18, 2:59 AM PDT · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
40. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 18, 1:49 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
41. 1.711km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 18, 5:09 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
42. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 19, 5:49 AM PDT · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
43. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 19, 5:33 PM PDT · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
44. 1.626km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jul 21, 1:23 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
45. 2.615km ENE of Taft, CAThu, Jul 21, 5:07 PM PDT · 15776 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
46. 2.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 21, 10:39 PM PDT · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
47. 1.717km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 22, 11:56 AM PDT · 15775 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
48. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 1:51 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
49. 1.58km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 5:44 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
50. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 7:42 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
51. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 6:55 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
52. 2.926km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 23, 1:29 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
53. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 2:42 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
54. 1.85km SSE of Kernville, CASun, Jul 24, 1:46 PM PDT · 15773 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
55. 2.426km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 25, 3:34 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
56. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 25, 4:41 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
57. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 25, 4:56 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
58. 1.616km ENE of Boron, CAWed, Jul 27, 9:52 AM PDT · 15770 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
59. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 27, 9:48 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
60. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 3:11 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

1. 2.010km SE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Jun 23, 2:27 AM PDT · 15804 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
2. 1.520km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jun 23, 2:16 AM PDT · 15804 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.910km NNE of Castaic, CAThu, Jun 23, 1:42 AM PDT · 15804 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
4. 2.123km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 20, 8:18 AM PDT · 15807 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.16km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 19, 6:46 PM PDT · 15808 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
6. 1.924km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 19, 9:17 AM PDT · 15808 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.98km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jun 19, 3:45 AM PDT · 15808 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.87km SSW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jun 19, 3:03 AM PDT · 15808 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.511km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jun 17, 1:40 PM PDT · 15810 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
10. 2.59km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 17, 12:51 AM PDT · 15810 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.87km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 16, 10:00 PM PDT · 15811 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 16, 5:26 PM PDT · 15811 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
13. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 15, 6:11 AM PDT · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
14. 1.517km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 14, 10:17 AM PDT · 15813 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.58km ENE of Kernville, CATue, Jun 14, 9:12 AM PDT · 15813 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.88km NNE of Chatsworth, CAMon, Jun 13, 9:50 PM PDT · 15814 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.010km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 13, 12:06 PM PDT · 15814 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.57km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 12, 12:45 PM PDT · 15815 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.911km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASun, Jun 12, 2:15 AM PDT · 15815 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.79km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 15816 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2217976. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.