M2.2 earthquake 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Nov 14, 1983, 12:56 AM PST

UTC

1983-11-14 08:56:02 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.279° N, 118.560° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

89°

Stations used

28

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast15 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast19 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast139 kmNNW

After

1. 2.217km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 14, 2:02 AM PST · 15658 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 4:12 AM PST · 15658 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
3. 3.421km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 4:57 AM PST · 15658 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.520km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 4:58 AM PST · 15658 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 4:58 AM PST · 15658 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.120km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 4:58 AM PST · 15658 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 5:17 AM PST · 15658 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 6:08 AM PST · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 12:18 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 12:40 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.620km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 4:59 PM PST · 15658 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.220km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 5:08 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.817km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 7:35 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.616km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 7:36 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 9:09 PM PST · 15658 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 9:27 PM PST · 15657 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 9:38 PM PST · 15657 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.07km SSW of Bakersfield, CAMon, Nov 14, 11:08 PM PST · 15657 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.619km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 11:15 PM PST · 15657 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 12:38 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
21. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 1:42 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
22. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 2:35 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
23. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 3:08 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
24. 2.620km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 6:21 AM PST · 15657 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
25. 1.618km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 7:28 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
26. 2.320km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 7:42 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
27. 2.16km WNW of Castaic, CATue, Nov 15, 9:56 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
28. 1.519km NE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 11:02 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
29. 2.515km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 11:17 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
30. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 5:25 PM PST · 15657 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.619km NE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 7:00 PM PST · 15657 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
32. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 7:28 PM PST · 15657 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
33. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 15, 10:49 PM PST · 15656 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
34. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 16, 2:39 AM PST · 15656 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
35. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 16, 3:36 AM PST · 15656 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
36. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 16, 6:13 AM PST · 15656 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 16, 7:55 AM PST · 15656 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
38. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 16, 8:04 AM PST · 15656 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
39. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 16, 9:00 AM PST · 15656 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
40. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 16, 11:28 AM PST · 15656 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
41. 1.725km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, Nov 16, 12:39 PM PST · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
42. 2.415km S of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 16, 2:27 PM PST · 15656 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
43. 1.814km S of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 16, 2:28 PM PST · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
44. 2.514km S of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 16, 3:11 PM PST · 15656 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.717km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 16, 6:01 PM PST · 15656 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
46. 2.423km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 17, 7:47 AM PST · 15655 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
47. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 17, 8:15 AM PST · 15655 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
48. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 17, 8:16 AM PST · 15655 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
49. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 17, 10:03 AM PST · 15655 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
50. 1.919km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 17, 12:34 PM PST · 15655 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
51. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 17, 12:52 PM PST · 15655 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
52. 2.222km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 17, 1:12 PM PST · 15655 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
53. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 17, 7:58 PM PST · 15655 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
54. 1.616km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 18, 1:33 AM PST · 15654 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
55. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 18, 1:54 AM PST · 15654 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
56. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 18, 2:11 AM PST · 15654 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
57. 2.220km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 18, 6:07 AM PST · 15654 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
58. 1.94km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Nov 18, 6:21 AM PST · 15654 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
59. 2.420km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 18, 6:31 AM PST · 15654 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
60. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 18, 7:50 AM PST · 15654 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

1. 2.318km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 12:47 AM PST · 15658 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
2. 3.022km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 14, 12:32 AM PST · 15658 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.017km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 13, 9:20 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.512km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 13, 6:08 PM PST · 15659 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 13, 1:12 PM PST · 15659 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 13, 8:48 AM PST · 15659 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 13, 6:34 AM PST · 15659 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 13, 3:43 AM PST · 15659 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.627km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 13, 3:24 AM PST · 15659 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 12, 8:19 PM PST · 15660 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 12, 6:42 PM PST · 15660 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 12, 5:15 PM PST · 15660 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.317km NE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 12, 11:41 AM PST · 15660 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 12, 10:49 AM PST · 15660 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.614km WNW of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 12, 10:34 AM PST · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 12, 3:42 AM PST · 15660 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 12, 12:01 AM PST · 15660 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 11, 6:44 PM PST · 15661 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
19. 1.818km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 11, 11:48 AM PST · 15661 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 11, 7:57 AM PST · 15661 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci22304. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC.