California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 18km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18km W of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Oct 30, 1983, 8:21 PM PST (04:21 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 22km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-31 04:21:03 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.125° N, 118.646° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
0°
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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.921km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.717km NE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.017km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.420km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.818km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15671 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.320km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15671 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.719km NE of Kernville, CA · 15671 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15671 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15671 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.118km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15671 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.910km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15671 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.420km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15670 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15670 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.213km S of Porterville, CA · 15670 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.512km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15670 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15670 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.321km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15670 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15670 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15670 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15670 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.421km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15670 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15670 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15669 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.918km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15669 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CA · 15669 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15669 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15669 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.217km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15669 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15669 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15669 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.124km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15669 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.54km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15668 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.818km NE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 3.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15668 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.817km NE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.323km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15668 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.218km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15672 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.717km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.918km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.917km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.515km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.320km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15673 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci23648. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.