M1.5 earthquake 12km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 1, 1983, 10:09 PM PST

UTC

1983-11-02 06:09:00 UTC

Depth

7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.118° N, 118.581° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

11

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast6 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast12 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast49 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast122 kmNNW

After

1. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 5:16 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
2. 3.121km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 7:31 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 5, 9:44 PM PST · 15632 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 7:09 AM PST · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 11:46 AM PST · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 2:21 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 2:24 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.618km E of Arvin, CATue, Dec 6, 3:51 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 7:53 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.220km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 7, 1:41 AM PST · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
11. 3.120km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 7, 4:58 AM PST · 15630 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 7, 5:13 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 7, 7:18 PM PST · 15630 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 8, 12:22 AM PST · 15630 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 10, 12:56 AM PST · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
16. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 10, 5:23 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.84km NE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 10, 11:01 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.319km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 10, 9:25 PM PST · 15627 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 10, 9:27 PM PST · 15627 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.616km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 12, 1:14 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
21. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 12, 9:15 AM PST · 15625 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
22. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 12, 11:25 AM PST · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
23. 1.57km WSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 12, 12:18 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.09km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Dec 12, 2:02 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
25. 3.222km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 12, 2:27 PM PST · 15625 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
26. 2.622km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 12, 2:28 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.116km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 12, 4:28 PM PST · 15625 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
28. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 12, 4:35 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
29. 1.515km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 12, 5:17 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 13, 3:48 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
31. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 13, 11:15 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
32. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 14, 2:36 AM PST · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
33. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 14, 7:22 AM PST · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
34. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 14, 8:27 AM PST · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 14, 9:01 AM PST · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
36. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 14, 9:05 AM PST · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
37. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 14, 9:18 AM PST · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
38. 2.323km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 14, 11:20 AM PST · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
39. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 14, 11:28 AM PST · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
40. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 14, 11:31 AM PST · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
41. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 14, 11:14 PM PST · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
42. 1.614km WNW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Dec 14, 11:57 PM PST · 15623 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
43. 1.815km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 15, 4:07 AM PST · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
44. 2.424km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 15, 5:43 AM PST · 15622 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 15, 12:56 PM PST · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
46. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 15, 4:54 PM PST · 15622 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
47. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 15, 8:51 PM PST · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
48. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 15, 11:58 PM PST · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
49. 2.126km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 16, 4:25 AM PST · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
50. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 16, 6:53 AM PST · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
51. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 16, 11:08 PM PST · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
52. 2.126km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Dec 17, 2:54 AM PST · 15620 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
53. 1.614km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 17, 4:17 PM PST · 15620 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
54. 1.714km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 17, 4:17 PM PST · 15620 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
55. 1.619km NE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 17, 4:55 PM PST · 15620 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
56. 1.81km S of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 17, 5:57 PM PST · 15620 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
57. 3.021km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 18, 9:55 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
58. 3.221km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 18, 9:56 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
59. 2.321km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 18, 10:08 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
60. 2.721km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 18, 10:50 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci23793. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.