California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Nov 4, 1983, 7:52 PM PST (03:52 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 16km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-05 03:52:05 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.356° N, 118.495° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.216km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.323km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.614km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 15622 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.815km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.424km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.920km E of Little Lake, CA · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.126km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15620 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.126km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15620 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.614km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.714km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.619km NE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.81km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.612km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15619 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.021km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 3.221km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.321km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.721km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.812km N of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.219km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15618 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.614km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.815km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15618 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 3.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 3.022km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 3.010km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.022km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.83km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15617 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.221km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15617 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15617 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.717km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15617 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.519km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15617 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.019km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15617 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.620km NE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.822km SW of Little Lake, CA · 15616 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15616 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15616 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.817km E of Grapevine, CA · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.89km E of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 173.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci24076. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.