California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 18km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18km W of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Nov 10, 1983, 10:56 PM PST (06:56 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 21km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-11 06:56:06 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.123° N, 118.642° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.126km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15620 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.126km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15620 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.614km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15620 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.714km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15620 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.619km NE of Kernville, CA · 15620 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.81km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 15620 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.021km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.221km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.321km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.721km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.812km N of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.219km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15618 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.614km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.815km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15618 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.022km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 3.010km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.022km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.83km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15617 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.221km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15617 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15617 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.717km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15617 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.519km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15617 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.019km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15617 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.620km NE of Kernville, CA · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.822km SW of Little Lake, CA · 15616 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15616 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15616 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15616 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.817km E of Grapevine, CA · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.89km E of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.719km NE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.616km NE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15615 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.819km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15615 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.55km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15615 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15615 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.527km NE of Arvin, CA · 15614 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15614 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15614 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15614 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.920km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15614 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15614 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci24672. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.