California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 17km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 17km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Dec 10, 1983, 12:56 AM PST (08:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6km WNW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-10 08:56:13 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.279° N, 118.507° 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, 17.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.84km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.913km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.319km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.616km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15630 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15630 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15630 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.57km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15630 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.09km WNW of Castaic, CA · 15629 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.222km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15629 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15629 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.116km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15629 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15629 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.515km NE of Kernville, CA · 15629 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15629 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.621km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.013km ESE of Porterville, CA · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15628 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15628 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15628 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15628 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15628 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.216km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15628 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.323km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15628 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15628 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15628 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15627 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.614km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 15627 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.815km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15627 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.424km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15627 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15626 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15626 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15626 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15626 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.126km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15626 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15626 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15625 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.126km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15625 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.614km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.714km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15624 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.619km NE of Kernville, CA · 15624 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.81km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 15624 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.612km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15624 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 3.021km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15624 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 3.221km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15624 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.321km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.721km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.812km N of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.219km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15623 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.614km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15623 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.815km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15623 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 3.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 3.022km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 3.010km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.022km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.520km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15634 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15634 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15634 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.032km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15635 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15635 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.220km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15635 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15635 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.618km E of Arvin, CA · 15635 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15635 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.121km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15637 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15637 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.826km NE of Kernville, CA · 15637 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci26918. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.