M1.7 earthquake 20km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 29, 1983, 6:08 PM PST

UTC

1983-12-30 02:08:53 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.272° N, 118.579° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

0°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast13 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast139 kmNNW

After

1. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 26, 11:18 AM PST · 15580 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 26, 1:51 PM PST · 15580 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
3. 1.92km WNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 26, 1:54 PM PST · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.76km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 26, 2:07 PM PST · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.86km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 26, 2:20 PM PST · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.86km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 26, 3:39 PM PST · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 26, 4:19 PM PST · 15579 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 26, 5:19 PM PST · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 27, 8:08 AM PST · 15579 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.74km ESE of Vincent, CAFri, Jan 27, 2:45 PM PST · 15579 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.66km SW of Lake Los Angeles, CASat, Jan 28, 3:51 AM PST · 15578 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 28, 5:31 AM PST · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
13. 1.730km W of Coso Junction, CASat, Jan 28, 8:56 AM PST · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.726km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 28, 2:36 PM PST · 15578 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
15. 2.67km W of Frazier Park, CASat, Jan 28, 4:05 PM PST · 15577 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
16. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 28, 10:48 PM PST · 15577 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.66km WNW of Little Lake, CASun, Jan 29, 1:24 AM PST · 15577 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 29, 8:19 AM PST · 15577 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.814km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 29, 10:21 AM PST · 15577 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
20. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 29, 1:40 PM PST · 15577 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
21. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 29, 7:36 PM PST · 15576 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
22. 2.13km NNW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jan 31, 5:39 AM PST · 15575 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
23. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 1, 10:23 PM PST · 15573 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
24. 1.712km E of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Feb 2, 12:24 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
25. 1.826km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 2, 12:54 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
26. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 2, 1:16 AM PST · 15573 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.637km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Feb 2, 1:33 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
28. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 2, 2:18 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
29. 2.116km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 2, 2:23 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
30. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 2, 4:56 AM PST · 15573 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
31. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 2, 7:14 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
32. 2.316km N of Fillmore, CAThu, Feb 2, 8:10 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
33. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 2, 4:58 PM PST · 15572 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 2, 10:35 PM PST · 15572 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 3, 4:14 AM PST · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
36. 1.623km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 3, 5:27 AM PST · 15572 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
37. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 3, 6:14 AM PST · 15572 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
38. 1.514km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 3, 10:58 AM PST · 15572 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
39. 1.614km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 3, 1:33 PM PST · 15572 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
40. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 3, 3:48 PM PST · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
41. 1.615km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Feb 4, 8:58 AM PST · 15571 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
42. 1.631km W of Coso Junction, CASat, Feb 4, 10:13 AM PST · 15571 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
43. 1.513km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Feb 4, 11:21 AM PST · 15571 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
44. 3.46km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 4, 2:47 PM PST · 15571 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
45. 2.76km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 4, 2:48 PM PST · 15571 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
46. 1.85km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 4, 2:48 PM PST · 15571 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
47. 1.66km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 4, 5:39 PM PST · 15570 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
48. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Feb 5, 2:52 AM PST · 15570 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
49. 1.723km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Feb 5, 2:54 AM PST · 15570 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
50. 2.35km WNW of Little Lake, CASun, Feb 5, 10:43 AM PST · 15570 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
51. 3.315km N of Fillmore, CASun, Feb 5, 12:39 PM PST · 15570 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
52. 2.515km N of Fillmore, CASun, Feb 5, 12:55 PM PST · 15570 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
53. 2.017km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Feb 5, 4:40 PM PST · 15569 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
54. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 5, 6:24 PM PST · 15569 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
55. 1.717km NE of Kernville, CASun, Feb 5, 9:22 PM PST · 15569 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
56. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Feb 6, 8:19 AM PST · 15569 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
57. 1.531km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:50 AM PST · 15569 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
58. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Feb 6, 11:13 AM PST · 15569 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
59. 1.621km WSW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 6, 12:31 PM PST · 15569 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
60. 1.524km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Feb 6, 2:22 PM PST · 15569 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci28100. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.