California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Jan 11, 1983, 3:57 AM PST (11:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-11 11:57:02 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.257° N, 118.562° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.417km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15932 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15932 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15932 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.79km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15932 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15932 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.910km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15932 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15932 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15932 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15932 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15931 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.47km ESE of Pixley, CA · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15931 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15931 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15931 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15931 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.520km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15931 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15931 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.017km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15931 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.511km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15931 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15930 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.93km S of Wofford Heights, CA · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15930 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.920km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.720km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15930 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.63km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15929 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.411km N of Grapevine, CA · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.612km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15928 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.312km N of Grapevine, CA · 15928 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.09km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15927 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15927 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15926 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15926 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.57km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15926 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.512km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15926 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15926 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15925 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.75km NNW of Vincent, CA · 15925 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15925 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.516km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15925 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.017km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15924 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.512km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15924 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15924 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.99km SW of Rosedale, CA · 15923 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15923 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.84km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15923 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15923 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15922 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.932km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15922 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15921 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.613km S of Bodfish, CA · 15921 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15920 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15920 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.210km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15920 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.14km NW of Shafter, CA · 15920 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15919 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.226km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15919 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.620km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15919 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci502018. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.