California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Jan 26, 1984, 1:51 PM PST (21:51 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 32km W of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-26 21:51:02 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.334° N, 118.521° 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: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.032km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15557 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15557 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.631km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15557 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15557 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15556 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15556 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15556 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.832km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15555 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.832km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15555 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15555 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15555 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15555 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.56km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15554 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.132km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15554 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.225km NE of Arvin, CA · 15554 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.712km NE of Kernville, CA · 15554 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.13km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15554 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.920km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15553 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.732km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15552 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.921km NE of Kernville, CA · 15551 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.122km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15550 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15550 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15550 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15549 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15549 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15548 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.622km NE of Kernville, CA · 15548 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15548 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.923km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15548 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.021km NE of Kernville, CA · 15548 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.823km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15548 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15548 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15547 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.618km N of Mojave, CA · 15547 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 15546 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.617km N of Fillmore, CA · 15546 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.513km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15546 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15546 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.54km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15546 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.514km NE of Kernville, CA · 15545 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.824km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15544 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15544 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.932km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15544 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.531km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15544 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15544 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15543 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CA · 15543 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.630km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15543 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CA · 15542 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.58km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15542 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15542 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.518km NE of Kernville, CA · 15541 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.926km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15540 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.926km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15540 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 3.026km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15540 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15540 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.319km ESE of Arvin, CA · 15539 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.519km NE of Kernville, CA · 15539 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15538 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.98km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15538 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci30342. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.