California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Dec 27, 1984, 10:16 AM PST (18:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 20km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-27 18:16:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.310° N, 118.549° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
132°
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: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.719km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15235 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15235 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15235 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.318km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15233 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.510km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.814km NNE of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 15231 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.521km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.79km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15229 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.617km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.517km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.117km S of Bodfish, CA · 15228 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.611km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.714km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.914km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.57km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.310km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.521km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.62km W of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 15224 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15223 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.228km E of Porterville, CA · 15223 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.728km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.710km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.521km ENE of Arvin, CA · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.916km NNW of Castaic, CA · 15220 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.811km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.43km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.310km E of Oildale, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.019km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15217 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.610km N of Grapevine, CA · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.011km S of Bodfish, CA · 15216 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.66km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15215 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15214 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.018km N of Mojave, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.615km SSE of Arvin, CA · 15213 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.313km SE of Pixley, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.818km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.822km NW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 131.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci57523. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.