California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Apr 16, 1989, 12:00 PM PDT (19:00 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11km N of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-04-16 19:00:10 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.329° N, 118.522° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
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: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.119km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13680 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.98km E of Johannesburg, CA · 13680 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.614km NE of Lebec, CA · 13680 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.424km NNE of Arvin, CA · 13679 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.47km E of Johannesburg, CA · 13677 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13675 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13674 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.014km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13673 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.923km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13673 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.29km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 13671 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13671 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.924km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13670 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.913km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 13670 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.613km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 13670 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.713km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 13670 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.529km N of Kernville, CA · 13668 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13667 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.911km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13667 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.611km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13667 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.914km NE of Lebec, CA · 13663 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.113km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13663 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13663 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.611km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13663 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.15km SSE of Coso Junction, CA · 13662 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.114km W of Searles Valley, CA · 13660 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.012km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13660 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.715km SSW of Arvin, CA · 13660 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.213km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 13658 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13657 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13656 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 3.411km N of Grapevine, CA · 13656 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 13656 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.212km N of Grapevine, CA · 13656 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.112km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 13656 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.811km N of Grapevine, CA · 13656 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.86km W of Bodfish, CA · 13655 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.412km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13655 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.311km N of Grapevine, CA · 13655 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.910km N of Grapevine, CA · 13655 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.812km E of Maricopa, CA · 13653 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.123km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13653 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.812km N of Grapevine, CA · 13652 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.521km N of Neenach, CA · 13652 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.921km N of Neenach, CA · 13651 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13651 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.410km SSE of Maricopa, CA · 13651 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.011km SE of Maricopa, CA · 13651 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.812km S of Bodfish, CA · 13651 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.812km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.312km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.612km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.64km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13650 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.612km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.612km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.712km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13649 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.212km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13649 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.112km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13649 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.713km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13648 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.611km SE of Gorman, CA · 13682 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13682 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.613km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 13682 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.821km N of Kernville, CA · 13684 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.323km SW of Bodfish, CA · 13684 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.912km WNW of Mojave, CA · 13687 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.37km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 13688 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.525km N of Kernville, CA · 13688 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.423km WSW of Coso Junction, CA · 13688 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13688 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13689 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.523km WSW of Coso Junction, CA · 13689 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.222km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13694 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.840km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13696 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.823km NE of Arvin, CA · 13697 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.814km NE of Lebec, CA · 13698 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.925km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13699 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.529km N of Kernville, CA · 13700 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.914km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 13700 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.36km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13700 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1026879. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.