California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20km WSW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20km WSW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Nov 29, 1990, 11:50 AM PST (19:50 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 14km NNE of Lamont, 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
1990-11-29 19:50:58 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.070° N, 118.660° 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
107°
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: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.90km NW of Kernville, CA · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13090 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CA · 13089 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.51km N of Kernville, CA · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.42km WNW of Canoga Park, CA · 13088 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.116km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 13087 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.017km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13086 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.74km N of Bakersfield, CA · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.51km SSE of Delano, CA · 13084 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.319km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13081 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.719km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13080 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.715km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13080 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.87km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13080 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13077 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.614km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13076 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.88km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13076 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13075 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.317km SE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.718km SE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 4.314km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.614km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.514km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.423km ENE of Arvin, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.514km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.88km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.525km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.120km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.612km ENE of McFarland, CA · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.325km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.615km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CA · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.91km N of Kernville, CA · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.91km NNW of Kernville, CA · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.61km N of Kernville, CA · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.76km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13067 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13063 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13062 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13061 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.76km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.89km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.012km S of Bodfish, CA · 13059 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.618km SE of Arvin, CA · 13057 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.026km ESE of Kernville, CA · 13056 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.810km E of Ojai, CA · 13054 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.31km S of Kernville, CA · 13052 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CA · 13052 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13051 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13050 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.529km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13049 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.88km NNE of Piru, CA · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.59km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.98km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.120km NW of Ojai, CA · 13048 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13093 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13094 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.98km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.511km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.27km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.810km SSW of Ojai, CA · 13095 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.48km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13095 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.56km SW of Pearblossum, CA · 13100 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13100 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.84km SSW of Valencia, CA · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.812km N of Castaic, CA · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.512km N of Castaic, CA · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.514km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13102 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.86km N of Sunland, CA · 13102 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13103 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.112km ESE of Delano, CA · 13104 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2008198. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.