California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Dec 17, 1990, 4:41 AM PST (12:41 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1990-12-17 12:41:30 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.293° N, 118.585° 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
70°
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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317km SE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.718km SE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.314km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.614km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.514km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.423km ENE of Arvin, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.514km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.88km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.911km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.911km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.511km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.525km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.120km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.612km ENE of McFarland, CA · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.325km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.615km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.91km N of Kernville, CA · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.91km NNW of Kernville, CA · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.61km N of Kernville, CA · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.08km E of Porterville, CA · 13067 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.76km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13067 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.715km SE of Porterville, CA · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13064 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.93km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13063 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.615km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13062 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13062 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.76km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.89km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.012km S of Bodfish, CA · 13059 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.618km SE of Arvin, CA · 13058 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.026km ESE of Kernville, CA · 13056 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.31km S of Kernville, CA · 13053 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CA · 13052 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.632km N of Kernville, CA · 13052 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13051 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13050 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.529km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13049 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.88km NNE of Piru, CA · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.59km NNE of Piru, CA · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.98km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.38km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.08km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.614km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13048 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.315km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13047 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13046 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.515km SSW of Arvin, CA · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.420km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13045 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.815km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13045 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.72km N of Valencia, CA · 13044 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.51km N of Valencia, CA · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.03km ENE of Tehachapi, CA · 13043 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.55km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 3.013km WNW of Mojave, CA · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13076 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.88km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13076 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.614km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13076 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.021km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.87km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13080 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.715km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13080 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13081 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.719km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.319km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13081 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 13082 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.010km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 13083 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.51km SSE of Delano, CA · 13084 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.74km N of Bakersfield, CA · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.017km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13087 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.116km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 13088 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.629km N of Kernville, CA · 13088 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.51km N of Kernville, CA · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CA · 13090 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13090 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2009052. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.