M1.6 earthquake 13km ESE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jan 31, 1991, 1:29 AM PST

UTC

1991-01-31 09:29:16 UTC

Depth

9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.094° N, 118.311° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

30°

Stations used

0

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast13 kmESE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast47 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast116 kmN

After

1. 2.018km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 31, 8:13 AM PST · 13030 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.618km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 31, 11:30 AM PST · 13030 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.515km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 1, 12:39 AM PST · 13030 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.519km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Feb 2, 11:05 AM PST · 13028 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.64km SE of Vincent, CASun, Feb 3, 1:40 AM PST · 13027 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.713km SSW of Gorman, CASun, Feb 3, 10:46 AM PST · 13027 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.84km ESE of Vincent, CAMon, Feb 4, 3:31 AM PST · 13026 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
8. 2.424km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 7, 8:12 AM PST · 13023 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
9. 1.98km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Feb 7, 1:25 PM PST · 13023 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.74km SSE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Feb 7, 2:20 PM PST · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.116km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 7, 8:57 PM PST · 13023 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.121km N of California City, CAFri, Feb 8, 1:57 PM PST · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.719km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 10, 12:57 PM PST · 13020 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.819km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 10, 1:06 PM PST · 13020 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
15. 1.519km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 10, 1:06 PM PST · 13020 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
16. 2.019km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 10, 1:19 PM PST · 13020 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.519km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 10, 2:20 PM PST · 13020 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
18. 2.522km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 11, 4:13 AM PST · 13019 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 11, 4:13 AM PST · 13019 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.719km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 11, 9:03 AM PST · 13019 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
21. 1.819km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 11, 9:14 AM PST · 13019 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
22. 1.619km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 12, 3:38 AM PST · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
23. 2.411km NW of Frazier Park, CATue, Feb 12, 10:48 AM PST · 13018 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
24. 2.122km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Feb 13, 8:14 AM PST · 13017 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
25. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Feb 13, 8:54 AM PST · 13017 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
26. 1.95km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Feb 14, 6:19 AM PST · 13016 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
27. 2.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 15, 3:46 PM PST · 13015 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
28. 1.522km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 15, 5:31 PM PST · 13015 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.518km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 16, 5:39 AM PST · 13014 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
30. 3.117km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 16, 5:40 AM PST · 13014 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
31. 1.818km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Feb 16, 10:15 AM PST · 13014 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
32. 2.33km SW of Castaic, CASat, Feb 16, 9:35 PM PST · 13014 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
33. 2.54km SW of Castaic, CASat, Feb 16, 9:35 PM PST · 13014 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
34. 2.22km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Feb 18, 10:00 AM PST · 13012 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
35. 1.73km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Feb 18, 1:11 PM PST · 13012 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
36. 1.616km SW of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 19, 12:28 AM PST · 13012 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
37. 1.613km WNW of Mojave, CATue, Feb 19, 11:30 AM PST · 13011 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
38. 2.220km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 19, 11:23 PM PST · 13011 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
39. 2.02km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Feb 21, 3:26 PM PST · 13009 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
40. 2.322km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 21, 9:31 PM PST · 13009 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
41. 2.23km SW of Castaic, CAFri, Feb 22, 6:00 AM PST · 13008 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
42. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 6:03 PM PST · 13008 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
43. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 6:10 PM PST · 13008 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
44. 1.612km WNW of Johannesburg, CASat, Feb 23, 4:50 PM PST · 13007 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
45. 1.54km W of Kernville, CASun, Feb 24, 11:08 PM PST · 13006 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
46. 1.52km NW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Feb 26, 3:28 AM PST · 13004 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
47. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 28, 4:36 PM PST · 13002 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
48. 1.922km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Feb 28, 9:06 PM PST · 13002 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
49. 2.89km NNW of Lake Los Angeles, CAFri, Mar 1, 2:52 PM PST · 13001 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
50. 1.68km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 2, 3:11 PM PST · 13000 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
51. 1.717km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 2, 3:18 PM PST · 13000 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
52. 2.034km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 3, 8:02 AM PST · 12999 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
53. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 3, 8:36 AM PST · 12999 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
54. 1.712km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Mar 4, 4:22 AM PST · 12998 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
55. 1.612km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Mar 4, 9:30 AM PST · 12998 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
56. 2.221km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Mar 4, 11:29 PM PST · 12998 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
57. 1.614km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 5, 4:11 PM PST · 12997 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
58. 1.714km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 5, 4:20 PM PST · 12997 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
59. 2.58km WSW of Santa Clarita, CATue, Mar 5, 6:52 PM PST · 12997 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
60. 2.014km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 5, 7:22 PM PST · 12997 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

1. 1.713km WNW of Mojave, CATue, Jan 29, 10:33 AM PST · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.420km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 27, 4:57 PM PST · 13034 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
3. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 26, 10:27 PM PST · 13035 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.717km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 26, 4:36 PM PST · 13035 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Jan 26, 3:43 AM PST · 13035 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 25, 6:18 PM PST · 13036 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 21, 3:22 PM PST · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.14km NNE of Valencia, CASun, Jan 20, 8:19 PM PST · 13041 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.713km ESE of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 20, 4:49 PM PST · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.413km WNW of Mojave, CASun, Jan 20, 1:04 PM PST · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
11. 3.013km WNW of Mojave, CASun, Jan 20, 1:02 PM PST · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
12. 1.55km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 20, 12:54 PM PST · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.620km ESE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 19, 11:55 PM PST · 13042 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 19, 5:35 AM PST · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
15. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 19, 5:12 AM PST · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.03km ENE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:36 PM PST · 13043 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.51km N of Valencia, CAFri, Jan 18, 2:40 PM PST · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.72km N of Valencia, CAThu, Jan 17, 12:10 PM PST · 13044 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.220km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 17, 8:45 AM PST · 13044 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.815km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jan 16, 12:14 PM PST · 13045 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2011341. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.