California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13km S of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13km S of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Mar 5, 1991, 10:53 PM PST (06:53 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 15km NW of Fillmore, 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
1991-03-06 06:53:16 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.013° N, 118.433° 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
80°
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: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km S of Tehachapi, CA · 12996 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.917km NE of Kernville, CA · 12994 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.08km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 12993 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.517km NE of Kernville, CA · 12993 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CA · 12993 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.518km S of Maricopa, CA · 12993 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.721km NW of Adelanto, CA · 12993 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CA · 12993 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 12992 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.718km SE of Arvin, CA · 12991 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.722km NE of Kernville, CA · 12991 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.322km W of Inyokern, CA · 12991 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.84km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 12990 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CA · 12990 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.94km SSE of Kernville, CA · 12990 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.520km SE of Bodfish, CA · 12990 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.814km NE of Arvin, CA · 12990 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.54km SE of Kernville, CA · 12990 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.64km SSE of Kernville, CA · 12989 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.87km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 12989 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.67km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 12989 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.619km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 12989 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.58km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 12988 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.96km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 12987 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.38km E of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 12987 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.424km NE of Arvin, CA · 12987 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.16km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 12986 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.618km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 12986 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.812km NW of Grapevine, CA · 12985 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.017km SSE of Arvin, CA · 12985 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.623km W of Inyokern, CA · 12984 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.63km ESE of Castaic, CA · 12983 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.620km SE of Bodfish, CA · 12983 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.52km SSW of Reseda, CA · 12981 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 12981 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 3.110km E of Shafter, CA · 12981 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.918km SSE of Arvin, CA · 12980 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.60km S of West Hills, CA · 12979 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.919km SSE of Arvin, CA · 12979 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.515km NW of Neenach, CA · 12978 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.03km SE of Kernville, CA · 12977 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.519km S of Bodfish, CA · 12977 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.02km ESE of Kernville, CA · 12976 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.917km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 12976 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 12976 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 12975 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 12974 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.81km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 12974 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.626km W of Inyokern, CA · 12974 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.819km S of Maricopa, CA · 12973 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.019km S of Maricopa, CA · 12973 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.53km ESE of Ojai, CA · 12973 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 12973 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 12972 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.018km E of Arvin, CA · 12972 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.712km N of Grapevine, CA · 12972 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.73km SSE of Lamont, CA · 12971 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.314km S of Bodfish, CA · 12969 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.89km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 12969 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.410km ENE of Taft, CA · 12969 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 2.58km WSW of Santa Clarita, CA · 12997 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.221km SW of Lamont, CA · 12997 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.612km NNW of Inyokern, CA · 12998 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.712km NNW of Inyokern, CA · 12998 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 12999 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.034km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 12999 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.717km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13000 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.68km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13000 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.89km NNW of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 13001 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.922km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13002 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13002 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.71km ESE of Ojai, CA · 13004 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.52km ESE of Ojai, CA · 13004 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.52km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13004 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.53km ESE of Ojai, CA · 13004 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.54km W of Kernville, CA · 13005 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.612km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 13007 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 13008 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 13008 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.23km SW of Castaic, CA · 13008 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2013759. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.