California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25km NE of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25km NE of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Sep 13, 1991, 3:58 PM PDT (22:58 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4km SE of Wofford Heights, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-09-13 22:58:35 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.275° N, 118.242° 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
60°
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: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 12805 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.88km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 12804 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.518km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 12803 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.616km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 12803 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.416km SE of Little Lake, CA · 12802 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.821km N of Kernville, CA · 12802 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.720km N of Kernville, CA · 12802 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.221km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 12801 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.56km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 12801 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.518km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 12801 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.716km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 12801 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.06km SW of Castaic, CA · 12800 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.610km S of Tehachapi, CA · 12800 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.832km WSW of Olancha, CA · 12799 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.617km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 12799 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.718km NE of Johannesburg, CA · 12798 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.518km E of Little Lake, CA · 12798 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.97km SSE of Bakersfield, CA · 12797 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.522km W of Johannesburg, CA · 12797 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.713km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 12796 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.63km NNE of Castaic, CA · 12796 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.326km NNE of Kernville, CA · 12796 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 12795 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.925km NE of Arvin, CA · 12795 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.621km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 12794 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.222km E of Porterville, CA · 12793 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 12793 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.220km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 12793 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 12793 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 12792 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.623km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 12792 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.55km SSE of Coso Junction, CA · 12792 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.620km N of Kernville, CA · 12791 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.622km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 12791 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.524km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 12791 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.72km ENE of McFarland, CA · 12791 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.018km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 12790 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.532km WSW of Olancha, CA · 12790 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.811km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 12789 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.55km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 12789 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.533km WSW of Olancha, CA · 12787 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 12787 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 12786 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.511km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 12786 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.76km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 12786 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.618km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 12786 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.512km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 12785 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.511km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 12784 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.523km NE of Arvin, CA · 12784 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.92km E of Bodfish, CA · 12784 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 12784 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 3.325km SE of Bodfish, CA · 12783 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.510km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 12783 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.511km SE of Arvin, CA · 12783 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.02km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 12783 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.826km SW of Bodfish, CA · 12782 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.723km NE of Arvin, CA · 12782 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.62km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 12782 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.52km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 12782 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.92km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 12782 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.616km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 12806 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.032km N of Kernville, CA · 12807 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.526km ENE of Oildale, CA · 12808 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.919km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 12809 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.26km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 12809 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.619km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 12809 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.527km NNE of Kernville, CA · 12809 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.96km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 12809 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.619km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 12810 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.623km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 12811 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.64km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 12811 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.52km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 12811 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.619km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 12812 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.116km SE of Little Lake, CA · 12813 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.04km SSW of Valencia, CA · 12813 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.32km S of Valencia, CA · 12813 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.23km SSE of Valencia, CA · 12813 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 12814 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.59km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 12814 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.67km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 12815 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2029086. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.