M1.6 earthquake 6km WNW of Kernville, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Dec 2, 2001, 9:19 AM PST

UTC

2001-12-02 17:19:11 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.782° N, 118.484° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

110°

Stations used

14

• Kernville, CaliforniaPopulation 1,395. Forecast6 kmWNW
• Porterville, CaliforniaPopulation 56,058. Forecast57 kmESE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast66 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast194 kmN

After

1. 1.636km SW of Independence, CASun, Dec 2, 1:42 PM PST · 9072 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.56km ENE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaMon, Dec 3, 8:41 AM PST · 9071 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 4, 5:28 AM PST · 9071 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
4. 1.630km NNW of California City, CaliforniaTue, Dec 4, 10:26 AM PST · 9070 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, CaliforniaTue, Dec 4, 11:54 AM PST · 9070 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
6. 1.516km E of Coso Junction, CaliforniaTue, Dec 4, 7:00 PM PST · 9070 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.58km NNE of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 6, 3:50 AM PST · 9069 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.91km WSW of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 6, 7:26 AM PST · 9068 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
9. 1.822km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 6, 10:10 AM PST · 9068 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
10. 2.621km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 6, 12:18 PM PST · 9068 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.522km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 6, 12:25 PM PST · 9068 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.48km E of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Dec 6, 4:58 PM PST · 9068 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
13. 1.622km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 6, 5:35 PM PST · 9068 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
14. 2.027km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 3:17 AM PST · 9068 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.56km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 7, 11:18 AM PST · 9067 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.56km NNE of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 8, 8:58 AM PST · 9066 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
17. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 9, 6:25 AM PST · 9066 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
18. 1.96km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 9, 10:27 PM PST · 9065 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.96km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 9, 10:50 PM PST · 9065 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
20. 1.97km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 10, 2:16 AM PST · 9065 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.58km SE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 10, 3:32 AM PST · 9065 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
22. 1.88km E of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 10, 10:13 AM PST · 9064 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Dec 10, 5:10 PM PST · 9064 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
24. 2.07km ESE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 11, 2:49 AM PST · 9064 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
25. 2.824km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Dec 11, 9:34 AM PST · 9063 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
26. 1.56km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 11, 2:54 PM PST · 9063 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
27. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 11, 3:26 PM PST · 9063 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 12, 1:47 AM PST · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
29. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 12, 9:59 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
30. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 12, 10:14 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
31. 1.77km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 12, 11:26 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
32. 1.920km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 12, 11:31 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
33. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 12, 12:13 PM PST · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
34. 1.75km E of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 13, 4:56 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
35. 3.08km ESE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 13, 9:16 AM PST · 9061 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
36. 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 13, 9:45 AM PST · 9061 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
37. 1.510km ENE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaThu, Dec 13, 9:46 PM PST · 9061 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
38. 1.76km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 14, 3:44 PM PST · 9060 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
39. 1.96km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 14, 11:11 PM PST · 9060 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
40. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 15, 6:13 AM PST · 9060 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
41. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 15, 11:21 AM PST · 9059 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
42. 2.123km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 15, 11:22 AM PST · 9059 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
43. 1.82km W of Kernville, CASat, Dec 15, 3:06 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
44. 2.08km SE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 16, 8:45 AM PST · 9058 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
45. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, CaliforniaSun, Dec 16, 1:51 PM PST · 9058 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
46. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 17, 8:46 AM PST · 9057 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
47. 1.96km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 18, 4:25 PM PST · 9056 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
48. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 20, 4:52 PM PST · 9054 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
49. 1.914km S of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 21, 6:46 AM PST · 9054 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
50. 1.833km NNW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Dec 21, 6:27 PM PST · 9053 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
51. 1.88km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 22, 1:41 PM PST · 9052 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
52. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 24, 5:18 AM PST · 9051 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
53. 1.614km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 24, 11:22 PM PST · 9050 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
54. 1.67km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 25, 1:25 PM PST · 9049 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
55. 1.717km ESE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 25, 8:39 PM PST · 9049 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
56. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 26, 12:13 AM PST · 9049 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
57. 2.219km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 26, 2:15 PM PST · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
58. 1.96km N of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 26, 2:24 PM PST · 9048 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
59. 1.97km NNE of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 27, 12:46 AM PST · 9048 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
60. 1.925km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 28, 2:48 AM PST · 9047 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

1. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 2, 9:09 AM PST · 9072 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.54km NE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaSun, Dec 2, 8:28 AM PST · 9072 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.86km NNE of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 2, 2:37 AM PST · 9073 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
4. 1.76km NNE of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 1, 3:09 AM PST · 9074 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.78km WNW of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 30, 8:50 PM PST · 9074 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.58km WNW of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 30, 7:23 PM PST · 9074 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.56km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 30, 10:18 AM PST · 9074 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.55km NNE of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 30, 8:15 AM PST · 9074 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
9. 2.77km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 30, 6:07 AM PST · 9075 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
10. 1.511km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 30, 1:47 AM PST · 9075 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
11. 2.027km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 29, 9:33 PM PST · 9075 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
12. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 29, 12:44 PM PST · 9075 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.66km ESE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaThu, Nov 29, 12:41 PM PST · 9075 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 28, 11:33 AM PST · 9076 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.520km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 28, 6:55 AM PST · 9077 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
16. 1.56km ESE of Coso Junction, CATue, Nov 27, 10:51 PM PST · 9077 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.66km ESE of Coso Junction, CATue, Nov 27, 10:02 PM PST · 9077 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.16km ESE of Coso Junction, CATue, Nov 27, 9:13 PM PST · 9077 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.61km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Nov 27, 8:00 PM PST · 9077 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.619km SW of Little Lake, CaliforniaTue, Nov 27, 7:39 PM PST · 9077 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9728821. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.