California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11km W of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Nov 30, 2001, 1:47 AM PST (09:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13km NE of Simi Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-11-30 09:47:50 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.121° N, 118.565° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9075 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.91km SSE of Simi Valley, CA · 9075 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.58km WNW of Kernville, CA · 9074 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.78km WNW of Kernville, CA · 9074 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.64km NE of Granada Hills, CA · 9074 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.716km SE of Maricopa, California · 9074 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.32km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9074 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 9073 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.66km WNW of Kernville, CA · 9073 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.12km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 9073 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.88km SSW of Pearblossum, CA · 9071 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9071 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.02km SW of Granada Hills, CA · 9071 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.630km NNW of California City, California · 9071 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, California · 9071 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.916km SE of Maricopa, California · 9070 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.66km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 9070 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.616km SE of Maricopa, CA · 9069 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.216km SE of Maricopa, CA · 9069 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.91km WSW of Kernville, CA · 9069 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.48km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 9068 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.027km NNW of Tehachapi, California · 9068 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.916km NNW of Piru, California · 9067 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9066 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.712km NW of Buttonwillow, California · 9065 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CA · 9064 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.824km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 9064 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9063 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.920km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.25km WNW of Granada Hills, CA · 9060 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 9060 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CA · 9060 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.123km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9060 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.82km W of Kernville, CA · 9059 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, California · 9059 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9058 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9058 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.110km SSW of Maricopa, California · 9057 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.84km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 9057 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.914km S of Tehachapi, CA · 9054 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.716km NW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9051 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.614km SE of Bodfish, CA · 9050 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.717km ESE of Arvin, CA · 9049 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 9049 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, California · 9049 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.219km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.517km SW of Maricopa, California · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.925km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9047 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.113km W of Mojave, CA · 9047 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 9046 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.710km W of Tehachapi, CA · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9044 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 9044 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.822km N of Kernville, California · 9042 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9042 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.727km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9041 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.027km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9075 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.51km ESE of Simi Valley, California · 9076 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9077 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.61km WSW of Simi Valley, California · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.71km WSW of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.11km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.31km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.520km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9077 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.71km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.70km SSW of Simi Valley, California · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.53km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 9077 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.61km WNW of Kernville, CA · 9077 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.619km SW of Little Lake, California · 9077 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.61km WNW of Kernville, CA · 9078 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.514km NNE of Kernville, California · 9078 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.84km SW of Johannesburg, California · 9078 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.620km N of Mojave, California · 9080 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.813km WNW of Mojave, California · 9080 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CA · 9080 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.921km NE of Arvin, CA · 9082 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9727533. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.