California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18km W of Tehachapi, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18km W of Tehachapi, California on Fri, May 3, 2002, 12:31 AM PDT (07:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 24km WNW of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-03 07:31:11 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.157° N, 118.639° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.326km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8921 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8921 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8921 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.84km ESE of Vincent, CA · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.821km SSW of Bakersfield, California · 8920 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.58km E of Kernville, CA · 8919 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.520km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8918 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.625km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8918 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.621km E of Maricopa, California · 8918 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.07km E of Kernville, CA · 8918 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.28km SSE of Piru, CA · 8917 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.424km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.04km NE of Rosedale, CA · 8914 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8914 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.76km NW of Chatsworth, California · 8913 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.15km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 8913 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.525km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8913 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.69km W of Tehachapi, CA · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.623km S of Bodfish, CA · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.84km W of Grapevine, California · 8911 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8909 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8909 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CA · 8909 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.216km SW of Arvin, California · 8909 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.58km E of Kernville, CA · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.910km E of Ojai, CA · 8907 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.57km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 8906 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, California · 8905 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8904 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8904 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.615km N of Grapevine, California · 8904 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.66km SE of Piru, California · 8904 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.69km SE of Piru, California · 8903 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.67km SE of Piru, California · 8903 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.57km ESE of Piru, California · 8903 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.617km N of Grapevine, California · 8902 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.611km WNW of Kernville, CA · 8902 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.027km W of Inyokern, CA · 8902 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.712km SW of Valencia, California · 8902 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.68km W of Tehachapi, California · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.74km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.74km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.62km E of Granada Hills, CA · 8895 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.823km ENE of Maricopa, California · 8894 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.817km ENE of Taft, California · 8894 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.623km S of Bodfish, California · 8893 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.915km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8893 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.626km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8891 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.522km N of Tehachapi, California · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.511km SSE of Gorman, California · 8891 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.810km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 8891 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.86km NW of Simi Valley, CA · 8890 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.711km NE of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 8890 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 8885 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.722km S of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8883 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, California · 8883 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.821km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 8883 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.722km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.46km SW of Shafter, CA · 8881 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.620km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8922 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.725km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.527km SW of Little Lake, California · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.53km SSW of Fillmore, CA · 8922 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.724km S of Bodfish, CA · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, California · 8923 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.77km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 8923 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8923 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8923 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.76km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 8923 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.62km SSW of Piru, CA · 8924 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.94km ENE of Pacoima, CA · 8925 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12895560. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.