M1.7 earthquake 18km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 8:48 PM PST

UTC

2002-11-16 04:48:10 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.271° N, 118.555° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

84°

Stations used

23

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast14 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast139 kmNNW

After

1. 1.511km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 17, 1:51 PM PST · 8723 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.024km NE of Oildale, CASun, Nov 17, 5:55 PM PST · 8722 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
3. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Nov 22, 3:13 AM PST · 8718 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.610km W of Grapevine, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 6:30 AM PST · 8718 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.918km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Nov 22, 7:06 PM PST · 8717 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.612km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 6:58 AM PST · 8717 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.924km ENE of Oildale, CASun, Nov 24, 11:15 AM PST · 8716 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CASun, Nov 24, 10:06 PM PST · 8715 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CASun, Nov 24, 10:09 PM PST · 8715 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
10. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CASun, Nov 24, 10:24 PM PST · 8715 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.723km ENE of Oildale, CAMon, Nov 25, 5:45 AM PST · 8715 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
12. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 25, 2:39 PM PST · 8715 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 25, 10:35 PM PST · 8714 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Nov 26, 2:04 AM PST · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.320km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 28, 7:45 PM PST · 8711 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
16. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 28, 9:17 PM PST · 8711 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAThu, Nov 28, 11:18 PM PST · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 28, 11:51 PM PST · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
19. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CaliforniaSat, Nov 30, 10:09 PM PST · 8709 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
20. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 1, 2:12 AM PST · 8709 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
21. 1.818km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 1, 4:04 PM PST · 8709 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
22. 1.813km NE of Ojai, CASun, Dec 1, 8:26 PM PST · 8708 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 2, 12:53 PM PST · 8708 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
24. 1.99km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 2, 7:21 PM PST · 8707 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
25. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 4, 3:30 AM PST · 8706 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
26. 2.117km S of Johannesburg, CAWed, Dec 4, 7:05 AM PST · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
27. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 5, 10:26 AM PST · 8705 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
28. 1.810km W of Mojave, CAFri, Dec 6, 8:23 PM PST · 8703 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
29. 1.97km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 8, 1:11 PM PST · 8702 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
30. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Dec 8, 3:21 PM PST · 8702 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
31. 1.69km N of Acton, CASun, Dec 8, 9:14 PM PST · 8701 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
32. 1.622km NE of Oildale, CATue, Dec 10, 12:52 AM PST · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
33. 1.722km NE of Oildale, CATue, Dec 10, 1:02 AM PST · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
34. 2.69km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Dec 11, 12:04 AM PST · 8699 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
35. 1.95km NW of Rosamond, CAWed, Dec 11, 9:30 AM PST · 8699 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
36. 1.720km NW of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 12, 3:47 AM PST · 8698 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.026km W of Inyokern, CASat, Dec 14, 1:13 AM PST · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
38. 1.826km W of Inyokern, CASat, Dec 14, 1:14 AM PST · 8696 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
39. 1.522km NE of Oildale, CASat, Dec 14, 5:35 PM PST · 8696 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
40. 1.615km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Dec 15, 2:32 PM PST · 8695 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
41. 1.817km NE of Ojai, CAMon, Dec 16, 1:43 AM PST · 8694 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Dec 16, 11:29 AM PST · 8694 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
43. 2.115km NE of Ojai, CAMon, Dec 16, 9:43 PM PST · 8693 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
44. 2.920km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 18, 7:42 AM PST · 8692 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.220km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 18, 5:30 PM PST · 8692 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
46. 2.018km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 19, 2:47 PM PST · 8691 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
47. 2.719km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 19, 2:49 PM PST · 8691 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
48. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Dec 20, 9:10 AM PST · 8690 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
49. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Dec 20, 9:28 AM PST · 8690 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
50. 2.219km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Dec 20, 3:04 PM PST · 8690 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.520km WNW of Bodfish, CaliforniaFri, Dec 20, 9:48 PM PST · 8689 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
52. 1.825km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 20, 10:23 PM PST · 8689 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
53. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 21, 1:57 AM PST · 8689 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
54. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 21, 2:51 AM PST · 8689 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
55. 1.66km SSE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 21, 11:16 AM PST · 8689 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
56. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 21, 2:51 PM PST · 8689 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
57. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 21, 8:46 PM PST · 8688 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
58. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 22, 1:09 AM PST · 8688 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
59. 1.614km ENE of Ojai, CaliforniaSun, Dec 22, 6:02 AM PST · 8688 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
60. 2.118km NE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 22, 9:22 AM PST · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

1. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Nov 15, 1:01 PM PST · 8725 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
2. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 14, 5:21 AM PST · 8726 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.720km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 14, 5:01 AM PST · 8726 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.615km E of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 14, 4:24 AM PST · 8726 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
5. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CaliforniaThu, Nov 14, 3:42 AM PST · 8726 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 13, 4:27 PM PST · 8727 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 13, 3:27 PM PST · 8727 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.516km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 12, 4:37 AM PST · 8728 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.79km NW of Frazier Park, CaliforniaMon, Nov 11, 10:11 PM PST · 8728 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.914km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Nov 10, 9:54 PM PST · 8729 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
11. 1.85km ENE of Castaic, CaliforniaSun, Nov 10, 3:49 PM PST · 8730 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.17km ENE of Castaic, CASun, Nov 10, 3:49 PM PST · 8730 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.611km WSW of Grapevine, CaliforniaSat, Nov 9, 11:59 PM PST · 8730 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
14. 1.921km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 9, 8:40 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.720km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 9, 8:18 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.521km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 9, 2:30 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 9, 1:37 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.611km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaSat, Nov 9, 1:21 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.39km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 8, 5:05 PM PST · 8732 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
20. 3.58km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 8, 3:19 PM PST · 8732 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13910732. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.