California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14km W of Tehachapi, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14km W of Tehachapi, California on Tue, Jan 15, 2002, 3:58 PM PST (23:58 UTC), 7 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-01-15 23:58:04 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.131° N, 118.605° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.46
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9028 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.110km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9027 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.519km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9027 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.69km ENE of Lebec, CA · 9025 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9025 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.821km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.614km ESE of McFarland, CA · 9023 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.317km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 9022 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.117km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 9021 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.910km NNW of Piru, California · 9020 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.82km WNW of Kernville, California · 9019 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.619km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9019 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.714km WNW of Kernville, CA · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.55km S of Frazier Park, California · 9018 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.82km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.82km W of San Fernando, CA · 9017 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.518km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 9015 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.513km NW of Grapevine, California · 9015 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 3.112km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9015 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.213km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2,106
  23. 3.913km ESE of Piru, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 470
  24. 1.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 241
  26. 2.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.312km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.112km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.913km SW of Valencia, CA · 9015 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.412km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.712km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, California · 9015 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.011km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.712km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, California · 9015 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.411km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.111km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.911km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.812km NE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.412km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.820km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9014 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.712km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.710km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.512km NNW of Chatsworth, California · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.511km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 3.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 145
  56. 2.412km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.613km SW of Valencia, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.810km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 3.113km SW of Valencia, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 243
  60. 1.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.49km WSW of Wasco, CA · 9028 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 9029 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.727km W of Inyokern, CA · 9030 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CA · 9032 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.65km SW of Valencia, California · 9034 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.07km NW of Kernville, CA · 9034 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.58km W of Johannesburg, CA · 9035 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.62km ENE of Granada Hills, CA · 9036 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.014km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.527km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.026km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.719km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9040 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9040 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.527km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9041 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.727km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9041 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9041 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.822km N of Kernville, California · 9042 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 9043 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9044 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.710km W of Tehachapi, CA · 9044 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9748821. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.