M1.5 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Apr 17, 2002, 5:19 PM PDT

UTC

2002-04-18 00:19:39 UTC

Depth

8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.354° N, 118.551° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.68

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

20

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast23 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast26 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast147 kmN

After

1. 1.725km W of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 17, 11:51 PM PDT · 8936 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.55km ESE of Buttonwillow, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 4:52 PM PDT · 8935 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.813km N of Grapevine, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 6:20 PM PDT · 8935 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
4. 1.825km NNE of Kernville, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 2:31 PM PDT · 8933 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.522km SSW of Little Lake, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 1:01 AM PDT · 8930 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.47km NNE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 25, 9:08 AM PDT · 8928 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.125km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Apr 26, 10:28 PM PDT · 8927 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.718km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 28, 8:20 AM PDT · 8925 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
9. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Apr 28, 11:12 AM PDT · 8925 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.618km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Apr 28, 3:45 PM PDT · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
11. 2.117km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Apr 29, 1:53 AM PDT · 8925 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 29, 5:12 PM PDT · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
13. 3.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 1, 4:02 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
14. 2.925km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 1, 4:03 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
15. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CaliforniaWed, May 1, 4:20 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
16. 1.724km S of Bodfish, CAWed, May 1, 5:06 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 1, 8:55 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
18. 3.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 1, 11:00 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 1, 11:48 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.527km SW of Little Lake, CaliforniaWed, May 1, 11:51 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
21. 2.725km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 1, 11:51 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
22. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 2, 12:03 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
23. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 2, 12:12 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
24. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 2, 1:05 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
25. 1.620km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 2, 3:31 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
26. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 2, 7:10 AM PDT · 8921 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
27. 1.818km W of Tehachapi, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 12:31 AM PDT · 8921 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
28. 2.326km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, May 3, 1:15 AM PDT · 8921 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
29. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, May 3, 1:41 AM PDT · 8921 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
30. 3.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, May 3, 2:59 AM PDT · 8921 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
31. 1.821km SSW of Bakersfield, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 10:11 PM PDT · 8920 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
32. 1.58km E of Kernville, CASun, May 5, 1:56 PM PDT · 8918 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
33. 1.520km SW of Little Lake, CASun, May 5, 6:59 PM PDT · 8918 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
34. 2.625km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, May 6, 4:54 AM PDT · 8918 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
35. 1.621km E of Maricopa, CaliforniaMon, May 6, 6:07 AM PDT · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
36. 2.07km E of Kernville, CAMon, May 6, 3:20 PM PDT · 8917 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
37. 3.424km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, May 7, 3:31 PM PDT · 8916 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
38. 2.04km NE of Rosedale, CAFri, May 10, 2:29 AM PDT · 8914 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
39. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, May 10, 10:28 AM PDT · 8913 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
40. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CAFri, May 10, 2:33 PM PDT · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
41. 2.525km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, May 11, 4:08 PM PDT · 8912 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
42. 1.69km W of Tehachapi, CASun, May 12, 4:06 PM PDT · 8911 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
43. 1.623km S of Bodfish, CAMon, May 13, 5:35 AM PDT · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
44. 1.84km W of Grapevine, CaliforniaMon, May 13, 9:25 AM PDT · 8910 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
45. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, May 15, 3:25 AM PDT · 8909 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
46. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 15, 8:12 AM PDT · 8908 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
47. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 15, 11:44 AM PDT · 8908 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
48. 2.216km SW of Arvin, CaliforniaWed, May 15, 4:32 PM PDT · 8908 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
49. 1.619km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 16, 9:31 AM PDT · 8907 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
50. 1.58km E of Kernville, CAThu, May 16, 11:29 PM PDT · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
51. 1.621km WNW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 17, 3:21 PM PDT · 8906 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
52. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, May 19, 4:49 AM PDT · 8905 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
53. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, May 19, 8:59 PM PDT · 8904 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
54. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 20, 4:18 AM PDT · 8904 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
55. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 11:18 AM PDT · 8903 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
56. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, CATue, May 21, 1:30 AM PDT · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
57. 1.616km NNE of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 21, 3:55 PM PDT · 8902 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
58. 1.617km N of Grapevine, CaliforniaWed, May 22, 6:38 AM PDT · 8901 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
59. 1.611km WNW of Kernville, CAWed, May 22, 10:03 AM PDT · 8901 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
60. 2.027km W of Inyokern, CAWed, May 22, 3:24 PM PDT · 8901 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

1. 2.09km WSW of Inyokern, CASun, Apr 14, 4:24 PM PDT · 8939 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
2. 2.36km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, Apr 13, 12:43 AM PDT · 8941 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.810km NNW of Piru, CAFri, Apr 12, 5:20 PM PDT · 8941 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 11, 7:53 AM PDT · 8942 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.717km SE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 10, 7:22 PM PDT · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.010km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 3:59 AM PDT · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.225km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 9, 9:12 PM PDT · 8944 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
8. 2.425km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 9, 12:05 AM PDT · 8945 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Apr 8, 6:01 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
10. 2.525km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Apr 8, 5:11 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 7, 9:54 PM PDT · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 7, 3:36 PM PDT · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.65km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Apr 7, 11:41 AM PDT · 8946 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 5, 10:18 AM PST · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.72km W of Frazier Park, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 7:11 PM PST · 8950 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.54km SSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 3, 9:40 AM PST · 8950 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.66km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Apr 3, 7:19 AM PST · 8950 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 31, 10:23 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
19. 1.517km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 31, 9:08 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 31, 8:10 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9779009. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.