California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Sep 5, 2002, 11:40 AM PDT (18:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 18km NNW of Tehachapi, 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
2002-09-05 18:40:10 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.324° N, 118.574° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213km WNW of Mojave, CA · 8796 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.617km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8795 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.614km NW of Grapevine, California · 8793 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.410km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8792 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.69km W of Johannesburg, CA · 8791 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.618km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8791 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.114km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 8791 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8790 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.87km NNE of Lamont, CA · 8789 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.05km NW of McFarland, CA · 8789 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8787 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.718km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8787 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8787 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.55km NNE of Valencia, California · 8786 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.94km N of Valencia, CA · 8786 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.73km NNW of Valencia, CA · 8786 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.74km NNE of Valencia, California · 8786 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.53km N of Valencia, California · 8786 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.625km S of Bodfish, California · 8785 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.522km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8784 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.54km N of Little Lake, CA · 8783 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.510km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8781 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.54km N of Little Lake, CA · 8780 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.519km NNW of Tehachapi, California · 8779 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.710km SSW of Arvin, CA · 8776 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8774 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8772 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.715km ESE of Porterville, California · 8772 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8771 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.613km N of Castaic, CA · 8769 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.516km NNW of California City, CA · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.716km NNW of California City, CA · 8768 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8765 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.623km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8764 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.522km WNW of Wasco, CA · 8759 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.06km NE of Little Lake, CA · 8759 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.76km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.511km SW of Lamont, California · 8757 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.65km S of Lamont, California · 8752 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.64km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 8751 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.517km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8751 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8749 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.627km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8749 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.58km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8747 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.78km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8746 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.07km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 8746 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.912km NNW of Grapevine, California · 8746 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8745 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.14km WNW of Lebec, CA · 8744 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.57km SE of Coso Junction, California · 8744 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.619km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8744 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.925km W of Coso Junction, CA · 8744 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.611km S of Tehachapi, CA · 8744 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8742 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8737 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, California · 8796 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.67km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 8796 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.68km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8800 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.513km SSW of Lamont, California · 8801 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.74km NW of Lamont, CA · 8801 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.53km WSW of Lebec, CA · 8802 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8802 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8803 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.75km W of Kernville, CA · 8804 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8805 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8805 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.217km E of Porterville, CA · 8806 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.54km W of Kernville, CA · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.86km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8806 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.430km NW of Kernville, CA · 8807 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.823km W of Inyokern, CA · 8808 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.56km W of Kernville, CA · 8809 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.26km W of Kernville, California · 8809 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.95km W of Kernville, CA · 8809 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.85km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8809 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9819661. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.