M1.5 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, May 27, 2003, 3:33 AM PDT

UTC

2003-05-27 10:33:15 UTC

Depth

7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.263° N, 118.561° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

70°

Stations used

21

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast13 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, May 27, 10:18 AM PDT · 8532 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.610km SW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, May 28, 1:18 PM PDT · 8531 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.816km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 29, 4:05 PM PDT · 8530 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
4. 2.324km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, May 30, 4:50 AM PDT · 8529 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 1, 3:44 PM PDT · 8527 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.58km SW of Valencia, CASun, Jun 1, 6:44 PM PDT · 8527 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, Jun 1, 8:00 PM PDT · 8526 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.66km NNW of Little Lake, CaliforniaMon, Jun 2, 2:50 AM PDT · 8526 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.721km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Jun 2, 8:33 AM PDT · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.78km NNE of Delano, CaliforniaWed, Jun 4, 6:09 AM PDT · 8524 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.612km SSE of Buttonwillow, CaliforniaWed, Jun 4, 11:08 PM PDT · 8523 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.922km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 6, 2:07 AM PDT · 8522 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.50km SE of Castaic, CASun, Jun 8, 9:58 AM PDT · 8520 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.610km N of Kernville, CaliforniaSun, Jun 8, 7:06 PM PDT · 8520 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
15. 2.02km SSE of Frazier Park, CASun, Jun 8, 7:27 PM PDT · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.84km NW of Boron, CAMon, Jun 9, 7:07 PM PDT · 8519 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.619km NE of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 10, 9:15 AM PDT · 8518 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
18. 1.78km W of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jun 11, 9:56 PM PDT · 8516 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
19. 2.06km S of Wasco, CAThu, Jun 12, 2:02 PM PDT · 8516 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CaliforniaThu, Jun 12, 4:51 PM PDT · 8516 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
21. 1.621km E of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Jun 12, 6:10 PM PDT · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
22. 1.620km NE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 14, 10:29 PM PDT · 8513 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
23. 1.818km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 15, 9:34 PM PDT · 8512 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
24. 1.724km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 16, 11:34 AM PDT · 8512 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
25. 2.017km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 17, 1:55 PM PDT · 8511 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
26. 1.56km W of Kernville, CATue, Jun 17, 11:28 PM PDT · 8510 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
27. 1.74km NE of Vincent, CASat, Jun 21, 4:48 PM PDT · 8507 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
28. 1.833km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 22, 3:44 AM PDT · 8506 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
29. 1.52km ESE of Tehachapi, CaliforniaWed, Jun 25, 2:03 PM PDT · 8503 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
30. 1.925km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 27, 11:36 AM PDT · 8501 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
31. 1.513km WNW of Grapevine, CaliforniaSat, Jun 28, 10:59 AM PDT · 8500 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
32. 1.54km ESE of Vincent, CAMon, Jun 30, 1:24 AM PDT · 8498 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.95km SSE of Leona Valley, CAMon, Jun 30, 8:57 AM PDT · 8498 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
34. 1.614km NNW of Grapevine, CaliforniaTue, Jul 1, 2:29 AM PDT · 8497 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
35. 1.512km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jul 2, 3:56 PM PDT · 8496 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
36. 1.76km WNW of Little Lake, CAMon, Jul 7, 4:41 PM PDT · 8491 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
37. 1.719km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jul 7, 11:14 PM PDT · 8490 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
38. 1.717km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 8, 11:07 AM PDT · 8490 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
39. 1.718km NW of Grapevine, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 11:09 AM PDT · 8490 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
40. 2.619km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 8, 11:10 AM PDT · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
41. 1.514km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 9, 10:28 PM PDT · 8488 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
42. 1.517km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 10, 11:46 PM PDT · 8487 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
43. 1.723km NE of Lamont, CAFri, Jul 11, 2:33 AM PDT · 8487 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
44. 1.629km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Jul 15, 5:15 PM PDT · 8483 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
45. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 16, 2:07 AM PDT · 8482 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
46. 1.818km S of Maricopa, CAWed, Jul 16, 5:12 AM PDT · 8482 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 17, 9:26 AM PDT · 8481 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
48. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 17, 6:21 PM PDT · 8481 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
49. 1.513km N of Castaic, CATue, Jul 22, 12:26 AM PDT · 8476 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
50. 2.713km SW of Lamont, CATue, Jul 22, 11:20 AM PDT · 8476 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
51. 1.617km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jul 25, 2:15 AM PDT · 8473 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
52. 1.620km NW of Inyokern, CAFri, Jul 25, 8:45 PM PDT · 8472 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away

Before

1. 2.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 27, 3:14 AM PDT · 8532 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.96km SSW of Valencia, CATue, May 27, 2:33 AM PDT · 8532 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.221km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 26, 12:46 AM PDT · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.121km SSW of Maricopa, CASun, May 25, 8:31 PM PDT · 8533 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.69km SW of Rosedale, CASun, May 25, 2:01 PM PDT · 8534 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.717km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, May 25, 9:06 AM PDT · 8534 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.616km NW of California City, CASat, May 24, 7:27 PM PDT · 8534 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
8. 1.54km SSW of Valencia, CASat, May 24, 7:18 AM PDT · 8535 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.612km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 24, 6:21 AM PDT · 8535 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
10. 3.015km NW of California City, CAFri, May 23, 11:35 AM PDT · 8536 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.725km NW of California City, CAFri, May 23, 1:07 AM PDT · 8536 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.822km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 3:22 PM PDT · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.022km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 3:18 PM PDT · 8537 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.922km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 1:20 PM PDT · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.722km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 12:40 PM PDT · 8537 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
16. 2.822km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 12:03 PM PDT · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 11:04 AM PDT · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
18. 2.222km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 10:01 AM PDT · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, May 22, 8:40 AM PDT · 8537 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.722km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 2:12 AM PDT · 8537 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13967376. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.