M1.6 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 5:22 PM PDT

UTC

2020-10-31 00:22:17 UTC

Depth

3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.329° N, 118.523° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

33

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast21 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast45 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmN

After

1. 1.515km SW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 30, 7:30 PM PDT · 2165 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.622km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 31, 8:07 AM PDT · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.110km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, Oct 31, 9:21 AM PDT · 2164 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
4. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 31, 1:57 PM PDT · 2164 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
5. 1.715km NE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Nov 1, 1:04 AM PDT · 2164 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.618km SSW of Lamont, CASun, Nov 1, 1:22 AM PDT · 2164 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.612km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Nov 1, 4:11 AM PST · 2164 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.610km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 1, 11:43 AM PST · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.618km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 1, 10:24 PM PST · 2163 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, Nov 1, 11:01 PM PST · 2163 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, Nov 2, 8:28 PM PST · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.814km SW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Nov 3, 8:27 AM PST · 2161 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.714km S of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 4, 1:30 PM PST · 2160 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.710km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 4, 4:35 PM PST · 2160 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 6
15. 2.018km E of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Nov 5, 8:00 AM PST · 2159 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.712km NE of Inyokern, CAThu, Nov 5, 10:14 AM PST · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7
17. 1.812km NE of Inyokern, CAThu, Nov 5, 4:55 PM PST · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 5, 7:07 PM PST · 2159 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
19. 1.921km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 6, 7:17 AM PST · 2158 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.812km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Nov 6, 7:23 PM PST · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.712km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 6, 11:45 PM PST · 2158 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
22. 1.68km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, Nov 7, 5:02 AM PST · 2158 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
23. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, Nov 7, 8:10 AM PST · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
24. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CASat, Nov 7, 10:45 AM PST · 2157 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
25. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CASat, Nov 7, 6:28 PM PST · 2157 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Nov 9, 7:00 PM PST · 2155 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
27. 1.98km SSW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Nov 10, 10:11 AM PST · 2154 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Nov 12, 4:59 AM PST · 2153 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
29. 1.615km WSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Nov 13, 9:10 PM PST · 2151 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.721km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Nov 14, 4:26 AM PST · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
31. 1.915km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, Nov 15, 7:46 AM PST · 2149 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
32. 1.818km E of Ridgecrest, CASun, Nov 15, 8:07 AM PST · 2149 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
33. 3.617km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 16, 2:56 AM PST · 2149 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 12
34. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 16, 9:28 AM PST · 2148 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
35. 1.520km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, Nov 16, 10:57 AM PST · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
36. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 16, 11:01 AM PST · 2148 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
37. 1.616km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 16, 3:07 PM PST · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
38. 1.815km WSW of Searles Valley, CATue, Nov 17, 8:06 AM PST · 2147 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
39. 1.514km WSW of Searles Valley, CATue, Nov 17, 4:09 PM PST · 2147 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
40. 1.914km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 17, 4:41 PM PST · 2147 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
41. 1.621km S of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 17, 7:36 PM PST · 2147 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
42. 2.016km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Nov 17, 11:51 PM PST · 2147 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
43. 2.118km E of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Nov 18, 12:47 AM PST · 2147 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
44. 1.824km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 18, 12:52 AM PST · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
45. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Nov 18, 6:06 AM PST · 2147 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 18, 9:46 AM PST · 2146 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
47. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 18, 10:04 AM PST · 2146 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.310km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 18, 5:43 PM PST · 2146 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
49. 2.010km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 18, 5:57 PM PST · 2146 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
50. 3.114km S of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 19, 10:22 AM PST · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
51. 2.114km S of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 19, 10:24 AM PST · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
52. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Nov 20, 8:22 AM PST · 2144 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
53. 1.816km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Nov 20, 8:21 PM PST · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
54. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 20, 9:28 PM PST · 2144 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
55. 1.512km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Nov 21, 3:26 AM PST · 2144 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
56. 1.714km S of Arvin, CASat, Nov 21, 10:43 AM PST · 2143 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
57. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, Nov 22, 3:44 AM PST · 2143 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
58. 1.821km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Nov 23, 2:33 AM PST · 2142 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
59. 1.919km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 23, 3:43 AM PST · 2142 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
60. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 23, 1:13 PM PST · 2141 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

1. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, Oct 29, 4:33 PM PDT · 2166 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.68km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Oct 28, 11:45 PM PDT · 2167 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 16
3. 1.68km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Oct 28, 11:33 PM PDT · 2167 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.714km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 26, 9:02 PM PDT · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.021km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Oct 26, 3:02 AM PDT · 2170 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.614km WSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Oct 26, 1:33 AM PDT · 2170 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.623km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Oct 25, 11:56 AM PDT · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.79km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, Oct 24, 5:32 PM PDT · 2171 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
9. 1.618km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 23, 1:35 PM PDT · 2172 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.99km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Oct 22, 7:00 PM PDT · 2173 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.015km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Oct 22, 5:00 AM PDT · 2174 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
12. 3.313km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 21, 11:10 PM PDT · 2174 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 39
13. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 21, 10:10 PM PDT · 2174 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
14. 2.020km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Oct 21, 7:18 AM PDT · 2175 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.54km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 19, 11:56 PM PDT · 2176 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.516km W of Searles Valley, CASun, Oct 18, 2:57 AM PDT · 2178 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.113km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, Oct 17, 8:24 PM PDT · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.815km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, Oct 17, 2:45 AM PDT · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.624km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Oct 16, 9:59 AM PDT · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.118km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 16, 2:00 AM PDT · 2180 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39451295. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.