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M1.6 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 9:28 AM PST (17:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 22km ESE of Bodfish, 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
2020-11-16 17:28:44 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.342° N, 118.508° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2147 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.616km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.815km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2146 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.514km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2146 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.914km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.621km S of Bodfish, CA · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.016km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2145 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.118km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2145 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.824km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2145 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2145 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2145 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2145 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.310km SSW of Arvin, CA · 2144 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.010km SSW of Arvin, CA · 2144 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.114km S of Arvin, CA · 2144 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.114km S of Arvin, CA · 2144 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2143 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.816km NE of Lebec, CA · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2142 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.512km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2142 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.714km S of Arvin, CA · 2142 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2141 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.821km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2140 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.919km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2140 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2140 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2140 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.921km E of Little Lake, CA · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.315km S of Arvin, CA · 2139 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2137 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.321km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2137 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.714km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2137 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.914km S of Arvin, CA · 2137 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.822km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.013km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2134 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.913km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2134 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 3.115km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2134 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 23
  38. 1.912km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2132 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.514km S of Arvin, CA · 2132 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.522km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2132 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.812km NE of Inyokern, CA · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.715km S of Arvin, CA · 2131 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2131 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.89km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2131 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.221km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2131 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.718km N of Fillmore, CA · 2130 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.416km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.116km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2130 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.514km NE of Little Lake, CA · 2130 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 2130 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.86km S of Lamont, CA · 2130 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.412km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2129 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.624km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2129 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.412km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2128 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.822km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2127 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2127 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 3.120km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2127 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2125 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.33km NW of Little Lake, CA · 2125 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 3.617km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2147 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 12
  2. 1.818km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.915km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2148 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.721km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2149 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.615km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2149 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.312km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2150 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.612km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2151 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2151 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.912km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2151 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.98km SSW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2153 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2153 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CA · 2155 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CA · 2156 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2156 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.68km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.712km NE of Inyokern, CA · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.516km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2156 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.812km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.921km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2157 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2157 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39467239. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.