California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13km N of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 12:27 PM PST (20:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 15km SSE of Buttonwillow, 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
2021-12-16 20:27:11 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.244° N, 118.474° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.824km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.618km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1752 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.839km WSW of Olancha, CA · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.623km N of Tehachapi, CA · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.413km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1745 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1744 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.98km SE of Neenach, CA · 1744 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.515km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.111km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 1741 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.915km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.814km E of Arvin, CA · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.77km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.817km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1739 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.120km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.728km NW of California City, CA · 1737 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.014km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 3.915km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1735 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 133
  23. 3.015km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1735 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 15
  24. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 1735 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1731 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.08km NW of Fillmore, CA · 1730 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  28. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CA · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.014km E of Arvin, CA · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.88km ESE of Shafter, CA · 1728 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.813km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.74km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.522km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1726 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.96km N of Little Lake, CA · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.57km N of Little Lake, CA · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.918km E of Grapevine, CA · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.518km NE of Lebec, CA · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1719 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.016km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1717 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.220km NNE of Neenach, CA · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.019km E of Maricopa, CA · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.819km E of Maricopa, CA · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.814km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1714 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.618km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.625km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.232km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1711 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 3.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1711 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 24
  55. 2.812km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1711 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.612km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1711 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1711 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.710km NNW of Piru, CA · 1711 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1710 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.514km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1710 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.915km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.020km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.923km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1762 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1767 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.714km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.815km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 6
  9. 3.215km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 20
  10. 1.613km SW of Lamont, CA · 1769 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.913km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.623km NNE of Ojai, CA · 1773 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.814km ESE of Porterville, CA · 1775 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1775 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.28km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.715km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.616km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.522km N of Mojave, CA · 1778 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40128920. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.