California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 4:16 PM PST (00:16 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13km NNW of Grapevine, 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
2022-01-17 00:16:33 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.331° N, 118.568° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1718 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1718 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.220km NNE of Neenach, CA · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.019km E of Maricopa, CA · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.819km E of Maricopa, CA · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.625km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1714 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.232km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1712 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 24
  10. 2.812km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1712 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.612km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1712 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.710km NNW of Piru, CA · 1711 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1711 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.324km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1710 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.33km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 1710 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.620km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.619km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1709 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.515km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1705 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.514km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1704 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.014km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.718km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.718km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1702 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.118km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1702 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.714km SW of Lamont, CA · 1701 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.742km WSW of Olancha, CA · 1699 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.342km WSW of Olancha, CA · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.55km SSE of Coso Junction, CA · 1698 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.58km N of Mojave, CA · 1697 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.011km NNW of Piru, CA · 1695 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.69km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.722km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.615km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1689 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.720km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1686 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.411km N of Piru, CA · 1685 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.911km N of Piru, CA · 1685 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.87km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 1685 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.011km N of Piru, CA · 1685 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.931km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.718km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1681 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.57km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 1679 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.324km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1679 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.615km N of Piru, CA · 1675 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.313km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1675 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 18
  46. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1675 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.917km N of Piru, CA · 1673 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.921km NNE of Boron, CA · 1671 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.715km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1669 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1667 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1667 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1667 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1667 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.45km W of Kernville, CA · 1667 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.712km NNW of Piru, CA · 1666 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1665 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.821km ENE of Delano, CA · 1664 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 3.123km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1664 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 9

Before

  1. 2.518km NE of Lebec, CA · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.918km E of Grapevine, CA · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.57km N of Little Lake, CA · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1724 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.96km N of Little Lake, CA · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.522km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.715km E of Little Lake, CA · 1727 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.74km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.813km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.88km ESE of Shafter, CA · 1729 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.014km E of Arvin, CA · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CA · 1731 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 1736 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.015km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1736 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 15
  18. 3.915km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1736 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 133
  19. 2.014km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 1737 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.728km NW of California City, CA · 1738 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39914207. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.