California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Apr 23, 2022, 10:39 PM PDT (05:39 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13km SE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2022-04-24 05:39:08 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.356° N, 118.494° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.715km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1624 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.515km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1623 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1623 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.714km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1622 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.122km NW of Inyokern, CA · 1622 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1622 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.58km W of Grapevine, CA · 1621 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.820km E of Little Lake, CA · 1621 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.88km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1620 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.212km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1620 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.812km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1620 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.622km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1620 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1619 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.62km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 1618 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.87km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 1618 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.88km NNE of Mojave, CA · 1617 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.919km WSW of Olancha, CA · 1616 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.819km WSW of Olancha, CA · 1616 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.119km WSW of Olancha, CA · 1616 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.619km WSW of Olancha, CA · 1616 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.59km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1616 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.514km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 1616 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  23. 1.719km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1615 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.011km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1615 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.530km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1613 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.924km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1612 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.77km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 1611 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 10
  29. 2.612km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1610 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.415km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1610 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.08km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1610 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.715km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 1609 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.714km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1609 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.726km SW of Olancha, CA · 1609 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1608 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.510km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1606 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.810km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  38. 3.210km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 44
  39. 2.314km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  40. 3.317km SSE of Maricopa, CA · 1604 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 14
  41. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.719km WSW of Olancha, CA · 1603 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.05km SSE of Coso Junction, CA · 1602 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.714km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1602 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
  45. 1.614km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 1602 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.95km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 1599 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.09km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1598 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1598 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.58km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 1598 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.823km E of Little Lake, CA · 1598 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.913km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1597 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.68km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1596 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  53. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1596 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.614km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1595 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.95km NNW of Vincent, CA · 1595 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.914km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1595 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.823km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1594 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.14km S of Frazier Park, CA · 1593 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.05km N of Lancaster, CA · 1593 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.523km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1625 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.512km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1626 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.112km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1626 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.512km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.912km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.94km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 1627 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1628 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1628 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.820km E of Little Lake, CA · 1629 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.813km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1629 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.721km E of Little Lake, CA · 1629 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.915km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1629 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.721km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1630 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.612km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1630 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1631 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.915km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1631 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.421km E of Little Lake, CA · 1632 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.126km NNE of Kernville, CA · 1632 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.621km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1632 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.024km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1634 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40244792. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.