California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14km W of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Oct 16, 2022, 9:37 AM PDT (16:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13 km SE 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
2022-10-16 16:37:30 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.115° N, 118.597° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1449 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.610km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1449 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.715km NE of Lebec, CA · 1447 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.212km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1447 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.212km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1445 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.63km ESE of Granada Hills, CA · 1443 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1442 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1441 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1439 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.44km S of Frazier Park, CA · 1438 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.96km S of Frazier Park, CA · 1438 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.811km NE of Boron, CA · 1436 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.311km NE of Boron, CA · 1435 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1434 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.814km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 1432 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.927km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 1431 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.816km NE of Ojai, CA · 1429 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.54km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 1427 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.712km NE of Kernville, CA · 1425 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.813km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1425 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.63km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 1423 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.19km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1422 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.021km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1422 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1420 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.712km N of Piru, CA · 1420 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.712km N of Piru, CA · 1420 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1420 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1419 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.713km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 1418 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.711km NE of Boron, CA · 1417 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1416 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.66km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.610km NNW of Piru, CA · 1414 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.017km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1413 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1412 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1411 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.218km NE of Lamont, CA · 1411 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.913km W of Mojave, CA · 1408 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1408 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.04km ENE of Simi Valley, CA · 1407 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 19
  41. 2.65km WSW of Ojai, CA · 1403 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 27
  42. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1402 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.914km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 1402 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.54km WNW of Fillmore, CA · 1398 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.821km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1398 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 3.613 km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1398 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 65
  48. 2.312km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  49. 1.913km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1397 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1397 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.815km N of Piru, CA · 1396 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.413km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1395 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.925km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1394 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1393 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.611km SSE of Arvin, CA · 1393 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.912km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1450 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.713km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1452 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.514km NNE of Ojai, CA · 1453 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.014km NNE of Ojai, CA · 1453 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.812km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1453 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.913km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1453 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1454 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1454 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.614km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1454 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1454 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1454 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.713km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1454 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 30
  13. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1454 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1457 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 1459 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.89km NNE of Kernville, CA · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.915km NE of Ojai, CA · 1460 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.86km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1461 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1462 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40362000. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC.