M1.6 earthquake 6km ESE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Nov 20, 2022, 7:55 AM PST

UTC

2022-11-20 15:55:07 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.103° N, 118.393° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

28°

Stations used

41

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast6 kmESE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast51 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast118 kmN

After

1. 1.610km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Nov 21, 3:05 PM PST · 1414 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
2. 2.017km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 22, 1:10 PM PST · 1413 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 23, 9:50 AM PST · 1412 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
4. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 24, 7:29 AM PST · 1411 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.218km NE of Lamont, CAThu, Nov 24, 1:45 PM PST · 1411 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.913km W of Mojave, CASat, Nov 26, 4:19 PM PST · 1409 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 26, 10:50 PM PST · 1408 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.04km ENE of Simi Valley, CAMon, Nov 28, 1:03 AM PST · 1407 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 19
9. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 2, 6:55 PM PST · 1402 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 2, 8:59 PM PST · 1402 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.914km NNW of Fillmore, CASat, Dec 3, 2:27 PM PST · 1402 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 4, 1:41 AM PST · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.54km WNW of Fillmore, CATue, Dec 6, 10:31 PM PST · 1398 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.821km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 7, 3:48 AM PST · 1398 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
15. 3.613 km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 7, 6:13 AM PST · 1398 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 65
16. 2.312km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 7, 6:14 AM PST · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
17. 1.913km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 7, 11:28 AM PST · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
18. 2.613km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 7, 6:28 PM PST · 1397 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
19. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 8, 7:40 AM PST · 1397 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
20. 1.815km N of Piru, CAFri, Dec 9, 3:05 AM PST · 1396 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
21. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 9, 7:38 AM PST · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
22. 2.413km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 9, 7:04 PM PST · 1395 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
23. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 9, 11:14 PM PST · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
24. 1.925km ENE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 10, 6:13 PM PST · 1394 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
25. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 11, 11:59 PM PST · 1393 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
26. 1.611km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Dec 12, 6:05 AM PST · 1393 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
27. 1.814km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 17, 1:59 AM PST · 1388 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
28. 2.36km W of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 17, 10:52 PM PST · 1387 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
29. 1.614km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Dec 21, 6:53 PM PST · 1383 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
30. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 25, 11:37 AM PST · 1380 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
31. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 25, 11:14 PM PST · 1379 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
32. 1.613km NNE of Ojai, CATue, Dec 27, 7:43 AM PST · 1378 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
33. 1.914km E of Arvin, CATue, Dec 27, 12:34 PM PST · 1378 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
34. 2.37km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Dec 30, 12:41 PM PST · 1375 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
35. 1.98km ESE of Piru, CASat, Dec 31, 5:00 PM PST · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
36. 1.73km NNW of Vincent, CAMon, Jan 2, 10:23 AM PST · 1372 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
37. 2.714km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 2, 5:01 PM PST · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
38. 1.88km SSW of Lamont, CAWed, Jan 4, 3:56 AM PST · 1370 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
39. 1.712km NE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jan 8, 7:49 AM PST · 1366 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
40. 1.812km NE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jan 9, 6:40 AM PST · 1365 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
41. 1.913km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jan 13, 8:29 PM PST · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
42. 2.05km SSE of Buttonwillow, CAFri, Jan 13, 9:59 PM PST · 1360 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
43. 2.033km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 14, 3:15 PM PST · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
44. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 17, 11:28 PM PST · 1356 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6

Before

1. 1.812km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Nov 19, 12:24 PM PST · 1416 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 19, 11:53 AM PST · 1416 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
3. 1.711km NE of Boron, CAThu, Nov 17, 10:22 PM PST · 1417 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.713km NNW of Fillmore, CAThu, Nov 17, 11:27 AM PST · 1418 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 16, 9:46 AM PST · 1419 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 15, 3:17 PM PST · 1420 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.712km N of Piru, CATue, Nov 15, 9:43 AM PST · 1420 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.712km N of Piru, CATue, Nov 15, 9:43 AM PST · 1420 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 15, 9:02 AM PST · 1420 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.021km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 13, 3:20 PM PST · 1422 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.19km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Nov 13, 7:43 AM PST · 1422 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
12. 1.63km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Nov 11, 8:40 PM PST · 1423 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.813km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 10, 2:02 AM PST · 1425 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.712km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 9, 6:04 PM PST · 1425 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.228km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 8, 8:19 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
16. 1.54km NW of Granada Hills, CATue, Nov 8, 1:39 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.816km NE of Ojai, CASun, Nov 6, 2:26 PM PST · 1429 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.927km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Nov 4, 12:24 PM PDT · 1431 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
19. 2.08km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Nov 4, 3:09 AM PDT · 1431 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
20. 1.814km SSW of Maricopa, CAThu, Nov 3, 7:06 AM PDT · 1432 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40378528. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.