M1.5 earthquake 17km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Aug 8, 1977, 6:10 PM PDT

UTC

1977-08-09 01:10:02 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.136° N, 118.639° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.2 km horizontally, 13.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

267°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast3 kmSSW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast126 kmNNW

After

1. 1.78km E of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Aug 9, 9:45 AM PDT · 17952 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
2. 2.221km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 10, 11:04 PM PDT · 17951 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
3. 4.47km SE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Aug 11, 7:19 PM PDT · 17950 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.85km SE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Aug 11, 7:51 PM PDT · 17950 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.87km SE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Aug 11, 7:56 PM PDT · 17950 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.59km SE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Aug 11, 8:15 PM PDT · 17950 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.96km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Aug 11, 8:29 PM PDT · 17950 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.96km SE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Aug 11, 9:14 PM PDT · 17950 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
9. 3.17km SE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Aug 11, 9:41 PM PDT · 17950 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.58km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Aug 12, 12:17 AM PDT · 17950 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.710km WNW of Fillmore, CAFri, Aug 12, 8:38 AM PDT · 17949 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.66km SE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 12, 2:34 PM PDT · 17949 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.74km NNW of Pacoima, CASat, Aug 13, 1:35 AM PDT · 17949 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.95km SE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 13, 4:15 AM PDT · 17949 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.922km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 14, 7:05 PM PDT · 17947 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
16. 2.513km S of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Aug 15, 9:41 AM PDT · 17946 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.77km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 15, 9:03 PM PDT · 17946 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
18. 3.514km SW of Arvin, CATue, Aug 16, 8:21 PM PDT · 17945 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
19. 1.916km N of Santa Paula, CAThu, Aug 18, 7:13 AM PDT · 17943 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.515km N of Santa Paula, CAThu, Aug 18, 4:24 PM PDT · 17943 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
21. 1.85km SE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 19, 12:24 AM PDT · 17943 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
22. 1.814km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Aug 19, 5:58 PM PDT · 17942 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
23. 2.415km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Aug 20, 6:14 PM PDT · 17941 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.818km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 22, 12:13 AM PDT · 17940 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
25. 1.920km WNW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Aug 24, 7:49 PM PDT · 17937 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
26. 2.57km W of Castaic, CAThu, Aug 25, 11:51 AM PDT · 17936 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
27. 2.37km WSW of Castaic, CAFri, Aug 26, 11:11 AM PDT · 17935 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
28. 1.611km NNW of Chatsworth, CAWed, Aug 31, 10:13 PM PDT · 17930 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
29. 2.99km ENE of Buttonwillow, CASat, Sep 3, 2:46 PM PDT · 17927 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
30. 1.69km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Sep 5, 1:48 PM PDT · 17925 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.87km S of Littlerock, CAMon, Sep 5, 10:08 PM PDT · 17925 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
32. 2.58km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Sep 6, 3:13 PM PDT · 17924 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
33. 2.717km ESE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 8, 6:14 PM PDT · 17922 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
34. 2.617km SSW of Lamont, CASat, Sep 10, 11:21 AM PDT · 17920 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
35. 1.812km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Sep 13, 8:37 AM PDT · 17917 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
36. 2.013km WNW of Mojave, CAWed, Sep 14, 12:54 AM PDT · 17917 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
37. 2.113km WNW of Mojave, CAWed, Sep 14, 12:54 AM PDT · 17917 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
38. 2.322km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Sep 15, 12:12 AM PDT · 17916 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
39. 1.97km NNW of Pacoima, CAThu, Sep 15, 6:09 PM PDT · 17915 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
40. 1.810km ESE of Piru, CAMon, Sep 19, 9:01 AM PDT · 17911 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
41. 2.016km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 23, 8:48 PM PDT · 17907 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
42. 2.78km NNE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Sep 24, 1:59 AM PDT · 17907 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
43. 4.09km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Sep 24, 2:28 PM PDT · 17906 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
44. 1.77km S of Ridgecrest, CATue, Sep 27, 12:04 PM PDT · 17903 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
45. 2.13km SW of Valencia, CATue, Sep 27, 12:25 PM PDT · 17903 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
46. 2.24km S of Valencia, CATue, Sep 27, 1:23 PM PDT · 17903 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
47. 1.56km SSE of Littlerock, CATue, Sep 27, 6:07 PM PDT · 17903 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
48. 1.78km S of Ridgecrest, CATue, Sep 27, 6:49 PM PDT · 17903 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.78km S of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Sep 28, 3:18 AM PDT · 17903 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
50. 2.68km S of Piru, CAWed, Sep 28, 1:39 PM PDT · 17902 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
51. 1.615km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 28, 4:26 PM PDT · 17902 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
52. 2.04km WSW of Valencia, CAWed, Sep 28, 4:31 PM PDT · 17902 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
53. 1.87km S of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Sep 28, 6:23 PM PDT · 17902 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
54. 2.06km S of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Sep 28, 10:58 PM PDT · 17902 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
55. 1.78km S of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Sep 29, 2:25 AM PDT · 17902 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
56. 1.714km WNW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Sep 29, 2:30 PM PDT · 17901 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
57. 1.84km SSE of Valencia, CAThu, Sep 29, 3:51 PM PDT · 17901 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
58. 1.59km WSW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Sep 30, 3:23 AM PDT · 17901 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
59. 3.014km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 30, 10:46 AM PDT · 17900 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
60. 1.516km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Sep 30, 1:54 PM PDT · 17900 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 8, 4:15 PM PDT · 17953 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.58km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 8, 1:16 PM PDT · 17953 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.04km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASun, Aug 7, 4:12 AM PDT · 17955 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
4. 1.83km WNW of Chatsworth, CASat, Aug 6, 2:14 AM PDT · 17956 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.72km E of Vincent, CAFri, Aug 5, 3:53 AM PDT · 17957 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.69km NNE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 5, 1:05 AM PDT · 17957 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.811km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jul 30, 8:48 PM PDT · 17962 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.09km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 30, 2:53 PM PDT · 17962 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.726km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 30, 3:33 AM PDT · 17963 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
10. 1.810km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jul 28, 9:12 PM PDT · 17964 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 25, 9:17 PM PDT · 17967 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.74km S of Pearblossum, CAMon, Jul 25, 2:19 PM PDT · 17967 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.216km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAFri, Jul 22, 8:12 PM PDT · 17970 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.810km N of Sunland, CAWed, Jul 20, 9:21 PM PDT · 17972 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 20, 6:35 PM PDT · 17972 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.716km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 16, 4:22 AM PDT · 17977 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
17. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 13, 6:31 AM PDT · 17979 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.119km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 13, 6:29 AM PDT · 17979 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.820km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 12, 12:35 PM PDT · 17980 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
20. 2.718km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 12, 8:00 AM PDT · 17980 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3334174. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.