M1.6 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jun 9, 1977, 4:44 AM PDT

UTC

1977-06-09 11:44:11 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.289° N, 118.567° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 30.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

123°

Stations used

10

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast15 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast141 kmNNW

After

1. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 9, 9:22 PM PDT · 18013 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 10, 2:44 AM PDT · 18013 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.56km SSW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 10, 5:16 AM PDT · 18013 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 11, 2:02 PM PDT · 18012 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.18km N of Lamont, CASun, Jun 12, 11:08 PM PDT · 18010 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
6. 1.713km NNE of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 14, 3:15 PM PDT · 18009 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.513km WNW of Castaic, CATue, Jun 14, 10:46 PM PDT · 18008 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
8. 2.616km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 19, 6:56 AM PDT · 18004 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
9. 1.511km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 19, 1:46 PM PDT · 18004 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
10. 1.611km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 19, 11:04 PM PDT · 18003 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.83km NNW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jun 22, 2:32 AM PDT · 18001 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.716km SSW of Neenach, CAWed, Jun 22, 4:27 AM PDT · 18001 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
13. 1.712km ESE of Buttonwillow, CASat, Jun 25, 3:27 PM PDT · 17998 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.019km E of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jun 26, 3:19 AM PDT · 17997 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
15. 1.514km SSW of Neenach, CASun, Jun 26, 9:29 PM PDT · 17996 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
16. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 28, 6:26 PM PDT · 17995 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 17994 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 2, 2:16 PM PDT · 17991 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.718km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 3, 1:51 PM PDT · 17990 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.717km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 5, 7:18 PM PDT · 17988 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
21. 1.616km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 6, 12:00 AM PDT · 17987 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
22. 1.818km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 9, 5:06 PM PDT · 17984 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
23. 2.19km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 10, 11:50 PM PDT · 17982 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
24. 2.718km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 12, 8:00 AM PDT · 17981 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
25. 1.820km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 12, 12:35 PM PDT · 17981 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
26. 2.119km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 13, 6:29 AM PDT · 17980 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
27. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 13, 6:31 AM PDT · 17980 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
28. 1.716km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 16, 4:22 AM PDT · 17977 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
29. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 20, 6:35 PM PDT · 17973 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
30. 2.216km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAFri, Jul 22, 8:12 PM PDT · 17971 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 25, 9:17 PM PDT · 17967 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
32. 2.413km W of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jul 28, 8:58 PM PDT · 17965 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
33. 1.810km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jul 28, 9:12 PM PDT · 17964 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
34. 1.726km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 30, 3:33 AM PDT · 17963 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.09km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 30, 2:53 PM PDT · 17963 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
36. 1.96km NW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 1, 11:35 PM PDT · 17960 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
37. 1.69km NNE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 5, 1:05 AM PDT · 17957 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
38. 1.72km E of Vincent, CAFri, Aug 5, 3:53 AM PDT · 17957 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.915km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Aug 5, 12:54 PM PDT · 17957 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
40. 2.04km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASun, Aug 7, 4:12 AM PDT · 17955 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

Before

1. 1.727km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 8, 6:06 PM PDT · 18015 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.39km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 5, 7:49 AM PDT · 18018 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 4, 8:38 AM PDT · 18019 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.87km NE of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 3, 2:05 PM PDT · 18020 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
5. 2.54km NE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jun 2, 4:13 AM PDT · 18021 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.03km W of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 1, 8:23 PM PDT · 18022 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.910km NNW of Kernville, CATue, May 31, 2:46 PM PDT · 18023 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.04km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, May 30, 3:39 PM PDT · 18024 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.816km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 30, 8:15 AM PDT · 18024 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
10. 1.818km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 30, 6:59 AM PDT · 18024 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.720km NNE of Ojai, CASat, May 28, 8:10 PM PDT · 18026 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.721km ENE of Grapevine, CAWed, May 25, 2:26 PM PDT · 18029 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
13. 2.416km SSW of Neenach, CAMon, May 23, 8:56 PM PDT · 18031 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 23, 3:27 AM PDT · 18031 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.718km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, May 23, 1:34 AM PDT · 18031 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
16. 1.610km N of Fillmore, CASun, May 22, 4:34 PM PDT · 18032 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.426km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, May 22, 3:01 AM PDT · 18032 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
18. 2.25km WNW of Coso Junction, CASat, May 21, 6:08 PM PDT · 18033 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.014km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, May 20, 6:23 AM PDT · 18034 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
20. 2.012km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 18, 2:44 PM PDT · 18036 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9980574. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.