M1.5 earthquake 15km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Dec 31, 1977, 10:43 AM PST

UTC

1977-12-31 18:43:56 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.168° N, 118.603° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.2 km horizontally, 14.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

152°

Stations used

5

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast2 kmENE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast15 kmWNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast128 kmNNW

After

1. 1.719km SSW of Lamont, CASun, Jan 1, 1:49 AM PST · 17806 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.912km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Jan 3, 4:13 AM PST · 17804 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.67km NNW of Pacoima, CAWed, Jan 4, 9:12 AM PST · 17803 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jan 4, 12:50 PM PST · 17803 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.59km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Jan 4, 8:02 PM PST · 17803 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.87km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 7, 8:43 PM PST · 17800 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 7, 9:07 PM PST · 17800 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 8, 12:10 PM PST · 17799 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 8, 7:46 PM PST · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.27km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 9, 11:53 AM PST · 17798 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 10, 11:39 AM PST · 17797 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.917km ESE of Maricopa, CASat, Jan 14, 5:12 AM PST · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
13. 3.417km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Jan 15, 1:47 AM PST · 17792 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.419km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 18, 1:18 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.54km N of Pacoima, CAWed, Jan 18, 11:50 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 19, 2:55 AM PST · 17788 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
17. 1.68km N of Santa Paula, CAThu, Jan 19, 4:29 PM PST · 17788 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.712km NE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 20, 2:23 PM PST · 17787 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
19. 2.320km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 21, 2:32 PM PST · 17786 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
20. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 21, 3:05 PM PST · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
21. 2.813km SSW of Gorman, CATue, Jan 24, 4:26 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
22. 2.86km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Jan 25, 2:40 AM PST · 17782 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 25, 11:11 AM PST · 17782 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
24. 1.510km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jan 26, 3:29 AM PST · 17781 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
25. 1.66km S of Littlerock, CAThu, Jan 26, 12:08 PM PST · 17781 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.332km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 28, 1:58 AM PST · 17779 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
27. 1.88km NNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Jan 29, 7:36 PM PST · 17778 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
28. 1.98km NNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Jan 29, 7:37 PM PST · 17778 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
29. 1.87km NNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Jan 29, 8:32 PM PST · 17778 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.66km N of Granada Hills, CASun, Jan 29, 8:32 PM PST · 17778 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
31. 1.810km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Feb 1, 10:11 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
32. 1.820km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Feb 2, 2:45 PM PST · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
33. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 5, 4:07 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
34. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 5, 7:34 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
35. 1.815km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 5, 11:43 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
36. 2.316km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 6, 12:36 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
37. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:16 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
38. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CATue, Feb 7, 8:34 PM PST · 17769 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
39. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 8, 4:02 AM PST · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
40. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Feb 8, 9:42 AM PST · 17768 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
41. 2.010km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Feb 8, 11:12 AM PST · 17768 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
42. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Feb 8, 11:16 AM PST · 17768 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
43. 1.67km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 8, 11:18 AM PST · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Feb 8, 12:28 PM PST · 17768 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
45. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 8, 5:14 PM PST · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
46. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CAWed, Feb 8, 7:47 PM PST · 17768 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
47. 1.98km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Feb 10, 1:40 PM PST · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
48. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 12, 1:06 AM PST · 17764 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
49. 1.67km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 13, 6:54 AM PST · 17763 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
50. 1.717km N of Mojave, CAMon, Feb 13, 8:03 AM PST · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
51. 2.44km NNW of Northridge, CAWed, Feb 15, 4:14 PM PST · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
52. 1.94km NNW of Northridge, CAWed, Feb 15, 4:14 PM PST · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
53. 2.23km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 17, 5:57 AM PST · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
54. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 17, 9:27 PM PST · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
55. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CASun, Feb 19, 1:34 PM PST · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
56. 1.78km E of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Feb 22, 4:16 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
57. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 22, 6:43 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
58. 2.418km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 22, 9:06 PM PST · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
59. 2.318km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 22, 11:35 PM PST · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
60. 2.04km S of Valencia, CASun, Feb 26, 4:27 PM PST · 17750 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

1. 1.925km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 26, 4:08 AM PST · 17812 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
2. 2.214km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Dec 24, 8:23 PM PST · 17814 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.012km ESE of Piru, CASat, Dec 24, 2:10 AM PST · 17814 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.511km SW of Valencia, CAFri, Dec 23, 5:34 PM PST · 17815 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.612km ESE of Piru, CAFri, Dec 23, 4:13 PM PST · 17815 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 22, 8:07 PM PST · 17816 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
7. 2.524km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 20, 2:11 AM PST · 17818 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
8. 1.510km NNE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 16, 6:41 PM PST · 17822 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
9. 2.116km ESE of Maricopa, CAThu, Dec 15, 1:32 AM PST · 17823 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
10. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 14, 2:51 PM PST · 17824 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.55km E of Piru, CATue, Dec 13, 3:29 AM PST · 17825 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.76km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 12, 9:19 PM PST · 17826 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
13. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 11, 9:10 AM PST · 17827 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
14. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 10, 5:11 PM PST · 17828 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
15. 1.99km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Dec 10, 11:57 AM PST · 17828 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.611km WNW of Mojave, CAFri, Dec 9, 8:51 AM PST · 17829 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.310km N of Santa Paula, CAWed, Dec 7, 7:49 PM PST · 17831 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.65km N of Sunland, CAWed, Dec 7, 11:32 AM PST · 17831 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.88km NE of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 6, 12:42 AM PST · 17832 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.83km S of Valencia, CASun, Dec 4, 7:15 AM PST · 17834 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9996630. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.