M1.6 earthquake 17km SSE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 19, 1978, 6:56 AM PST

UTC

1978-12-19 14:56:31 UTC

Depth

11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.984° N, 118.409° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

170°

Stations used

8

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmSSE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast40 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast105 kmN

After

1. 1.611km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 20, 11:04 AM PST · 17443 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
2. 2.220km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 23, 4:05 PM PST · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.219km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 23, 4:43 PM PST · 17440 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.719km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 24, 5:18 AM PST · 17440 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.28km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Dec 24, 10:19 AM PST · 17439 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.912km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:25 AM PST · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.812km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 26, 10:01 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.86km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 27, 5:14 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.017km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Dec 28, 9:41 AM PST · 17435 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.27km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 29, 5:02 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.320km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 30, 9:24 AM PST · 17433 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
12. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CASun, Dec 31, 1:04 PM PST · 17432 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
13. 3.010km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:38 PM PST · 17431 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.610km SE of Gorman, CAMon, Jan 1, 8:01 PM PST · 17431 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.62km NNE of Burbank, CAWed, Jan 3, 3:38 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
16. 3.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 5:36 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
17. 3.522km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 12:00 PM PST · 17429 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.925km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 6, 4:58 PM PST · 17426 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
19. 1.78km NE of Valencia, CASun, Jan 7, 5:33 AM PST · 17426 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
20. 2.820km ENE of Lake Los Angeles, CATue, Jan 9, 1:11 AM PST · 17424 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
21. 1.57km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jan 12, 2:03 AM PST · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
22. 3.023km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 13, 1:29 AM PST · 17420 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
23. 2.723km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 13, 2:07 AM PST · 17420 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
24. 2.326km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 13, 2:18 AM PST · 17420 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
25. 2.810km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 14, 5:10 PM PST · 17418 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.119km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 15, 9:59 PM PST · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
27. 2.925km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jan 17, 12:56 PM PST · 17415 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
28. 2.19km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 17, 4:49 PM PST · 17415 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
29. 2.326km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jan 17, 10:38 PM PST · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
30. 2.516km NE of Boron, CAThu, Jan 18, 6:10 AM PST · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
31. 1.814km NE of Ojai, CASat, Jan 20, 4:50 AM PST · 17413 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
32. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 20, 4:17 PM PST · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
33. 3.19km ENE of Lake Los Angeles, CASun, Jan 21, 8:11 AM PST · 17411 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
34. 1.94km SE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jan 21, 8:18 AM PST · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
35. 2.019km ESE of Johannesburg, CASun, Jan 21, 12:59 PM PST · 17411 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
36. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 22, 6:09 AM PST · 17411 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
37. 1.813km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Jan 22, 9:21 AM PST · 17410 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
38. 1.913km ESE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 24, 5:21 PM PST · 17408 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
39. 2.59km SSE of McFarland, CASat, Jan 27, 10:48 PM PST · 17405 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
40. 1.96km W of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 28, 4:30 AM PST · 17405 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
41. 1.56km SE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 3, 12:17 AM PST · 17399 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
42. 2.06km SW of Pearblossum, CASun, Feb 4, 10:05 AM PST · 17397 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
43. 1.67km ENE of Simi Valley, CAMon, Feb 5, 2:39 AM PST · 17397 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
44. 1.87km W of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 7, 1:14 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
45. 1.514km N of Glendora, CAWed, Feb 7, 3:56 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
46. 2.232km ENE of Boron, CAFri, Feb 9, 3:19 AM PST · 17393 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.518km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 11, 9:40 AM PST · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
48. 1.64km WSW of Pearblossum, CASun, Feb 11, 7:32 PM PST · 17390 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
49. 2.123km ESE of Johannesburg, CAMon, Feb 12, 7:06 AM PST · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
50. 1.57km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Feb 12, 10:58 AM PST · 17389 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
51. 1.92km E of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Feb 15, 2:04 PM PST · 17386 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
52. 2.15km ESE of Vincent, CASat, Feb 17, 4:36 AM PST · 17385 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away

Before

1. 1.723km E of Kernville, CASat, Dec 16, 1:09 PM PST · 17447 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.812km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CASat, Dec 16, 11:35 AM PST · 17447 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.63km SE of Oak Park, CAWed, Dec 13, 8:10 PM PST · 17450 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.12km SSW of Valencia, CASun, Dec 10, 10:41 AM PST · 17453 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
5. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 7, 3:22 PM PST · 17456 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
6. 1.68km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 6, 10:56 AM PST · 17457 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.628km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 5, 2:31 AM PST · 17459 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 4, 5:15 AM PST · 17460 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.512km ESE of Piru, CASun, Dec 3, 8:52 PM PST · 17460 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.212km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Dec 3, 8:46 PM PST · 17460 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.912km NNW of Chatsworth, CASun, Dec 3, 7:13 PM PST · 17460 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.317km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 2, 2:16 PM PST · 17461 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.915km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 1, 2:52 PM PST · 17462 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.14km NNE of Silver Lake, CATue, Nov 28, 2:47 PM PST · 17465 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
15. 3.016km NE of Boron, CATue, Nov 28, 8:54 AM PST · 17465 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
16. 2.314km NE of Boron, CATue, Nov 28, 4:42 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
17. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 27, 1:49 AM PST · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
18. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Nov 25, 10:57 PM PST · 17468 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Nov 25, 8:52 PM PST · 17468 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
20. 1.65km E of Simi Valley, CASat, Nov 25, 8:46 AM PST · 17468 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3314262. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.