M1.8 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Jun 14, 1978, 6:24 AM PDT

UTC

1978-06-14 13:24:18 UTC

Depth

0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.310° N, 118.536° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

141°

Stations used

8

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmN

After

1. 1.616km NE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 15, 7:04 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
2. 1.817km NE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 15, 8:21 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
3. 4.221km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 15, 9:21 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
4. 2.922km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jun 15, 10:43 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
5. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 15, 11:29 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.325km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 16, 4:00 AM PDT · 17636 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
7. 1.512km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 17, 9:05 PM PDT · 17634 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
8. 3.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 21, 12:26 PM PDT · 17631 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.71km WSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 22, 4:45 AM PDT · 17630 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 23, 11:28 AM PDT · 17629 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.011km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 24, 7:47 AM PDT · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.523km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jun 26, 1:17 AM PDT · 17626 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.712km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 26, 9:50 AM PDT · 17626 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.69km NE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jun 27, 5:24 PM PDT · 17624 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 28, 2:23 AM PDT · 17624 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
16. 3.06km WNW of Castaic, CAWed, Jun 28, 4:48 PM PDT · 17623 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 30, 2:21 AM PDT · 17622 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
18. 1.716km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 2, 9:02 AM PDT · 17620 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
19. 1.815km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 3, 8:23 PM PDT · 17618 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
20. 2.110km SSW of Inyokern, CATue, Jul 4, 10:39 AM PDT · 17618 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
21. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 4, 12:46 PM PDT · 17618 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
22. 2.38km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jul 5, 8:32 AM PDT · 17617 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.320km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 5, 9:20 PM PDT · 17616 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
24. 2.619km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 6, 2:41 AM PDT · 17616 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
25. 2.320km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 6, 4:43 PM PDT · 17616 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
26. 1.917km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 6, 5:18 PM PDT · 17615 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
27. 3.020km WSW of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 9, 7:55 PM PDT · 17612 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
28. 1.83km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Jul 9, 8:47 PM PDT · 17612 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
29. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CAMon, Jul 10, 2:05 AM PDT · 17612 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
30. 3.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jul 11, 12:05 PM PDT · 17611 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
31. 1.913km ESE of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 13, 8:05 PM PDT · 17608 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
32. 2.812km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jul 14, 5:58 AM PDT · 17608 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
33. 1.75km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jul 15, 1:30 AM PDT · 17607 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.99km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jul 15, 7:10 AM PDT · 17607 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
35. 1.813km NW of Mojave, CAWed, Jul 19, 12:06 PM PDT · 17603 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
36. 1.521km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Jul 20, 4:23 AM PDT · 17602 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
37. 2.49km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 20, 5:35 PM PDT · 17601 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
38. 2.318km SSE of Alpaugh, CAFri, Jul 21, 1:51 AM PDT · 17601 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
39. 2.03km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 26, 1:58 AM PDT · 17596 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
40. 1.77km NE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 26, 4:59 PM PDT · 17595 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
41. 1.77km SSW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jul 26, 7:36 PM PDT · 17595 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
42. 2.08km ESE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jul 29, 12:53 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
43. 1.63km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jul 29, 8:08 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
44. 3.025km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Jul 31, 8:02 AM PDT · 17591 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
45. 2.310km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 5, 4:56 PM PDT · 17585 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
46. 1.524km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 5, 6:27 PM PDT · 17585 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.415km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Aug 5, 7:59 PM PDT · 17585 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
48. 1.814km SW of Arvin, CASun, Aug 6, 10:43 AM PDT · 17585 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
49. 1.58km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 12, 7:45 PM PDT · 17578 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 2.420km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 12, 7:49 AM PDT · 17640 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.618km NE of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 11, 9:00 PM PDT · 17640 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.18km NE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jun 11, 7:25 AM PDT · 17641 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
4. 1.56km NW of Vincent, CASun, Jun 11, 4:06 AM PDT · 17641 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.313km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 10, 7:10 PM PDT · 17641 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.612km W of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 10, 7:01 AM PDT · 17642 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
7. 2.46km W of Buttonwillow, CAFri, Jun 9, 1:57 AM PDT · 17643 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.816km SSW of Lamont, CAThu, Jun 8, 9:12 AM PDT · 17644 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
9. 1.516km SSW of Lamont, CAThu, Jun 8, 9:12 AM PDT · 17644 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.711km SSE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jun 8, 2:33 AM PDT · 17644 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.417km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 7, 7:47 PM PDT · 17644 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
12. 1.810km SW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Jun 6, 3:37 AM PDT · 17646 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.820km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 3, 9:19 AM PDT · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.217km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 2, 10:42 AM PDT · 17650 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
15. 2.917km ENE of Taft, CAFri, Jun 2, 7:39 AM PDT · 17650 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.819km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 1, 8:27 PM PDT · 17650 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
17. 2.126km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 28, 2:52 PM PDT · 17655 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
18. 1.512km SW of Lamont, CASat, May 27, 4:05 PM PDT · 17656 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.710km WNW of Neenach, CAWed, May 24, 4:44 AM PDT · 17659 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.86km W of California City, CATue, May 23, 11:55 AM PDT · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339983. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.