M1.5 earthquake 5km NNW of Frazier Park, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Dec 17, 1979, 3:28 PM PST

UTC

1979-12-17 23:28:01 UTC

Depth

14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.867° N, 118.966° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

10

• Frazier Park, CaliforniaPopulation 2,691. Forecast5 kmNNW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast40 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast56 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast112 kmNW

After

1. 2.017km ESE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 19, 3:05 AM PST · 17087 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.016km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Dec 19, 4:23 PM PST · 17086 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.519km SW of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 20, 6:03 AM PST · 17086 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.923km S of Frazier Park, CAThu, Dec 20, 8:33 AM PST · 17086 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
5. 2.18km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 22, 8:31 AM PST · 17084 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.716km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Dec 23, 8:53 AM PST · 17083 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.39km NNW of Mojave, CASun, Dec 23, 4:34 PM PST · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.616km N of Piru, CATue, Dec 25, 1:07 AM PST · 17081 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
9. 2.516km SSE of Isla Vista, CAWed, Dec 26, 11:55 AM PST · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.17km ENE of Oxnard, CAThu, Dec 27, 11:56 AM PST · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
11. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 29, 9:16 AM PST · 17077 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
12. 1.712km N of Sunland, CATue, Jan 1, 1:05 AM PST · 17074 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.87km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 1, 1:35 AM PST · 17074 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.011km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 1, 6:47 AM PST · 17074 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
15. 3.14km NNE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jan 2, 9:40 AM PST · 17073 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.619km SW of Rosedale, CAThu, Jan 3, 5:06 AM PST · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
17. 2.05km NNW of Sunland, CAThu, Jan 3, 3:25 PM PST · 17071 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.78km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 5, 10:37 PM PST · 17069 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
19. 1.617km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 6, 12:49 AM PST · 17069 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.17km ENE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jan 6, 9:48 AM PST · 17069 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.713km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Jan 6, 12:17 PM PST · 17069 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
22. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:09 AM PST · 17064 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
23. 1.612km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 11, 9:50 AM PST · 17064 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
24. 1.811km SSW of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 14, 1:43 PM PST · 17061 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
25. 1.620km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 15, 1:40 AM PST · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
26. 2.17km WSW of Arvin, CATue, Jan 15, 5:07 AM PST · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
27. 2.08km WSW of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jan 20, 10:03 AM PST · 17055 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
28. 1.97km SE of Isla Vista, CASun, Jan 20, 7:44 PM PST · 17054 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
29. 2.09km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Jan 20, 9:08 PM PST · 17054 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
30. 1.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 22, 10:32 PM PST · 17052 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
31. 2.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 23, 2:21 AM PST · 17052 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
32. 1.76km SSE of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Jan 24, 3:58 PM PST · 17050 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
33. 1.923km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Jan 25, 11:40 AM PST · 17050 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
34. 1.62km SSW of Neenach, CASat, Jan 26, 7:29 PM PST · 17048 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
35. 2.822km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 27, 6:39 PM PST · 17047 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
36. 1.918km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Feb 1, 10:35 AM PST · 17043 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
37. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Feb 2, 5:34 PM PST · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
38. 1.68km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Feb 3, 5:01 PM PST · 17040 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
39. 1.69km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Feb 5, 7:01 AM PST · 17039 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
40. 1.67km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Feb 6, 3:26 AM PST · 17038 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
41. 1.62km NNE of Las Flores, CAWed, Feb 6, 10:17 AM PST · 17038 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
42. 2.011km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Feb 6, 12:10 PM PST · 17038 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
43. 2.212km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Feb 7, 5:55 AM PST · 17037 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
44. 1.57km NNE of Ventura, CAThu, Feb 7, 3:24 PM PST · 17036 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
45. 1.616km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Feb 8, 12:38 AM PST · 17036 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
46. 1.612km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Feb 8, 8:34 AM PST · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
47. 1.617km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Feb 8, 5:56 PM PST · 17035 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
48. 1.69km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 9, 5:01 PM PST · 17034 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
49. 2.46km S of Montecito, CAMon, Feb 11, 6:19 AM PST · 17033 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.63km SE of Ojai, CAFri, Feb 15, 2:37 AM PST · 17029 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away

Before

1. 2.317km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Dec 17, 11:24 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 16, 12:45 AM PST · 17090 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.116km W of Malibu, CASat, Dec 15, 6:44 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.99km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 15, 10:03 AM PST · 17091 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.615km NE of Lancaster, CAThu, Dec 13, 11:39 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.78km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 4:40 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.68km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 4:22 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.22km SSE of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 11, 12:27 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.110km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Dec 10, 1:58 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.411km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Dec 9, 12:35 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.516km S of Camarillo, CAFri, Dec 7, 8:35 AM PST · 17099 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.56km WSW of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 5, 4:14 AM PST · 17101 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.912km ENE of Los Olivos, CAWed, Dec 5, 1:56 AM PST · 17101 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.824km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 4, 7:10 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
15. 1.69km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Dec 2, 7:24 AM PST · 17104 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.45km SSW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Dec 1, 11:45 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.916km SW of Frazier Park, CASat, Dec 1, 3:05 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
18. 2.713km WNW of Ojai, CAFri, Nov 30, 6:54 AM PST · 17106 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.515km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 30, 2:06 AM PST · 17106 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.87km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 29, 7:09 AM PST · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3354621. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.