M2.1 earthquake 16km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 14, 1979, 1:37 AM PST

UTC

1979-11-14 09:37:17 UTC

Depth

6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.231° N, 118.575° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

135°

Stations used

11

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast9 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast16 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmNNW

After

1. 1.68km W of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 14, 3:00 AM PST · 17114 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 14, 7:08 PM PST · 17113 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.68km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 22, 8:56 AM PST · 17106 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
4. 3.06km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 22, 11:44 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
5. 3.06km N of Lamont, CAThu, Nov 22, 10:38 PM PST · 17105 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
6. 2.57km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 23, 7:57 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 24, 12:16 AM PST · 17104 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.87km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 29, 7:09 AM PST · 17099 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
9. 1.515km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 30, 2:06 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
10. 1.916km SW of Frazier Park, CASat, Dec 1, 3:05 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.416km N of Boron, CASat, Dec 1, 6:56 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.45km SSW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Dec 1, 11:45 PM PST · 17096 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.47km ENE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Dec 2, 6:49 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
14. 2.116km N of Boron, CAMon, Dec 3, 2:12 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.824km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 4, 7:10 PM PST · 17093 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
16. 2.56km WSW of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 5, 4:14 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
17. 2.411km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Dec 9, 12:35 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.110km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Dec 10, 1:58 AM PST · 17088 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.22km SSE of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 11, 12:27 AM PST · 17087 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
20. 1.68km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 4:22 AM PST · 17087 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
21. 1.78km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 4:40 AM PST · 17087 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
22. 1.615km NE of Lancaster, CAThu, Dec 13, 11:39 AM PST · 17084 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
23. 2.99km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 15, 10:03 AM PST · 17083 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
24. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 16, 12:45 AM PST · 17082 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
25. 1.55km NNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Dec 17, 3:28 PM PST · 17080 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
26. 2.629km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 17, 4:56 PM PST · 17080 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
27. 2.928km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Dec 17, 4:59 PM PST · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
28. 2.017km ESE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 19, 3:05 AM PST · 17079 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
29. 1.923km S of Frazier Park, CAThu, Dec 20, 8:33 AM PST · 17078 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
30. 2.18km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 22, 8:31 AM PST · 17076 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
31. 2.39km NNW of Mojave, CASun, Dec 23, 4:34 PM PST · 17074 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
32. 1.616km N of Piru, CATue, Dec 25, 1:07 AM PST · 17073 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
33. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 29, 9:16 AM PST · 17069 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
34. 2.215km ENE of Boron, CASat, Dec 29, 9:55 PM PST · 17068 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
35. 2.515km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 29, 10:46 PM PST · 17068 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
36. 1.87km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 1, 1:35 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
37. 2.011km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 1, 6:47 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
38. 1.619km SW of Rosedale, CAThu, Jan 3, 5:06 AM PST · 17064 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
39. 1.78km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 5, 10:37 PM PST · 17061 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
40. 1.617km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 6, 12:49 AM PST · 17061 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
41. 2.17km ENE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jan 6, 9:48 AM PST · 17061 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
42. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:09 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
43. 1.612km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 11, 9:50 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away

Before

1. 2.521km NW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 12, 4:10 AM PST · 17116 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.39km WNW of Kernville, CASat, Nov 10, 8:34 AM PST · 17118 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.820km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 12:43 PM PST · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.618km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 12:41 PM PST · 17119 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
5. 2.024km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 5:00 AM PST · 17120 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.824km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 4:57 AM PST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
7. 1.94km NW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Nov 7, 3:00 AM PST · 17121 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.515km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 6, 9:32 AM PST · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
9. 1.925km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 5, 6:08 PM PST · 17122 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
10. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 5, 2:37 PM PST · 17122 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
11. 1.89km S of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Nov 5, 11:33 AM PST · 17123 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.013km N of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 3, 10:54 AM PST · 17125 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
13. 1.818km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 2, 8:45 AM PST · 17126 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.115km ENE of Boron, CAWed, Oct 31, 5:40 AM PST · 17128 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.33km NNW of Oildale, CATue, Oct 30, 6:10 PM PST · 17128 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
16. 1.922km SW of Little Lake, CATue, Oct 30, 6:48 AM PST · 17129 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.320km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 30, 5:04 AM PST · 17129 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 28, 5:21 PM PST · 17130 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.720km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 28, 5:02 PM PST · 17130 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.722km SW of Lamont, CASat, Oct 27, 4:56 PM PDT · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3308569. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.