M2.8 earthquake 10km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Jan 14, 1979, 5:10 PM PST

UTC

1979-01-15 01:10:41 UTC

Depth

9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.155° N, 118.555° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.39

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

16

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast6 kmWNW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast10 kmWNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast49 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast126 kmNNW

After

1. 2.119km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 15, 9:59 PM PST · 17422 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
2. 2.925km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jan 17, 12:56 PM PST · 17420 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.19km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 17, 4:49 PM PST · 17420 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.326km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jan 17, 10:38 PM PST · 17420 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.516km NE of Boron, CAThu, Jan 18, 6:10 AM PST · 17419 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.814km NE of Ojai, CASat, Jan 20, 4:50 AM PST · 17418 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 20, 4:17 PM PST · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.58km W of Delano, CASat, Jan 20, 5:16 PM PST · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
9. 3.19km ENE of Lake Los Angeles, CASun, Jan 21, 8:11 AM PST · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.94km SE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jan 21, 8:18 AM PST · 17416 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 22, 6:09 AM PST · 17415 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.813km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Jan 22, 9:21 AM PST · 17415 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.913km ESE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 24, 5:21 PM PST · 17413 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
14. 2.59km SSE of McFarland, CASat, Jan 27, 10:48 PM PST · 17410 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
15. 1.96km W of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 28, 4:30 AM PST · 17410 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
16. 1.56km SE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 3, 12:17 AM PST · 17404 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.06km SW of Pearblossum, CASun, Feb 4, 10:05 AM PST · 17402 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.67km ENE of Simi Valley, CAMon, Feb 5, 2:39 AM PST · 17402 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.87km W of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 7, 1:14 AM PST · 17400 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.518km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 11, 9:40 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
21. 1.64km WSW of Pearblossum, CASun, Feb 11, 7:32 PM PST · 17395 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.57km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Feb 12, 10:58 AM PST · 17394 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
23. 1.92km E of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Feb 15, 2:04 PM PST · 17391 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
24. 2.15km ESE of Vincent, CASat, Feb 17, 4:36 AM PST · 17390 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
25. 1.718km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Feb 20, 4:30 AM PST · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
26. 2.010km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Feb 21, 1:42 AM PST · 17386 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
27. 2.07km W of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 21, 9:35 AM PST · 17385 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
28. 2.225km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 21, 1:08 PM PST · 17385 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Feb 21, 6:32 PM PST · 17385 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
30. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 22, 3:07 PM PST · 17384 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
31. 1.92km W of Wofford Heights, CASat, Feb 24, 6:56 AM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
32. 2.134km NNW of California City, CASun, Feb 25, 12:17 PM PST · 17381 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
33. 1.68km N of Sunland, CAMon, Feb 26, 7:03 PM PST · 17380 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
34. 2.38km N of Sunland, CAMon, Feb 26, 7:30 PM PST · 17380 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
35. 1.64km SSE of Wofford Heights, CATue, Feb 27, 2:25 AM PST · 17380 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
36. 2.614km ENE of Boron, CATue, Feb 27, 10:19 PM PST · 17379 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
37. 2.314km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Feb 28, 5:53 AM PST · 17378 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
38. 2.15km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Mar 1, 4:26 AM PST · 17378 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
39. 1.721km N of Neenach, CAThu, Mar 1, 5:43 PM PST · 17377 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
40. 2.428km ESE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 2, 2:27 PM PST · 17376 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
41. 1.84km NW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Mar 4, 9:21 PM PST · 17374 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
42. 1.73km NW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Mar 5, 4:09 AM PST · 17374 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
43. 1.715km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Mar 5, 6:31 PM PST · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
44. 1.76km ENE of Moorpark, CAThu, Mar 8, 7:56 AM PST · 17370 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
45. 2.410km NW of Lake Los Angeles, CAFri, Mar 9, 2:31 PM PST · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
46. 2.04km W of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 11, 4:24 AM PST · 17368 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
47. 1.710km SSW of Valencia, CAMon, Mar 12, 12:31 AM PST · 17367 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
48. 2.210km SW of Valencia, CATue, Mar 13, 12:14 PM PST · 17365 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
49. 2.318km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 13, 10:59 PM PST · 17365 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
50. 1.918km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 13, 11:05 PM PST · 17365 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
51. 1.812km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 14, 12:22 AM PST · 17365 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
52. 2.119km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 14, 8:07 PM PST · 17364 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
53. 1.910km SW of Valencia, CAThu, Mar 15, 11:15 AM PST · 17363 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
54. 2.010km SSW of Valencia, CAThu, Mar 15, 3:47 PM PST · 17363 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away

Before

1. 2.28km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 13, 12:27 PM PST · 17424 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.326km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 13, 2:18 AM PST · 17425 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.723km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 13, 2:07 AM PST · 17425 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
4. 3.023km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 13, 1:29 AM PST · 17425 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.57km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jan 12, 2:03 AM PST · 17426 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
6. 1.78km NE of Valencia, CASun, Jan 7, 5:33 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.925km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 6, 4:58 PM PST · 17431 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
8. 3.522km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 12:00 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
9. 3.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 5:36 AM PST · 17434 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
10. 1.610km SE of Gorman, CAMon, Jan 1, 8:01 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
11. 3.010km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:38 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CASun, Dec 31, 1:04 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.320km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 30, 9:24 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.27km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 29, 5:02 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.017km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Dec 28, 9:41 AM PST · 17440 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.86km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 27, 5:14 PM PST · 17441 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.812km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 26, 10:01 AM PST · 17442 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.912km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:25 AM PST · 17444 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
19. 2.28km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Dec 24, 10:19 AM PST · 17444 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
20. 1.719km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 24, 5:18 AM PST · 17444 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345576. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC.