M2.5 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Apr 3, 1979, 5:46 AM PST

UTC

1979-04-03 13:46:24 UTC

Depth

0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.355° N, 118.494° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

148°

Stations used

12

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast24 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast25 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast48 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast147 kmN

After

1. 2.118km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 9, 3:56 AM PST · 17339 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.416km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Apr 9, 9:47 AM PST · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.723km SSE of Porterville, CATue, Apr 10, 1:15 AM PST · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.316km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 10, 1:27 AM PST · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.86km NNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Apr 10, 9:36 AM PST · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.73km WSW of Kernville, CATue, Apr 10, 10:52 AM PST · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.029km SW of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 10, 5:22 PM PST · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.018km ENE of California City, CAWed, Apr 11, 5:44 PM PST · 17336 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.615km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Apr 12, 5:12 AM PST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.98km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Apr 13, 10:30 PM PST · 17334 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
11. 2.110km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Apr 14, 4:08 PM PST · 17333 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.310km NE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 16, 11:48 AM PST · 17331 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.59km SE of Gorman, CATue, Apr 17, 7:11 PM PST · 17330 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.214km SSE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 18, 3:55 PM PST · 17329 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.414km N of Johannesburg, CAWed, Apr 18, 3:58 PM PST · 17329 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.914km N of Johannesburg, CAThu, Apr 19, 2:55 AM PST · 17329 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.124km WNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 19, 7:10 AM PST · 17328 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.114km WSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 19, 3:51 PM PST · 17328 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.914km NE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 19, 4:41 PM PST · 17328 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 19, 11:43 PM PST · 17328 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
21. 2.314km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 1:44 AM PST · 17328 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
22. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 3:39 AM PST · 17328 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
23. 2.310km WSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 20, 10:48 AM PST · 17327 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
24. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 10:55 AM PST · 17327 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
25. 1.515km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 11:12 AM PST · 17327 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.712km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 11:16 AM PST · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
27. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 12:16 PM PST · 17327 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
28. 2.314km SSE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 4:43 PM PST · 17327 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.713km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Apr 21, 1:18 AM PST · 17327 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.626km S of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 22, 2:01 AM PST · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
31. 2.019km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 22, 6:41 AM PST · 17325 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
32. 2.420km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 24, 12:49 PM PST · 17323 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
33. 2.44km NW of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Apr 25, 10:24 AM PST · 17322 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
34. 2.113km NE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 26, 11:05 PM PST · 17321 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.922km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 28, 9:46 AM PST · 17319 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
36. 2.021km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Apr 28, 12:23 PM PST · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
37. 2.717km S of Arvin, CAMon, Apr 30, 8:31 AM PDT · 17317 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
38. 1.918km NW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 3, 6:15 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
39. 2.117km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 8:14 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
40. 2.016km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 8:48 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
41. 2.317km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 9:18 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
42. 2.717km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 9:30 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
43. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 9:48 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
44. 1.615km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 11:25 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
45. 1.716km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 4:51 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
46. 3.217km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 9:05 AM PDT · 17313 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
47. 1.916km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 11:03 AM PDT · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
48. 1.615km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 12:12 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
49. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 1:03 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
50. 2.717km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 3:00 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 4:53 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
52. 1.516km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 4:55 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
53. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:00 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
54. 2.116km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:04 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
55. 2.616km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:40 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
56. 2.616km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:50 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
57. 2.016km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:58 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.115km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 6:12 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
59. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 6:15 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
60. 2.416km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 6:25 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

1. 2.46km SSW of Coso Junction, CASat, Mar 31, 3:44 AM PST · 17348 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.28km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Mar 31, 2:55 AM PST · 17348 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.915km WNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 29, 4:24 AM PST · 17350 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
4. 1.713km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 25, 12:23 PM PST · 17353 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.98km W of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 24, 5:57 PM PST · 17354 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.53km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Mar 23, 11:33 PM PST · 17355 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 22, 11:40 PM PST · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.124km NE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 22, 7:46 AM PST · 17356 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 17, 11:17 AM PST · 17361 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.320km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 16, 6:42 PM PST · 17362 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.020km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Mar 16, 2:16 AM PST · 17363 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.119km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 14, 8:07 PM PST · 17364 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.812km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 14, 12:22 AM PST · 17365 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
14. 1.918km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 13, 11:05 PM PST · 17365 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.318km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 13, 10:59 PM PST · 17365 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
16. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 12, 10:32 AM PST · 17366 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.111km NE of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 11, 4:40 PM PST · 17367 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
18. 2.04km W of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 11, 4:24 AM PST · 17368 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.410km NW of Lake Los Angeles, CAFri, Mar 9, 2:31 PM PST · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.912km NE of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 6, 9:23 AM PST · 17372 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3348140. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.