California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 16km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16km WNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Jun 30, 1979, 9:10 PM PDT (04:10 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-07-01 04:10:31 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.163° N, 118.623° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010km NW of Inyokern, CA · 17254 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.63km SSE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17254 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.98km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 17248 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.77km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 17248 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17244 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.56km S of Tehachapi, CA · 17240 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17240 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.110km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 17238 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.524km S of Bodfish, CA · 17237 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.08km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17236 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.525km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 17234 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.632km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17233 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.717km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17230 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.517km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17227 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17227 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.118km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17227 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.013km ESE of Kernville, CA · 17227 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.98km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 17227 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.74km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 17226 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.315km N of Fillmore, CA · 17224 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.04km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17223 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.810km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17221 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.010km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17215 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17215 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.819km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17214 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17214 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17214 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.610km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17212 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.26km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17210 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.520km W of Johannesburg, CA · 17209 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.620km W of Johannesburg, CA · 17208 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.125km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.025km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17201 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.69km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17198 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.828km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17258 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.813km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.122km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17259 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.021km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.76km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17260 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.021km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17260 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.615km N of Inyokern, CA · 17261 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.64km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17263 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.82km SE of Piru, CA · 17264 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.62km ESE of Piru, CA · 17264 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.320km NW of Inyokern, CA · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.17km NNW of Kernville, CA · 17265 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.116km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17270 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.320km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 17272 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.016km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 17273 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.85km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17273 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.914km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17273 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.621km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.022km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17274 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350338. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.