M1.5 earthquake 6km S of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Jul 18, 1979, 7:02 AM PDT

UTC

1979-07-18 14:02:53 UTC

Depth

9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.075° N, 118.448° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

9

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast6 kmS
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast51 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast115 kmN

After

1. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 18, 10:55 AM PDT · 17240 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.110km NNE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Jul 20, 1:29 AM PDT · 17238 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.524km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 21, 10:42 AM PDT · 17237 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.08km E of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jul 22, 11:56 AM PDT · 17235 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.525km SSW of Maricopa, CATue, Jul 24, 9:04 AM PDT · 17234 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.632km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 24, 7:41 PM PDT · 17233 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.717km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 27, 10:18 PM PDT · 17230 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.517km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 30, 5:02 PM PDT · 17227 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
9. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 30, 5:53 PM PDT · 17227 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.118km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 30, 7:51 PM PDT · 17227 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.013km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 30, 7:58 PM PDT · 17227 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.98km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Jul 31, 11:55 AM PDT · 17226 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
13. 1.74km NE of Santa Paula, CAWed, Aug 1, 12:03 PM PDT · 17225 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.315km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Aug 3, 2:24 PM PDT · 17223 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.04km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 3, 7:52 PM PDT · 17223 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
16. 2.423km SSE of Boron, CASun, Aug 5, 5:03 PM PDT · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.810km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Aug 6, 11:04 AM PDT · 17221 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
18. 2.010km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 11, 4:23 PM PDT · 17215 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 11, 11:10 PM PDT · 17215 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.34km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Aug 12, 9:28 PM PDT · 17214 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.86km SSE of Llano, CAMon, Aug 13, 5:46 AM PDT · 17214 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
22. 1.819km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 13, 6:59 AM PDT · 17214 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
23. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 13, 7:07 AM PDT · 17214 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 13, 7:25 AM PDT · 17214 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.610km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 15, 10:48 AM PDT · 17212 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
26. 2.26km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 17, 10:49 AM PDT · 17210 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
27. 2.520km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Aug 18, 8:28 AM PDT · 17209 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
28. 2.620km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Aug 18, 4:03 PM PDT · 17208 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
29. 2.125km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 19, 12:51 PM PDT · 17207 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
30. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 22, 2:17 AM PDT · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
31. 2.025km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 25, 7:22 PM PDT · 17201 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
32. 3.99km WSW of Pinon Hills, CATue, Aug 28, 1:57 AM PDT · 17199 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
33. 1.69km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Aug 29, 5:46 AM PDT · 17198 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
34. 2.510km WSW of Pinon Hills, CAWed, Aug 29, 7:20 AM PDT · 17198 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
35. 1.79km SSE of Llano, CAWed, Aug 29, 7:08 PM PDT · 17197 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
36. 2.721km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 30, 4:22 AM PDT · 17197 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
37. 1.93km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 31, 3:20 AM PDT · 17196 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
38. 1.811km S of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 31, 6:20 AM PDT · 17196 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
39. 1.811km NE of Boron, CAFri, Aug 31, 12:23 PM PDT · 17195 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
40. 1.98km SSE of Llano, CASun, Sep 2, 5:06 PM PDT · 17193 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
41. 2.27km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Sep 2, 8:53 PM PDT · 17193 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
42. 2.124km N of Kernville, CATue, Sep 4, 11:36 AM PDT · 17192 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
43. 2.05km NNW of Granada Hills, CATue, Sep 4, 6:59 PM PDT · 17191 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
44. 2.18km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Sep 4, 7:45 PM PDT · 17191 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
45. 1.99km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Sep 4, 7:45 PM PDT · 17191 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
46. 2.010km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Sep 6, 11:49 PM PDT · 17189 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
47. 1.516km N of Fillmore, CASun, Sep 9, 1:26 PM PDT · 17186 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
48. 1.93km ENE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Sep 14, 4:24 AM PDT · 17182 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
49. 1.59km SW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Sep 14, 10:55 PM PDT · 17181 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

Before

1. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 14, 6:04 AM PDT · 17244 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
2. 1.77km NNW of Chatsworth, CATue, Jul 10, 1:51 AM PDT · 17248 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.98km NNW of Chatsworth, CATue, Jul 10, 12:15 AM PDT · 17248 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
4. 1.63km SSE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jul 4, 10:25 AM PDT · 17254 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.010km NW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jul 4, 5:13 AM PDT · 17254 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.216km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 30, 9:10 PM PDT · 17257 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.828km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Jun 29, 3:02 PM PDT · 17258 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.813km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 28, 9:04 PM PDT · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
9. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 28, 6:07 PM PDT · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
10. 3.122km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 28, 5:58 PM PDT · 17259 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.021km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 28, 3:05 PM PDT · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.76km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 28, 8:45 AM PDT · 17260 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
13. 3.021km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 28, 2:34 AM PDT · 17260 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.615km N of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 26, 5:23 PM PDT · 17261 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.64km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 25, 1:14 AM PDT · 17263 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
16. 1.82km SE of Piru, CASat, Jun 23, 6:49 PM PDT · 17264 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
17. 1.62km ESE of Piru, CASat, Jun 23, 6:38 PM PDT · 17264 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.320km NW of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 23, 5:05 PM PDT · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.17km NNW of Kernville, CASat, Jun 23, 9:12 AM PDT · 17265 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.116km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 18, 12:39 PM PDT · 17269 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350721. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC.