M1.9 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Jul 18, 1979, 10:55 AM PDT

UTC

1979-07-18 17:55:28 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.242° N, 118.587° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 15.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

101°

Stations used

9

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast10 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast136 kmNNW

After

1. 2.110km NNE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Jul 20, 1:29 AM PDT · 17238 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.524km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 21, 10:42 AM PDT · 17237 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 21, 10:52 AM PDT · 17237 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.08km NE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jul 22, 10:42 AM PDT · 17236 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.08km E of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jul 22, 11:56 AM PDT · 17236 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
6. 1.525km SSW of Maricopa, CATue, Jul 24, 9:04 AM PDT · 17234 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.632km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 24, 7:41 PM PDT · 17234 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.717km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 27, 10:18 PM PDT · 17230 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.517km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 30, 5:02 PM PDT · 17228 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 30, 5:53 PM PDT · 17228 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
11. 2.118km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 30, 7:51 PM PDT · 17228 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.013km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 30, 7:58 PM PDT · 17228 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.315km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Aug 3, 2:24 PM PDT · 17224 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.04km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Aug 3, 7:52 PM PDT · 17224 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.810km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Aug 6, 11:04 AM PDT · 17221 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.010km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 11, 4:23 PM PDT · 17216 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 11, 11:10 PM PDT · 17215 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.34km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Aug 12, 9:28 PM PDT · 17215 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.819km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 13, 6:59 AM PDT · 17214 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 13, 7:07 AM PDT · 17214 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
21. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 13, 7:25 AM PDT · 17214 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
22. 1.610km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 15, 10:48 AM PDT · 17212 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
23. 2.26km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 17, 10:49 AM PDT · 17210 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
24. 2.520km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Aug 18, 8:28 AM PDT · 17209 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
25. 2.620km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Aug 18, 4:03 PM PDT · 17209 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
26. 2.125km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 19, 12:51 PM PDT · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
27. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 22, 2:17 AM PDT · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
28. 2.025km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 25, 7:22 PM PDT · 17202 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
29. 1.69km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Aug 29, 5:46 AM PDT · 17198 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
30. 2.721km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 30, 4:22 AM PDT · 17197 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
31. 1.93km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 31, 3:20 AM PDT · 17196 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
32. 1.811km S of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 31, 6:20 AM PDT · 17196 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
33. 1.811km NE of Boron, CAFri, Aug 31, 12:23 PM PDT · 17196 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
34. 2.27km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Sep 2, 8:53 PM PDT · 17194 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
35. 2.124km N of Kernville, CATue, Sep 4, 11:36 AM PDT · 17192 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
36. 2.18km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Sep 4, 7:45 PM PDT · 17192 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
37. 1.99km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Sep 4, 7:45 PM PDT · 17192 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
38. 2.37km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 6, 6:45 PM PDT · 17190 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
39. 1.810km SW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Sep 6, 7:01 PM PDT · 17190 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.16km WNW of Little Lake, CAFri, Sep 7, 4:35 AM PDT · 17189 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
41. 1.811km SW of Coso Junction, CAFri, Sep 7, 8:24 AM PDT · 17189 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
42. 2.37km WNW of Little Lake, CAFri, Sep 7, 4:12 PM PDT · 17189 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
43. 1.516km N of Fillmore, CASun, Sep 9, 1:26 PM PDT · 17187 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
44. 1.93km ENE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Sep 14, 4:24 AM PDT · 17182 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
45. 1.59km SW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Sep 14, 10:55 PM PDT · 17181 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 1.56km S of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 18, 7:02 AM PDT · 17240 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
2. 1.510km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jul 14, 9:16 PM PDT · 17244 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
3. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 14, 6:04 AM PDT · 17244 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
4. 1.63km SSE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jul 4, 10:25 AM PDT · 17254 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.010km NW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jul 4, 5:13 AM PDT · 17254 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.216km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 30, 9:10 PM PDT · 17258 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
7. 1.828km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Jun 29, 3:02 PM PDT · 17259 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.813km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 28, 9:04 PM PDT · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 28, 6:07 PM PDT · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
10. 3.122km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 28, 5:58 PM PDT · 17260 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
11. 2.021km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 28, 3:05 PM PDT · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
12. 2.76km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 28, 8:45 AM PDT · 17260 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
13. 3.021km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 28, 2:34 AM PDT · 17260 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.615km N of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 26, 5:23 PM PDT · 17262 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.64km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 25, 1:14 AM PDT · 17263 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
16. 1.82km SE of Piru, CASat, Jun 23, 6:49 PM PDT · 17265 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.62km ESE of Piru, CASat, Jun 23, 6:38 PM PDT · 17265 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
18. 2.320km NW of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 23, 5:05 PM PDT · 17265 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
19. 2.17km NNW of Kernville, CASat, Jun 23, 9:12 AM PDT · 17265 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.116km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 18, 12:39 PM PDT · 17270 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350727. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.