M1.5 earthquake 16km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Jan 22, 1980, 10:32 PM PST

UTC

1980-01-23 06:32:39 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.996° N, 118.486° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

15

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast46 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast107 kmNNW

After

1. 2.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 23, 2:21 AM PST · 17044 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.76km SSE of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Jan 24, 3:58 PM PST · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
3. 1.62km SSW of Neenach, CASat, Jan 26, 7:29 PM PST · 17040 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.822km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 27, 6:39 PM PST · 17039 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
5. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Feb 2, 5:34 PM PST · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
6. 1.68km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Feb 3, 5:01 PM PST · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.69km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Feb 5, 7:01 AM PST · 17031 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.33km NE of Hollywood, CAWed, Feb 6, 12:47 AM PST · 17030 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.67km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Feb 6, 3:26 AM PST · 17030 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.011km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Feb 6, 12:10 PM PST · 17030 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
11. 2.212km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Feb 7, 5:55 AM PST · 17029 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.57km NNE of Ventura, CAThu, Feb 7, 3:24 PM PST · 17028 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.611km S of Boron, CAThu, Feb 7, 9:37 PM PST · 17028 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.616km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Feb 8, 12:38 AM PST · 17028 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.612km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Feb 8, 8:34 AM PST · 17028 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.69km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 9, 5:01 PM PST · 17026 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.928km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Feb 12, 5:32 AM PST · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.026km NNE of California City, CAThu, Feb 14, 1:16 PM PST · 17022 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
19. 1.94km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 14, 1:34 PM PST · 17022 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.58km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 14, 2:05 PM PST · 17022 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
21. 1.73km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 14, 5:18 PM PST · 17021 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
22. 1.86km NNW of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 12:55 AM PST · 17021 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
23. 1.63km SE of Ojai, CAFri, Feb 15, 2:37 AM PST · 17021 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
24. 1.75km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 5:58 AM PST · 17021 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.13km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 9:54 AM PST · 17021 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
26. 2.34km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 7:17 PM PST · 17020 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.812km S of Arvin, CASun, Feb 17, 8:40 AM PST · 17019 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
28. 2.424km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Feb 18, 1:16 AM PST · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
29. 1.74km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:42 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
30. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:49 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
31. 1.716km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 11:25 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
32. 1.62km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 23, 4:04 AM PST · 17013 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
33. 1.58km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 26, 11:16 AM PST · 17010 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
34. 1.814km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Feb 28, 8:51 AM PST · 17008 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
35. 2.510km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Mar 1, 9:49 AM PST · 17006 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
36. 1.510km SE of Piru, CAMon, Mar 3, 6:52 PM PST · 17003 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
37. 2.326km WNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Mar 4, 8:16 AM PST · 17003 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
38. 1.98km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 5, 3:55 AM PST · 17002 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
39. 1.815km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 5, 9:52 AM PST · 17002 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
40. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 5, 11:43 AM PST · 17002 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
41. 2.46km NW of Boron, CATue, Mar 11, 12:04 PM PST · 16996 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
42. 1.88km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Mar 13, 4:03 AM PST · 16994 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
43. 1.63km N of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 14, 12:36 AM PST · 16993 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
44. 1.80km E of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 14, 2:36 AM PST · 16993 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
45. 2.73km SE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Mar 15, 6:17 PM PST · 16991 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
46. 3.123km W of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 16, 7:41 PM PST · 16990 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.519km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 16, 10:46 PM PST · 16990 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
48. 1.920km WNW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Mar 17, 8:41 AM PST · 16990 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away

Before

1. 2.17km WSW of Arvin, CATue, Jan 15, 5:07 AM PST · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
2. 1.620km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 15, 1:40 AM PST · 17052 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.811km SSW of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 14, 1:43 PM PST · 17053 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
4. 1.612km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 11, 9:50 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
5. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:09 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.17km ENE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jan 6, 9:48 AM PST · 17061 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.617km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 6, 12:49 AM PST · 17061 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
8. 1.78km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 5, 10:37 PM PST · 17061 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.05km NNW of Sunland, CAThu, Jan 3, 3:25 PM PST · 17063 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.619km SW of Rosedale, CAThu, Jan 3, 5:06 AM PST · 17064 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.011km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 1, 6:47 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.87km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 1, 1:35 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.712km N of Sunland, CATue, Jan 1, 1:05 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.125km SE of Boron, CASun, Dec 30, 5:43 PM PST · 17067 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.515km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 29, 10:46 PM PST · 17068 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.215km ENE of Boron, CASat, Dec 29, 9:55 PM PST · 17068 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 29, 9:16 AM PST · 17069 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.616km N of Piru, CATue, Dec 25, 1:07 AM PST · 17073 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10069922. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.