M2.4 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Mar 5, 1980, 11:43 AM PST

UTC

1980-03-05 19:43:14 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.306° N, 118.550° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

12

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast18 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmNNW

After

1. 2.47km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 5, 8:43 PM PST · 17007 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.816km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 9, 1:59 AM PST · 17004 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.46km NW of Boron, CATue, Mar 11, 12:04 PM PST · 17002 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 11, 9:56 PM PST · 17001 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.217km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 11, 11:19 PM PST · 17001 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.88km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Mar 13, 4:03 AM PST · 17000 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.63km N of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 14, 12:36 AM PST · 16999 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.80km E of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 14, 2:36 AM PST · 16999 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.73km SE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Mar 15, 6:17 PM PST · 16997 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
10. 3.123km W of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 16, 7:41 PM PST · 16996 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
11. 2.519km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 16, 10:46 PM PST · 16996 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.920km WNW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Mar 17, 8:41 AM PST · 16996 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.57km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 23, 10:57 AM PST · 16990 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
14. 1.98km E of Kernville, CASun, Mar 23, 7:25 PM PST · 16989 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
15. 2.523km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Mar 24, 2:09 AM PST · 16989 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.715km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 24, 3:53 AM PST · 16989 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
17. 1.713km WNW of Mojave, CAMon, Mar 24, 11:16 PM PST · 16988 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
18. 2.118km N of Mojave, CATue, Mar 25, 3:15 AM PST · 16988 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.76km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 26, 7:58 AM PST · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
20. 2.115km S of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 2, 5:43 PM PST · 16979 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
21. 2.06km WSW of Arvin, CASat, Apr 5, 6:44 AM PST · 16977 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
22. 2.017km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 5, 11:46 AM PST · 16977 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
23. 1.825km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Apr 6, 11:03 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
24. 2.118km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 9, 1:57 AM PST · 16973 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
25. 1.817km E of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 9, 6:39 AM PST · 16973 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
26. 1.616km E of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 9, 9:04 AM PST · 16973 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
27. 1.66km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 9, 3:44 PM PST · 16972 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.827km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 9, 9:02 PM PST · 16972 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.318km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Apr 11, 3:42 PM PST · 16970 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
30. 1.821km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 12, 9:24 PM PST · 16969 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.813km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Apr 13, 7:32 PM PST · 16968 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
32. 2.24km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 17, 11:04 PM PST · 16964 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
33. 1.820km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Apr 18, 8:37 AM PST · 16964 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
34. 1.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Apr 18, 4:33 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
35. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 19, 4:48 PM PST · 16962 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
36. 1.722km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 20, 2:46 PM PST · 16961 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
37. 2.44km NNW of Delano, CAMon, Apr 21, 1:33 AM PST · 16961 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
38. 2.42km ENE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Apr 21, 4:56 AM PST · 16961 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
39. 1.58km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Apr 21, 5:27 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
40. 1.713km W of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 21, 8:43 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
41. 2.623km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 22, 3:29 PM PST · 16959 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
42. 2.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 22, 6:24 PM PST · 16959 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 23, 6:43 AM PST · 16959 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
44. 1.53km NW of Castaic, CAFri, Apr 25, 7:45 AM PST · 16957 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
45. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 27, 11:09 AM PDT · 16955 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
46. 1.82km SSW of Valencia, CAMon, Apr 28, 5:00 AM PDT · 16954 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.72km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Apr 28, 1:08 PM PDT · 16954 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
48. 1.63km SSE of Valencia, CAWed, Apr 30, 5:10 AM PDT · 16952 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 3, 5:11 AM PDT · 16949 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
50. 1.62km NE of Lake Isabella, CASat, May 3, 3:47 PM PDT · 16948 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
51. 1.917km S of Bodfish, CASun, May 4, 10:10 AM PDT · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

Before

1. 1.815km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 5, 9:52 AM PST · 17008 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.98km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 5, 3:55 AM PST · 17008 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.326km WNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Mar 4, 8:16 AM PST · 17009 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
4. 2.510km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Mar 1, 9:49 AM PST · 17012 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.814km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Feb 28, 8:51 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
6. 1.917km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 26, 8:53 PM PST · 17015 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.58km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 26, 11:16 AM PST · 17016 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.62km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 23, 4:04 AM PST · 17019 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.716km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 11:25 AM PST · 17020 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
10. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:49 AM PST · 17020 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
11. 1.74km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:42 AM PST · 17020 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.56km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 20, 4:25 PM PST · 17021 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.424km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Feb 18, 1:16 AM PST · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
14. 1.812km S of Arvin, CASun, Feb 17, 8:40 AM PST · 17025 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
15. 2.34km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 7:17 PM PST · 17026 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.13km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 9:54 AM PST · 17027 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.75km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 5:58 AM PST · 17027 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
18. 1.86km NNW of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 12:55 AM PST · 17027 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.73km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 14, 5:18 PM PST · 17027 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
20. 2.58km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 14, 2:05 PM PST · 17027 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10073750. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.