M1.7 earthquake 24km NE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Sep 13, 1980, 6:52 PM PDT

UTC

1980-09-14 01:52:34 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.280° N, 118.260° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.78

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

267°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

2

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmNE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast66 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast137 kmN

After

1. 1.812km N of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 14, 8:39 PM PDT · 16817 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.214km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 11:01 PM PDT · 16815 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.417km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 17, 9:47 PM PDT · 16814 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 18, 12:55 AM PDT · 16814 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.513km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 18, 11:24 AM PDT · 16814 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
6. 2.122km E of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 21, 1:35 PM PDT · 16811 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 22, 4:38 AM PDT · 16810 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 22, 5:09 AM PDT · 16810 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
9. 1.99km SW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 22, 9:49 PM PDT · 16809 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.724km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 23, 3:25 AM PDT · 16809 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 23, 10:32 AM PDT · 16809 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
12. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 23, 11:21 AM PDT · 16809 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.410km WSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 24, 6:06 PM PDT · 16808 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.727km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 25, 9:33 AM PDT · 16807 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
15. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 28, 11:46 AM PDT · 16804 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
16. 1.62km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Sep 30, 2:43 PM PDT · 16802 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 1, 5:26 AM PDT · 16801 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 1, 9:20 AM PDT · 16801 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
19. 2.322km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Oct 2, 9:46 AM PDT · 16800 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
20. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 3, 8:52 AM PDT · 16799 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
21. 1.510km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 3, 7:21 PM PDT · 16799 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
22. 2.413km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Oct 3, 7:23 PM PDT · 16799 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
23. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CASat, Oct 4, 4:55 AM PDT · 16798 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
24. 2.06km SSE of Pearblossum, CASat, Oct 4, 8:29 AM PDT · 16798 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
25. 1.818km ESE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Oct 4, 10:56 AM PDT · 16798 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
26. 1.820km S of Trona, CASat, Oct 4, 4:04 PM PDT · 16798 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
27. 1.618km NE of Taft, CASun, Oct 5, 9:45 AM PDT · 16797 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
28. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 8:27 AM PDT · 16796 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
29. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 8:31 AM PDT · 16796 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
30. 1.722km NE of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 6, 8:56 AM PDT · 16796 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
31. 1.625km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 8:56 AM PDT · 16796 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
32. 2.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 9:07 AM PDT · 16796 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
33. 1.726km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 6, 9:23 AM PDT · 16796 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
34. 2.225km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 10:38 AM PDT · 16796 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
35. 1.78km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 7, 10:07 PM PDT · 16794 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
36. 1.726km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Oct 8, 10:17 AM PDT · 16794 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
37. 1.726km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 10, 1:52 AM PDT · 16792 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
38. 2.426km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:38 AM PDT · 16792 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
39. 1.815km ENE of Boron, CAFri, Oct 10, 6:22 PM PDT · 16792 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
40. 2.716km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 10, 11:26 PM PDT · 16791 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
41. 2.323km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 11, 3:31 AM PDT · 16791 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
42. 1.711km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 12, 3:06 PM PDT · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
43. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 17, 11:29 AM PDT · 16785 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
44. 1.816km NW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 17, 12:21 PM PDT · 16785 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
45. 1.910km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 17, 11:57 PM PDT · 16784 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
46. 1.517km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 18, 4:37 AM PDT · 16784 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
47. 1.717km WNW of Searles Valley, CASat, Oct 18, 2:07 PM PDT · 16784 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
48. 1.913km WNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Oct 19, 12:32 AM PDT · 16783 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
49. 1.711km ESE of Edwards Air Force Base, CASun, Oct 19, 11:12 AM PDT · 16783 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
50. 1.926km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Oct 19, 11:58 PM PDT · 16782 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
51. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 21, 2:19 PM PDT · 16781 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
52. 1.621km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 22, 5:43 AM PDT · 16780 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
53. 2.617km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Oct 22, 8:56 PM PDT · 16779 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
54. 2.110km NNE of Rosedale, CAMon, Oct 27, 8:35 AM PST · 16775 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 31, 7:08 AM PST · 16771 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
56. 2.014km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Nov 2, 10:36 AM PST · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
57. 2.215km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Nov 3, 2:22 AM PST · 16768 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
58. 2.116km WNW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Nov 5, 4:58 PM PST · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
59. 2.216km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Nov 7, 8:20 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
60. 2.315km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 9, 6:48 PM PST · 16762 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

1. 2.324km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Sep 13, 1:38 PM PDT · 16819 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 13, 6:32 AM PDT · 16819 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.26km SSE of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 13, 12:50 AM PDT · 16819 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 6:06 AM PDT · 16820 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 10, 11:00 AM PDT · 16822 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.118km WNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 10, 12:00 AM PDT · 16822 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.225km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 9, 11:44 PM PDT · 16822 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.625km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 3, 3:06 AM PDT · 16829 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.525km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 3, 2:16 AM PDT · 16829 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.830km WNW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Sep 3, 12:28 AM PDT · 16829 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.99km NE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 2, 9:59 AM PDT · 16830 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.14km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Sep 1, 7:05 AM PDT · 16831 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
13. 3.518km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 31, 3:32 AM PDT · 16832 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.317km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 31, 3:26 AM PDT · 16832 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
15. 2.18km NE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 30, 10:20 PM PDT · 16832 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.65km SSE of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 24, 5:13 PM PDT · 16839 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.330km NE of Oildale, CASat, Aug 23, 6:36 AM PDT · 16840 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.119km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 23, 1:53 AM PDT · 16840 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
19. 1.724km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 22, 7:44 PM PDT · 16841 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
20. 3.123km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Aug 20, 9:47 PM PDT · 16842 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12340827. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC.