M1.7 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Aug 4, 1980, 9:51 AM PDT

UTC

1980-08-04 16:51:44 UTC

Depth

2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.267° N, 118.567° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

101°

Stations used

6

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast13 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast18 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 2.67km ENE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Aug 5, 6:01 PM PDT · 16855 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
2. 2.510km N of Taft, CASun, Aug 10, 11:34 AM PDT · 16850 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.631km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 15, 5:23 PM PDT · 16845 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.811km E of Oildale, CASat, Aug 16, 11:32 PM PDT · 16843 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.820km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 17, 3:18 AM PDT · 16843 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.910km SW of Valencia, CASun, Aug 17, 5:35 AM PDT · 16843 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.46km SSW of Castaic, CASun, Aug 17, 5:35 AM PDT · 16843 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
8. 3.123km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Aug 20, 9:47 PM PDT · 16840 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.724km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 22, 7:44 PM PDT · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.119km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 23, 1:53 AM PDT · 16837 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
11. 2.330km NE of Oildale, CASat, Aug 23, 6:36 AM PDT · 16837 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.65km SSE of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 24, 5:13 PM PDT · 16836 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.18km NE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 30, 10:20 PM PDT · 16830 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.317km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 31, 3:26 AM PDT · 16829 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
15. 3.518km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 31, 3:32 AM PDT · 16829 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.14km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Sep 1, 7:05 AM PDT · 16828 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.99km NE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 2, 9:59 AM PDT · 16827 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.830km WNW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Sep 3, 12:28 AM PDT · 16826 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.525km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 3, 2:16 AM PDT · 16826 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.625km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 3, 3:06 AM PDT · 16826 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
21. 2.225km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 9, 11:44 PM PDT · 16819 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
22. 2.118km WNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 10, 12:00 AM PDT · 16819 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
23. 1.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 10, 11:00 AM PDT · 16819 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
24. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 6:06 AM PDT · 16817 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
25. 2.26km SSE of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 13, 12:50 AM PDT · 16816 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
26. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 13, 6:32 AM PDT · 16816 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.324km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Sep 13, 1:38 PM PDT · 16816 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
28. 1.724km NE of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 13, 6:52 PM PDT · 16816 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
29. 1.812km N of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 14, 8:39 PM PDT · 16815 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
30. 3.19km NNW of Wasco, CATue, Sep 16, 9:35 PM PDT · 16813 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
31. 2.214km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 11:01 PM PDT · 16812 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
32. 2.417km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 17, 9:47 PM PDT · 16812 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
33. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 18, 12:55 AM PDT · 16811 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
34. 2.513km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 18, 11:24 AM PDT · 16811 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
35. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 22, 4:38 AM PDT · 16807 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
36. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 22, 5:09 AM PDT · 16807 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
37. 1.99km SW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 22, 9:49 PM PDT · 16807 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
38. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 23, 10:32 AM PDT · 16806 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
39. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 23, 11:21 AM PDT · 16806 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
40. 2.410km WSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 24, 6:06 PM PDT · 16805 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
41. 2.727km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 25, 9:33 AM PDT · 16804 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
42. 4.314km NNE of Taft, CAFri, Sep 26, 6:18 AM PDT · 16803 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
43. 2.315km NNE of Taft, CAFri, Sep 26, 1:47 PM PDT · 16803 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.911km NNE of Taft, CAFri, Sep 26, 10:21 PM PDT · 16803 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 28, 11:46 AM PDT · 16801 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
46. 2.414km NNE of Taft, CASun, Sep 28, 6:03 PM PDT · 16801 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
47. 1.914km NE of Taft, CATue, Sep 30, 1:47 PM PDT · 16799 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
48. 2.516km NNE of Taft, CATue, Sep 30, 2:12 PM PDT · 16799 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
49. 1.62km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Sep 30, 2:43 PM PDT · 16799 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 1, 5:26 AM PDT · 16798 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
51. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 1, 9:20 AM PDT · 16798 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
52. 2.322km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Oct 2, 9:46 AM PDT · 16797 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
53. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 3, 8:52 AM PDT · 16796 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 1.513km WNW of Wasco, CASun, Aug 3, 3:02 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
2. 2.024km NNE of California City, CAWed, Jul 30, 12:47 AM PDT · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
3. 2.427km N of California City, CATue, Jul 29, 7:48 PM PDT · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.531km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 25, 12:25 AM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.231km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 11:58 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.935km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 11:32 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.930km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:43 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
8. 2.631km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:32 PM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.632km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:21 PM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.635km W of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jul 24, 11:54 AM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.636km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 23, 4:32 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.337km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 23, 1:29 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
13. 2.532km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:40 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.636km W of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:28 AM PDT · 16868 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.830km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 9:57 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.132km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 8:25 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.633km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 8:06 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
18. 2.433km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 2:37 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.536km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 2:01 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.737km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 2:00 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3304161. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.