California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Jul 6, 1980, 4:00 PM PDT (23:00 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-07-06 23:00:29 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.237° N, 118.498° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.425km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16884 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.132km ESE of Porterville, CA · 16884 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.822km N of California City, CA · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.38km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16883 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.412km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16880 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16879 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.530km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16878 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.010km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16876 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.712km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16875 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.029km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16873 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.912km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16872 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.230km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16872 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.033km N of Kernville, CA · 16872 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.334km N of Kernville, CA · 16872 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.233km N of Kernville, CA · 16871 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.533km N of Kernville, CA · 16871 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.929km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16871 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.632km N of Kernville, CA · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.737km N of Kernville, CA · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.536km N of Kernville, CA · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.433km N of Kernville, CA · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.633km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.132km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.830km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16869 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.636km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16869 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.532km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.337km N of Kernville, CA · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.636km N of Kernville, CA · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.635km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.632km N of Kernville, CA · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.631km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.930km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.231km N of Kernville, CA · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.531km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.427km N of California City, CA · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.024km NNE of California City, CA · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.513km WNW of Wasco, CA · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16857 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.67km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16855 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.510km N of Taft, CA · 16851 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.631km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16846 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.811km E of Oildale, CA · 16844 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.820km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16844 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.910km SW of Valencia, CA · 16844 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.46km SSW of Castaic, CA · 16844 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 3.123km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16840 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.119km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16838 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.330km NE of Oildale, CA · 16838 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.65km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 16837 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.18km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16830 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.317km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16830 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 3.518km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16830 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.14km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16829 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.99km NE of Kernville, CA · 16828 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.830km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 16827 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 16827 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.625km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16827 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 16886 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.317km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16886 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.719km NE of Kernville, CA · 16889 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16889 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.333km N of Kernville, CA · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.916km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.233km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.828km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16891 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.820km S of Maricopa, CA · 16893 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.611km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16893 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.715km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16893 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.120km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16894 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16894 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.414km N of Grapevine, CA · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.78km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16897 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.513km ESE of Porterville, CA · 16898 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16898 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.76km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16898 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.141km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16900 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3306466. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.