M2.9 earthquake 17km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Jun 21, 1980, 3:39 PM PDT

UTC

1980-06-21 22:39:41 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.195° N, 118.615° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

27

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast4 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmWNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast132 kmNNW

After

1. 2.016km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 21, 3:55 PM PDT · 16899 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.815km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Jun 22, 5:16 AM PDT · 16899 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.76km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 23, 9:40 PM PDT · 16897 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 24, 1:08 AM PDT · 16897 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.513km ESE of Porterville, CATue, Jun 24, 3:55 AM PDT · 16897 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.78km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 25, 1:21 AM PDT · 16896 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
7. 2.414km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 25, 9:08 PM PDT · 16895 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.921km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 28, 12:09 AM PDT · 16893 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
9. 1.715km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 29, 7:26 AM PDT · 16892 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.611km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 29, 2:22 PM PDT · 16892 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
11. 1.820km S of Maricopa, CASun, Jun 29, 4:41 PM PDT · 16891 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.828km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 30, 10:29 PM PDT · 16890 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
13. 3.233km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 1, 3:50 AM PDT · 16890 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 1, 6:59 AM PDT · 16890 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
15. 1.916km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 1, 11:24 AM PDT · 16890 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.333km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 1, 4:44 PM PDT · 16889 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.529km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 2, 10:49 PM PDT · 16888 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.719km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 3, 5:01 PM PDT · 16887 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 6, 12:52 AM PDT · 16885 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.412km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 6, 4:00 PM PDT · 16884 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
21. 2.425km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 8, 6:56 AM PDT · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
22. 3.132km ESE of Porterville, CATue, Jul 8, 9:24 AM PDT · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.822km N of California City, CATue, Jul 8, 10:16 PM PDT · 16882 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
24. 2.38km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 9, 5:53 AM PDT · 16882 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
25. 2.412km NNW of Fillmore, CASat, Jul 12, 6:10 AM PDT · 16879 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 13, 4:22 PM PDT · 16877 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
27. 2.530km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 14, 5:23 PM PDT · 16876 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.010km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Jul 15, 5:42 PM PDT · 16875 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.86km NE of Ojai, CAWed, Jul 16, 4:42 AM PDT · 16875 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.712km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 17, 12:35 PM PDT · 16874 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
31. 2.029km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jul 19, 9:07 AM PDT · 16872 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
32. 1.912km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jul 20, 6:04 AM PDT · 16871 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
33. 2.230km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jul 20, 7:09 AM PDT · 16871 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
34. 3.033km N of Kernville, CASun, Jul 20, 10:58 AM PDT · 16871 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
35. 2.334km N of Kernville, CASun, Jul 20, 3:11 PM PDT · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
36. 2.233km N of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 21, 1:18 AM PDT · 16870 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
37. 2.533km N of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 21, 3:19 AM PDT · 16870 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
38. 2.929km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 21, 3:32 AM PDT · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
39. 2.632km N of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 21, 11:43 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
40. 2.433km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 2:37 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
41. 2.633km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 8:06 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.132km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 8:25 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
43. 2.830km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 9:57 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
44. 2.532km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:40 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
45. 2.636km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 23, 4:32 PM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
46. 2.632km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:21 PM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
47. 2.631km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:32 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
48. 2.930km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:43 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
49. 1.935km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 11:32 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
50. 2.231km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 11:58 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
51. 2.531km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 25, 12:25 AM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
52. 3.023km NW of Ojai, CAFri, Jul 25, 8:39 AM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
53. 1.623km NW of Ojai, CAFri, Jul 25, 8:40 AM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
54. 2.427km N of California City, CATue, Jul 29, 7:48 PM PDT · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
55. 2.024km NNE of California City, CAWed, Jul 30, 12:47 AM PDT · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
56. 1.513km WNW of Wasco, CASun, Aug 3, 3:02 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
57. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 4, 9:51 AM PDT · 16856 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
58. 2.67km ENE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Aug 5, 6:01 PM PDT · 16854 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
59. 2.510km N of Taft, CASun, Aug 10, 11:34 AM PDT · 16850 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
60. 1.631km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 15, 5:23 PM PDT · 16844 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

1. 2.08km NNW of Ojai, CASat, Jun 21, 4:30 AM PDT · 16900 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.57km NE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 21, 4:15 AM PDT · 16900 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.34km WNW of Lamont, CAFri, Jun 20, 5:43 PM PDT · 16900 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.65km WNW of Lamont, CAThu, Jun 19, 5:26 PM PDT · 16901 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
5. 2.025km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 19, 12:06 AM PDT · 16902 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.521km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 18, 8:46 PM PDT · 16902 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 12, 9:02 PM PDT · 16908 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.820km WNW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Jun 4, 3:25 AM PDT · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
9. 3.310km NNE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jun 3, 9:43 AM PDT · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 1, 11:39 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.87km SSE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jun 1, 1:29 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 24, 11:40 PM PDT · 16927 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.526km NNE of Arvin, CASat, May 24, 3:30 AM PDT · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
14. 2.322km N of Kernville, CAFri, May 23, 5:18 AM PDT · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3309730. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.