M1.6 earthquake 20km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Jan 15, 1980, 1:40 AM PST

UTC

1980-01-15 09:40:06 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.307° N, 118.473° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

126°

Stations used

7

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast18 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast50 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast141 kmN

After

1. 2.17km WSW of Arvin, CATue, Jan 15, 5:07 AM PST · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.08km WSW of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jan 20, 10:03 AM PST · 17053 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 22, 10:32 PM PST · 17050 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 23, 2:21 AM PST · 17050 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.76km SSE of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Jan 24, 3:58 PM PST · 17049 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.62km SSW of Neenach, CASat, Jan 26, 7:29 PM PST · 17046 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.822km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 27, 6:39 PM PST · 17046 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Feb 2, 5:34 PM PST · 17040 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.68km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Feb 3, 5:01 PM PST · 17039 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.67km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 5, 5:42 AM PST · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.69km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Feb 5, 7:01 AM PST · 17037 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.18km WNW of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 5, 9:29 AM PST · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.611km S of Boron, CAThu, Feb 7, 9:37 PM PST · 17034 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
14. 1.616km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Feb 8, 12:38 AM PST · 17034 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
15. 1.612km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Feb 8, 8:34 AM PST · 17034 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.69km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 9, 5:01 PM PST · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.928km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Feb 12, 5:32 AM PST · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.026km NNE of California City, CAThu, Feb 14, 1:16 PM PST · 17028 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.94km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 14, 1:34 PM PST · 17028 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
20. 2.58km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 14, 2:05 PM PST · 17028 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
21. 1.73km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 14, 5:18 PM PST · 17028 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
22. 1.86km NNW of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 12:55 AM PST · 17027 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
23. 1.75km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 5:58 AM PST · 17027 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
24. 2.13km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 9:54 AM PST · 17027 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
25. 2.34km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 7:17 PM PST · 17026 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.812km S of Arvin, CASun, Feb 17, 8:40 AM PST · 17025 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
27. 2.424km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Feb 18, 1:16 AM PST · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
28. 2.56km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 20, 4:25 PM PST · 17022 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
29. 1.74km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:42 AM PST · 17020 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
30. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:49 AM PST · 17020 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
31. 1.716km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 11:25 AM PST · 17020 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
32. 1.62km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Feb 23, 4:04 AM PST · 17019 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
33. 2.122km E of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 26, 8:48 AM PST · 17016 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.58km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 26, 11:16 AM PST · 17016 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
35. 1.917km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 26, 8:53 PM PST · 17015 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
36. 1.814km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Feb 28, 8:51 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
37. 2.510km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Mar 1, 9:49 AM PST · 17012 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
38. 2.326km WNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Mar 4, 8:16 AM PST · 17009 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
39. 1.98km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 5, 3:55 AM PST · 17008 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
40. 1.815km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 5, 9:52 AM PST · 17008 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
41. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 5, 11:43 AM PST · 17008 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
42. 2.47km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Mar 5, 8:43 PM PST · 17007 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
43. 1.816km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 9, 1:59 AM PST · 17004 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
44. 2.46km NW of Boron, CATue, Mar 11, 12:04 PM PST · 17002 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
45. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 11, 9:56 PM PST · 17001 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
46. 2.217km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 11, 11:19 PM PST · 17001 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
47. 1.88km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Mar 13, 4:03 AM PST · 17000 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
48. 1.63km N of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 14, 12:36 AM PST · 16999 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
49. 1.80km E of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 14, 2:36 AM PST · 16999 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away

Before

1. 1.811km SSW of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 14, 1:43 PM PST · 17059 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.612km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 11, 9:50 AM PST · 17062 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:09 AM PST · 17062 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.17km ENE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jan 6, 9:48 AM PST · 17067 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
5. 1.617km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 6, 12:49 AM PST · 17067 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
6. 1.619km SW of Rosedale, CAThu, Jan 3, 5:06 AM PST · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
7. 2.011km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 1, 6:47 AM PST · 17072 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.87km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 1, 1:35 AM PST · 17072 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.515km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 29, 10:46 PM PST · 17074 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
10. 2.215km ENE of Boron, CASat, Dec 29, 9:55 PM PST · 17074 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 29, 9:16 AM PST · 17075 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.616km N of Piru, CATue, Dec 25, 1:07 AM PST · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.39km NNW of Mojave, CASun, Dec 23, 4:34 PM PST · 17081 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
14. 2.18km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 22, 8:31 AM PST · 17082 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
15. 1.923km S of Frazier Park, CAThu, Dec 20, 8:33 AM PST · 17084 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.017km ESE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 19, 3:05 AM PST · 17085 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
17. 2.928km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Dec 17, 4:59 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.629km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 17, 4:56 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
19. 1.55km NNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Dec 17, 3:28 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3325318. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC.