California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Feb 2, 1980, 5:34 PM PST (01:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8km WNW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-02-03 01:34:36 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.320° N, 118.500° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17031 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.18km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 17031 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.611km S of Boron, CA · 17028 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.616km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17028 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.612km N of Grapevine, CA · 17028 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.928km ESE of Kernville, CA · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.026km NNE of California City, CA · 17022 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.94km NNW of Kernville, CA · 17022 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.58km NNW of Kernville, CA · 17022 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.73km NNW of Kernville, CA · 17021 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.86km NNW of Kernville, CA · 17021 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.75km NW of Kernville, CA · 17021 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.13km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17021 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.34km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17020 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.812km S of Arvin, CA · 17019 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.424km W of Johannesburg, CA · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.56km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17015 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.74km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 17014 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CA · 17014 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.716km SSE of Arvin, CA · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.62km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17013 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.58km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17010 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.917km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 17009 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.814km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA · 17008 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.326km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 17003 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.98km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17002 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.815km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17002 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17002 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.47km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17001 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.816km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16998 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.46km NW of Boron, CA · 16996 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16995 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.217km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.88km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16994 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.63km N of Kernville, CA · 16993 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.80km E of Kernville, CA · 16993 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.73km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16991 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 3.123km W of Inyokern, CA · 16990 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.519km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16990 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.920km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 16990 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.57km SW of Bodfish, CA · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.98km E of Kernville, CA · 16983 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16983 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.715km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16983 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.713km WNW of Mojave, CA · 16982 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.118km N of Mojave, CA · 16982 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.76km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16981 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 2.822km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17039 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.62km SSW of Neenach, CA · 17040 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.76km SSE of Agua Dulce, CA · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17044 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 17044 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.08km WSW of Buttonwillow, CA · 17047 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.17km WSW of Arvin, CA · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.620km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17052 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.811km SSW of Arvin, CA · 17053 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.612km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17056 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 17056 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.17km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17061 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.617km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17061 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3355174. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.