M2.7 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Apr 22, 1980, 6:24 PM PST

UTC

1980-04-23 02:24:33 UTC

Depth

1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.340° N, 118.504° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

25

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast22 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast47 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmN

After

1. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 23, 6:43 AM PST · 16953 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
2. 1.53km NW of Castaic, CAFri, Apr 25, 7:45 AM PST · 16951 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 27, 11:09 AM PDT · 16949 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 3, 5:11 AM PDT · 16943 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.62km NE of Lake Isabella, CASat, May 3, 3:47 PM PDT · 16943 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.917km S of Bodfish, CASun, May 4, 10:10 AM PDT · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
7. 1.918km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 5, 12:07 AM PDT · 16941 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 5, 6:52 AM PDT · 16941 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.010km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, May 5, 4:03 PM PDT · 16941 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.924km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, May 7, 6:01 PM PDT · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
11. 2.43km W of Little Lake, CAMon, May 12, 3:30 PM PDT · 16934 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
12. 3.916km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 19, 5:50 PM PDT · 16927 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
13. 3.117km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 19, 6:32 PM PDT · 16927 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
14. 2.120km NW of Inyokern, CAMon, May 19, 7:11 PM PDT · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.84km NW of Coso Junction, CATue, May 20, 5:21 PM PDT · 16926 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.914km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAWed, May 21, 12:31 AM PDT · 16925 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
17. 2.322km N of Kernville, CAFri, May 23, 5:18 AM PDT · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.526km NNE of Arvin, CASat, May 24, 3:30 AM PDT · 16922 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 24, 11:40 PM PDT · 16921 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.38km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 30, 12:14 AM PDT · 16916 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 1, 11:39 AM PDT · 16914 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
22. 3.310km NNE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jun 3, 9:43 AM PDT · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.820km WNW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Jun 4, 3:25 AM PDT · 16911 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
24. 2.33km W of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jun 4, 6:23 PM PDT · 16911 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
25. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 12, 9:02 PM PDT · 16903 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.120km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jun 18, 7:56 AM PDT · 16897 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
27. 2.521km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 18, 8:46 PM PDT · 16897 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.025km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 19, 12:06 AM PDT · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
29. 1.65km WNW of Lamont, CAThu, Jun 19, 5:26 PM PDT · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
30. 2.34km WNW of Lamont, CAFri, Jun 20, 5:43 PM PDT · 16895 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
31. 2.917km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 21, 3:39 PM PDT · 16894 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
32. 2.016km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 21, 3:55 PM PDT · 16894 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

Before

1. 2.623km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 22, 3:29 PM PST · 16954 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.713km W of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 21, 8:43 PM PST · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.58km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Apr 21, 5:27 PM PST · 16955 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.42km ENE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Apr 21, 4:56 AM PST · 16955 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.44km NNW of Delano, CAMon, Apr 21, 1:33 AM PST · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.722km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 20, 2:46 PM PST · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 19, 4:48 PM PST · 16957 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
8. 1.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Apr 18, 4:33 PM PST · 16958 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.820km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Apr 18, 8:37 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.315km SW of Olancha, CAFri, Apr 18, 3:12 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.519km ESE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Apr 15, 7:21 AM PST · 16961 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.813km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Apr 13, 7:32 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
13. 1.821km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 12, 9:24 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.318km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Apr 11, 3:42 PM PST · 16965 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
15. 1.827km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 9, 9:02 PM PST · 16966 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.616km E of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 9, 9:04 AM PST · 16967 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.817km E of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 9, 6:39 AM PST · 16967 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.118km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 9, 1:57 AM PST · 16967 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.825km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Apr 6, 11:03 PM PST · 16969 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
20. 2.017km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 5, 11:46 AM PST · 16971 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3357328. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.