M2.4 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Jul 8, 1980, 6:56 AM PDT

UTC

1980-07-08 13:56:37 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.336° N, 118.555° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.84

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

181°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast21 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast25 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmN

After

1. 3.132km ESE of Porterville, CATue, Jul 8, 9:24 AM PDT · 16884 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.822km N of California City, CATue, Jul 8, 10:16 PM PDT · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
3. 2.38km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 9, 5:53 AM PDT · 16883 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 13, 4:22 PM PDT · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.530km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 14, 5:23 PM PDT · 16877 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.712km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 17, 12:35 PM PDT · 16875 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
7. 2.029km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jul 19, 9:07 AM PDT · 16873 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.912km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jul 20, 6:04 AM PDT · 16872 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.230km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jul 20, 7:09 AM PDT · 16872 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
10. 3.033km N of Kernville, CASun, Jul 20, 10:58 AM PDT · 16872 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.334km N of Kernville, CASun, Jul 20, 3:11 PM PDT · 16871 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.233km N of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 21, 1:18 AM PDT · 16871 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.533km N of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 21, 3:19 AM PDT · 16871 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.929km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 21, 3:32 AM PDT · 16871 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.632km N of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 21, 11:43 PM PDT · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.737km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 2:00 PM PDT · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.536km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 2:01 PM PDT · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.433km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 2:37 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.633km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 8:06 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.132km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 8:25 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
21. 2.830km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 9:57 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.636km W of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:28 AM PDT · 16869 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.624km WNW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:00 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
24. 2.532km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:40 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
25. 2.337km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 23, 1:29 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
26. 2.636km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 23, 4:32 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
27. 2.635km W of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jul 24, 11:54 AM PDT · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
28. 2.632km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:21 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
29. 2.631km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:32 PM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
30. 2.930km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:43 PM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
31. 1.935km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 11:32 PM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
32. 2.231km N of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 24, 11:58 PM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
33. 2.531km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 25, 12:25 AM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
34. 2.427km N of California City, CATue, Jul 29, 7:48 PM PDT · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
35. 2.024km NNE of California City, CAWed, Jul 30, 12:47 AM PDT · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
36. 1.513km WNW of Wasco, CASun, Aug 3, 3:02 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
37. 1.611km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 3, 7:13 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
38. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 4, 9:51 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
39. 2.67km ENE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Aug 5, 6:01 PM PDT · 16855 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
40. 2.510km N of Taft, CASun, Aug 10, 11:34 AM PDT · 16851 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
41. 1.631km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Aug 15, 5:23 PM PDT · 16845 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
42. 2.811km E of Oildale, CASat, Aug 16, 11:32 PM PDT · 16844 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
43. 2.820km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 17, 3:18 AM PDT · 16844 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
44. 3.123km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Aug 20, 9:47 PM PDT · 16840 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
45. 1.724km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 22, 7:44 PM PDT · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
46. 2.119km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 23, 1:53 AM PDT · 16838 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
47. 2.330km NE of Oildale, CASat, Aug 23, 6:36 AM PDT · 16838 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
48. 1.65km SSE of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 24, 5:13 PM PDT · 16836 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
49. 2.029km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Aug 27, 12:13 PM PDT · 16834 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
50. 2.18km NE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 30, 10:20 PM PDT · 16830 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
51. 2.317km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 31, 3:26 AM PDT · 16830 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
52. 3.518km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 31, 3:32 AM PDT · 16830 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
53. 2.14km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Sep 1, 7:05 AM PDT · 16829 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
54. 1.99km NE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 2, 9:59 AM PDT · 16828 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
55. 2.830km WNW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Sep 3, 12:28 AM PDT · 16827 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
56. 2.525km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 3, 2:16 AM PDT · 16827 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.625km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 3, 3:06 AM PDT · 16827 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

Before

1. 2.412km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 6, 4:00 PM PDT · 16885 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 6, 12:52 AM PDT · 16886 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.317km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Jul 5, 10:38 PM PDT · 16886 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.719km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 3, 5:01 PM PDT · 16888 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
5. 2.529km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 2, 10:49 PM PDT · 16889 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.333km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 1, 4:44 PM PDT · 16890 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.916km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 1, 11:24 AM PDT · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 1, 6:59 AM PDT · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
9. 3.233km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 1, 3:50 AM PDT · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
10. 2.828km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 30, 10:29 PM PDT · 16891 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.820km S of Maricopa, CASun, Jun 29, 4:41 PM PDT · 16892 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.611km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 29, 2:22 PM PDT · 16892 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.715km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 29, 7:26 AM PDT · 16893 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.120km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Jun 28, 3:11 PM PDT · 16893 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.921km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 28, 12:09 AM PDT · 16894 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
16. 2.615km WSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Jun 27, 10:55 PM PDT · 16894 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.414km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 25, 9:08 PM PDT · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
18. 1.78km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 25, 1:21 AM PDT · 16897 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
19. 2.513km ESE of Porterville, CATue, Jun 24, 3:55 AM PDT · 16898 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 24, 1:08 AM PDT · 16898 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9732878. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.