M1.9 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 17, 1980, 11:29 AM PDT

UTC

1980-10-17 18:29:09 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.303° N, 118.531° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

168°

Stations used

5

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast18 kmNNW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast45 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmN

After

1. 1.910km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 17, 11:57 PM PDT · 16782 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.517km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 18, 4:37 AM PDT · 16782 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.711km ESE of Edwards Air Force Base, CASun, Oct 19, 11:12 AM PDT · 16781 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.926km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Oct 19, 11:58 PM PDT · 16780 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
5. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 21, 2:19 PM PDT · 16779 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.621km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 22, 5:43 AM PDT · 16778 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.617km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Oct 22, 8:56 PM PDT · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.110km NNE of Rosedale, CAMon, Oct 27, 8:35 AM PST · 16773 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 31, 7:08 AM PST · 16769 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.014km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Nov 2, 10:36 AM PST · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.215km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Nov 3, 2:22 AM PST · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.116km WNW of Johannesburg, CAWed, Nov 5, 4:58 PM PST · 16763 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.216km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Nov 7, 8:20 AM PST · 16762 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.315km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 9, 6:48 PM PST · 16759 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
15. 1.620km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 11, 12:17 AM PST · 16758 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
16. 1.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Nov 12, 11:19 AM PST · 16757 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Nov 12, 2:36 PM PST · 16757 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.626km NNE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 12, 5:26 PM PST · 16756 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
19. 1.78km W of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 13, 1:29 AM PST · 16756 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.020km NNE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 15, 4:46 PM PST · 16753 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
21. 2.916km WSW of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 16, 8:06 AM PST · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
22. 2.418km WSW of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 18, 12:10 AM PST · 16751 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
23. 2.47km WSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Nov 18, 7:50 AM PST · 16751 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
24. 1.712km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 19, 5:39 PM PST · 16749 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
25. 1.712km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 19, 7:20 PM PST · 16749 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.413km W of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 20, 7:39 AM PST · 16749 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
27. 2.313km NNE of Taft, CAFri, Nov 21, 3:04 AM PST · 16748 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
28. 3.013km NNE of Taft, CAFri, Nov 21, 3:11 AM PST · 16748 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
29. 3.015km NNE of Taft, CAFri, Nov 21, 3:11 AM PST · 16748 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
30. 2.114km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 21, 3:36 PM PST · 16747 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
31. 1.811km NNE of Taft, CASat, Nov 22, 12:11 AM PST · 16747 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.117km NNE of Taft, CASat, Nov 22, 1:43 AM PST · 16747 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
33. 2.112km NNE of Taft, CASat, Nov 22, 6:49 PM PST · 16746 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
34. 1.813km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 24, 10:02 PM PST · 16744 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
35. 1.915km N of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 24, 10:51 PM PST · 16744 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
36. 1.915km N of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 25, 12:02 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
37. 2.616km N of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 25, 12:18 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
38. 2.715km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 25, 12:53 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
39. 1.814km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 25, 12:56 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
40. 2.316km N of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 25, 3:29 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
41. 2.417km N of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 25, 3:30 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
42. 1.610km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Nov 25, 11:00 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.224km WSW of Lamont, CATue, Nov 25, 12:21 PM PST · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
44. 1.710km S of Rosedale, CATue, Nov 25, 2:06 PM PST · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
45. 1.615km E of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 25, 5:26 PM PST · 16743 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
46. 2.215km N of Inyokern, CAWed, Nov 26, 3:12 AM PST · 16743 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
47. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Nov 26, 3:26 AM PST · 16743 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
48. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 28, 2:06 AM PST · 16741 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
49. 1.720km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 29, 6:15 PM PST · 16739 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
50. 2.25km SW of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 29, 10:00 PM PST · 16739 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
51. 2.335km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 30, 11:39 PM PST · 16738 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
52. 2.212km N of Inyokern, CATue, Dec 2, 6:06 PM PST · 16736 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.65km S of Valencia, CATue, Dec 2, 8:34 PM PST · 16736 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
54. 1.62km NNW of Castaic, CAWed, Dec 3, 12:39 AM PST · 16736 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
55. 2.07km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Dec 6, 5:34 PM PST · 16732 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
56. 2.220km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 7, 3:24 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
57. 1.722km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 7, 11:48 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
58. 1.619km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 7, 7:53 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
59. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Dec 8, 4:45 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
60. 1.813km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Dec 9, 10:53 PM PST · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

1. 1.711km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 12, 3:06 PM PDT · 16788 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.323km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 11, 3:31 AM PDT · 16789 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.716km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 10, 11:26 PM PDT · 16789 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
4. 1.815km ENE of Boron, CAFri, Oct 10, 6:22 PM PDT · 16789 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.426km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:38 AM PDT · 16790 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
6. 1.726km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 10, 1:52 AM PDT · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
7. 1.726km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Oct 8, 10:17 AM PDT · 16792 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
8. 1.78km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 7, 10:07 PM PDT · 16792 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.225km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 10:38 AM PDT · 16794 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
10. 1.726km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 6, 9:23 AM PDT · 16794 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 9:07 AM PDT · 16794 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
12. 1.625km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 8:56 AM PDT · 16794 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
13. 1.722km NE of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 6, 8:56 AM PDT · 16794 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
14. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 8:31 AM PDT · 16794 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
15. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 8:27 AM PDT · 16794 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.618km NE of Taft, CASun, Oct 5, 9:45 AM PDT · 16795 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.818km ESE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Oct 4, 10:56 AM PDT · 16796 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CASat, Oct 4, 4:55 AM PDT · 16796 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.413km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Oct 3, 7:23 PM PDT · 16796 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 3, 8:52 AM PDT · 16797 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9738086. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.