M3.0 earthquake 9km SSE of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), minor

Local time

Mon, Dec 15, 1980, 2:42 PM PST

UTC

1980-12-15 22:42:40 UTC

Depth

11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.056° N, 118.413° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

83°

Stations used

11

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast9 kmSSE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast47 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast113 kmN

After

1. 2.322km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:33 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.320km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 15, 5:46 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 17, 9:32 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.527km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Dec 18, 6:21 AM PST · 16722 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.028km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 21, 9:55 AM PST · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.05km SW of Pinon Hills, CASun, Dec 21, 11:43 AM PST · 16719 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.04km SW of Pinon Hills, CAMon, Dec 22, 12:36 AM PST · 16718 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.912km SE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 26, 6:34 PM PST · 16714 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.66km NW of Vincent, CATue, Dec 30, 12:19 AM PST · 16710 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
10. 1.77km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 31, 1:35 AM PST · 16709 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.612km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 31, 6:47 AM PST · 16709 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 1, 7:05 AM PST · 16708 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
13. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 1, 2:49 PM PST · 16708 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
14. 1.921km SSW of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 3, 11:50 AM PST · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.624km SSE of Boron, CAMon, Jan 5, 4:17 AM PST · 16704 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.823km SSE of Boron, CAMon, Jan 5, 8:18 PM PST · 16704 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.820km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 6, 1:47 PM PST · 16703 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
18. 2.016km N of Inyokern, CATue, Jan 13, 7:09 PM PST · 16696 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.523km ESE of Johannesburg, CASat, Jan 17, 1:23 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.111km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Jan 19, 9:43 PM PST · 16689 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
21. 1.610km SW of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 20, 12:14 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
22. 1.611km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Jan 23, 11:09 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.712km N of Mojave, CASun, Jan 25, 10:20 PM PST · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
24. 1.96km NNE of Oildale, CAThu, Jan 29, 7:41 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
25. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 31, 4:19 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
26. 2.624km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 1, 12:13 PM PST · 16677 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
27. 2.516km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 12:21 PM PST · 16677 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 12:35 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
29. 2.29km WSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Feb 1, 4:13 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
30. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 5:11 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
31. 1.935km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 1, 10:41 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
32. 1.69km SE of Johannesburg, CAMon, Feb 2, 5:07 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
33. 2.136km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 2, 12:08 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
34. 1.56km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 3, 2:12 AM PST · 16675 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
35. 2.524km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 3, 5:59 PM PST · 16675 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
36. 1.87km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 4, 12:48 AM PST · 16674 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
37. 1.71km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Feb 4, 5:14 AM PST · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
38. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Feb 4, 10:45 AM PST · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
39. 1.96km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:53 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
40. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Feb 6, 1:21 AM PST · 16672 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
41. 1.824km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 7, 11:21 PM PST · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
42. 1.916km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Feb 9, 1:56 AM PST · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
43. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Feb 11, 7:59 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
44. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 12, 6:48 AM PST · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
45. 2.113km SSW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 12, 7:45 AM PST · 16666 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
46. 2.217km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 12, 9:02 PM PST · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

Before

1. 1.520km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 14, 11:16 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.525km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 14, 11:15 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
3. 1.619km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 14, 4:22 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
4. 3.114km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 12, 8:10 PM PST · 16728 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.613km NNE of Taft, CAFri, Dec 12, 1:02 PM PST · 16728 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.726km NE of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 11, 9:29 PM PST · 16728 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
7. 3.022km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 10, 3:37 AM PST · 16730 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.813km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Dec 9, 10:53 PM PST · 16730 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Dec 8, 4:45 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.25km NNW of Chatsworth, CAMon, Dec 8, 4:40 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.619km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 7, 7:53 PM PST · 16733 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.722km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 7, 11:48 AM PST · 16733 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.220km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 7, 3:24 AM PST · 16733 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
14. 2.07km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Dec 6, 5:34 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.62km NNW of Castaic, CAWed, Dec 3, 12:39 AM PST · 16737 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.65km S of Valencia, CATue, Dec 2, 8:34 PM PST · 16738 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.212km N of Inyokern, CATue, Dec 2, 6:06 PM PST · 16738 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.335km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 30, 11:39 PM PST · 16739 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.25km SW of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 29, 10:00 PM PST · 16740 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
20. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Nov 26, 3:26 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9741878. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.