M1.6 earthquake 13km NNE of Lamont, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Jul 27, 1981, 11:14 AM PDT

UTC

1981-07-27 18:14:44 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.365° N, 118.844° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

144°

Stations used

15

• Fuller Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 991. Forecast9 kmNE
• Lamont, CaliforniaPopulation 15,120. Forecast13 kmNNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast16 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast156 kmNNW

After

1. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 28, 9:05 PM PDT · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:39 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
3. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:42 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 1, 5:47 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Aug 3, 7:02 PM PDT · 16493 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.72km SW of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 3, 10:55 PM PDT · 16493 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 5, 3:23 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.134km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Aug 8, 6:34 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 8, 9:00 PM PDT · 16488 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.516km SE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 9, 10:52 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
12. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
13. 1.529km ESE of Porterville, CAMon, Aug 17, 5:34 PM PDT · 16479 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.47km W of Delano, CAWed, Aug 19, 12:22 PM PDT · 16477 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 19, 1:51 PM PDT · 16477 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 20, 6:44 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 16475 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Aug 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 16475 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.78km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 16473 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
20. 1.927km WSW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 24, 4:20 AM PDT · 16473 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
21. 2.710km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 24, 9:40 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
22. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 27, 3:46 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
23. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:48 PM PDT · 16468 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
24. 1.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 6, 9:05 PM PDT · 16459 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
25. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 9, 10:42 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.511km SE of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 15, 6:51 PM PDT · 16450 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
27. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:27 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
28. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:01 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
29. 1.510km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 16, 10:58 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
30. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 19, 2:25 AM PDT · 16447 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
31. 1.83km WNW of Bakersfield, CASat, Sep 19, 10:42 PM PDT · 16446 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

Before

1. 3.617km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 25, 11:13 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.67km WSW of Shafter, CAFri, Jul 24, 11:53 AM PDT · 16504 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:36 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
4. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:25 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
5. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 20, 1:01 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 11:09 AM PDT · 16509 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.717km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 5:07 AM PDT · 16509 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.118km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 4:45 AM PDT · 16509 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.418km WNW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jul 18, 9:44 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
10. 3.021km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 18, 2:22 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Jul 14, 3:10 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 12, 4:41 AM PDT · 16516 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
13. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CASat, Jul 11, 3:29 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:32 PM PDT · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
15. 2.417km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 9, 8:52 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 7, 7:14 AM PDT · 16521 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
17. 1.510km S of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:00 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.14km SSE of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Jul 6, 2:18 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.915km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.116km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 4, 11:21 PM PDT · 16523 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520168. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.