M1.6 earthquake 7km WSW of Shafter, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Jul 24, 1981, 11:53 AM PDT

UTC

1981-07-24 18:53:01 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.473° N, 119.342° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

189°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Smith Corner, CaliforniaPopulation 524. Forecast6 kmW
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast7 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast31 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast187 kmNNW

After

1. 3.617km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 25, 11:13 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.613km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 27, 11:14 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 28, 9:05 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:39 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:42 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 1, 5:47 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Aug 3, 7:02 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.72km SW of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 3, 10:55 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
9. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 8, 9:00 PM PDT · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.516km SE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 9, 10:52 AM PDT · 16480 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 16479 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.529km ESE of Porterville, CAMon, Aug 17, 5:34 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.47km W of Delano, CAWed, Aug 19, 12:22 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
15. 2.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 19, 1:51 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
16. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 16468 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
17. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Aug 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.78km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 16466 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
19. 2.710km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 24, 9:40 PM PDT · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 27, 3:46 PM PDT · 16462 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
21. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:48 PM PDT · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
22. 1.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 6, 9:05 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
23. 1.511km SE of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 15, 6:51 PM PDT · 16443 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
24. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:27 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
25. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:01 PM PDT · 16442 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
26. 1.510km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 16, 10:58 PM PDT · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
27. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 19, 2:25 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
28. 1.83km WNW of Bakersfield, CASat, Sep 19, 10:42 PM PDT · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

Before

1. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:36 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:25 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 20, 1:01 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.612 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 19, 2:59 PM PDT · 16501 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 12, 4:41 AM PDT · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CASat, Jul 11, 3:29 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:32 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.417km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 9, 8:52 AM PDT · 16511 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 7, 7:14 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.510km S of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:00 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.915km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.116km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 4, 11:21 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 4, 11:04 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.86km SSW of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jul 2, 7:41 AM PDT · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
15. 2.115km SSE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jul 1, 10:35 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
16. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 30, 8:39 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 30, 3:23 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
18. 2.210km SW of Arvin, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:52 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:34 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
20. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 7:52 AM PDT · 16521 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520052. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.