M1.9 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 1, 1981, 2:49 PM PST

UTC

1981-01-01 22:49:35 UTC

Depth

-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.317° N, 118.503° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.54

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

9

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast19 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast47 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast143 kmN

After

1. 3.130km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jan 2, 7:03 AM PST · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.632km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jan 2, 8:45 AM PST · 16705 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.921km SSW of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 3, 11:50 AM PST · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.820km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 6, 1:47 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.925km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 7, 10:16 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.016km N of Inyokern, CATue, Jan 13, 7:09 PM PST · 16693 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.523km ESE of Johannesburg, CASat, Jan 17, 1:23 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.812km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 20, 4:54 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.216km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 22, 11:57 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.712km N of Mojave, CASun, Jan 25, 10:20 PM PST · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
11. 1.96km NNE of Oildale, CAThu, Jan 29, 7:41 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 31, 4:19 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.624km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 1, 12:13 PM PST · 16675 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.516km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 12:21 PM PST · 16675 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
15. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 12:35 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.29km WSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Feb 1, 4:13 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 5:11 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.935km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 1, 10:41 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.69km SE of Johannesburg, CAMon, Feb 2, 5:07 AM PST · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.136km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 2, 12:08 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
21. 1.56km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 3, 2:12 AM PST · 16673 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
22. 2.524km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 3, 5:59 PM PST · 16672 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
23. 1.87km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 4, 12:48 AM PST · 16672 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
24. 1.71km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Feb 4, 5:14 AM PST · 16672 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
25. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Feb 4, 10:45 AM PST · 16672 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
26. 1.96km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:53 PM PST · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
27. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Feb 6, 1:21 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
28. 1.824km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 7, 11:21 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
29. 1.916km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Feb 9, 1:56 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
30. 2.118km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 11, 1:43 AM PST · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
31. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Feb 11, 7:59 AM PST · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
32. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 12, 6:48 AM PST · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
33. 2.113km SSW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 12, 7:45 AM PST · 16664 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
34. 2.217km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 12, 9:02 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
35. 2.05km SSE of Delano, CAThu, Feb 12, 10:55 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
36. 2.117km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 16, 8:34 PM PST · 16659 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
37. 1.719km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 17, 3:24 AM PST · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
38. 1.66km N of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 17, 10:53 AM PST · 16659 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
39. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 20, 3:57 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.110km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Feb 21, 5:46 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
41. 2.726km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Feb 22, 10:19 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
42. 1.714km NNE of Taft, CAWed, Feb 25, 10:25 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
43. 1.914km NNE of Taft, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:45 PM PST · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
44. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 26, 5:09 AM PST · 16650 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
45. 1.719km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 27, 4:18 PM PST · 16648 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
46. 1.63km NNW of Lamont, CASat, Feb 28, 6:12 AM PST · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
47. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 28, 1:04 PM PST · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
48. 2.024km S of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 1, 4:57 AM PST · 16647 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
49. 1.723km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 2, 5:32 AM PST · 16646 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

Before

1. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 1, 7:05 AM PST · 16706 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.612km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 31, 6:47 AM PST · 16707 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.66km NW of Vincent, CATue, Dec 30, 12:19 AM PST · 16708 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.912km SE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 26, 6:34 PM PST · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.217km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Dec 26, 7:52 AM PST · 16712 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.028km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 21, 9:55 AM PST · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.531km N of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 19, 2:23 PM PST · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.76km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 18, 8:11 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.527km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Dec 18, 6:21 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 17, 9:32 PM PST · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.320km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 15, 5:46 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.322km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:33 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
13. 3.09km SSE of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 15, 2:42 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
14. 1.520km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 14, 11:16 PM PST · 16723 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.525km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 14, 11:15 PM PST · 16723 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
16. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 14, 8:01 PM PST · 16723 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.619km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 14, 4:22 PM PST · 16723 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
18. 3.114km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 12, 8:10 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.613km NNE of Taft, CAFri, Dec 12, 1:02 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.726km NE of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 11, 9:29 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301586. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.