M3.1 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, Apr 11, 1981, 1:47 PM PST

UTC

1981-04-11 21:47:43 UTC

Depth

-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.354° N, 118.486° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.35

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

39

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast23 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast25 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast48 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmN

After

1. 1.725km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 13, 11:46 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.012km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 14, 2:36 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.018km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 14, 8:29 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.525km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 15, 12:46 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 15, 6:11 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
6. 2.216km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 16, 5:16 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 16, 2:26 PM PST · 16596 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 17, 11:31 AM PST · 16596 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
9. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 18, 5:03 AM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.215km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 18, 11:51 AM PST · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
11. 3.917km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 12:46 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
12. 3.416km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 12:54 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
13. 4.118km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 1:02 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
14. 4.716km SSE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 1:02 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
15. 4.018km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 1:19 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.316km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 2:28 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.417km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 11:25 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.317km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 12:24 PM PST · 16594 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.818km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 4:31 PM PST · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Apr 19, 6:50 PM PST · 16593 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
21. 1.616km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 7:10 PM PST · 16593 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
22. 1.817km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 7:21 PM PST · 16593 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
23. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 20, 2:08 AM PST · 16593 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
24. 2.517km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 20, 8:45 AM PST · 16593 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
25. 1.916km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 20, 5:47 PM PST · 16592 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
26. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 20, 9:34 PM PST · 16592 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
27. 1.616km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 21, 8:44 AM PST · 16592 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.115km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 21, 2:44 PM PST · 16591 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
29. 1.719km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 21, 9:06 PM PST · 16591 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
30. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:24 AM PST · 16591 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
31. 2.116km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 22, 3:21 PM PST · 16590 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
32. 3.414km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 22, 7:35 PM PST · 16590 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.815km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:19 PM PST · 16590 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
34. 2.115km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 2:17 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
35. 2.08km SE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:52 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
36. 1.84km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:53 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
37. 1.815km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:14 PM PST · 16589 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
38. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 5:24 PM PST · 16589 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
39. 2.315km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:06 PM PST · 16589 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
40. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 23, 7:32 PM PST · 16589 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
41. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Apr 24, 2:41 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
42. 2.216km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 24, 11:24 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
43. 2.019km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 AM PST · 16588 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
44. 2.618km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 2:58 AM PST · 16588 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
45. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 25, 6:59 AM PST · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
46. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 25, 7:21 AM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
47. 1.617km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 PM PST · 16588 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
48. 2.112km WSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 25, 1:00 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
49. 1.615km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 8:51 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
50. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 26, 2:37 PM PDT · 16587 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
51. 2.715km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
52. 1.614km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 3:20 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
53. 1.67km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Apr 28, 8:10 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
54. 1.79km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 29, 11:51 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
55. 2.012km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Apr 30, 1:13 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
56. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 30, 4:38 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
57. 1.516km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 2:24 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
58. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 3:30 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
59. 1.533km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 1, 2:41 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
60. 3.217km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 7:11 PM PDT · 16581 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

1. 1.925km NNE of California City, CASat, Apr 11, 12:24 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.725km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:35 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
3. 1.58km NW of Kernville, CATue, Apr 7, 3:32 AM PST · 16606 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
4. 2.025km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 6, 5:42 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.58km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Apr 5, 8:34 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.624km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 5, 3:28 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.98km NE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Apr 4, 1:14 AM PST · 16609 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
8. 1.526km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.912km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 3, 6:33 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 2, 5:42 PM PST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 2, 4:53 AM PST · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514123 (also filed as usp0001d3k). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.