M2.5 earthquake 10km S of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, May 5, 1981, 12:46 PM PDT

UTC

1981-05-05 19:46:11 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.039° N, 118.439° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

24

• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast10 kmS
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast47 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast111 kmN

After

1. 1.917km SW of Lamont, CATue, May 5, 1:11 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.223km ENE of Arvin, CATue, May 5, 2:24 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.66km ENE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 5, 10:05 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.012km ESE of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 8, 2:40 AM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.511km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, May 8, 9:38 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.65km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, May 10, 12:01 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
7. 2.121km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 11, 2:54 PM PDT · 16571 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.09km W of Grapevine, CAFri, May 15, 8:41 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
9. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 19, 11:16 AM PDT · 16563 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.922km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, May 22, 8:40 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 23, 9:40 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.921km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 24, 2:41 AM PDT · 16558 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.820km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, May 26, 1:39 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
14. 2.01km NNW of West Hills, CAThu, May 28, 11:36 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 30, 11:06 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
16. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, May 31, 3:05 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
17. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:24 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
18. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 6, 7:46 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
19. 2.011km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 6, 8:43 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.415km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 6, 11:33 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.715km SW of Rosedale, CASun, Jun 7, 6:46 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
22. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 7, 7:24 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
23. 3.28km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:58 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
24. 3.811km NE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Jun 11, 11:06 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
25. 2.35km WSW of Valencia, CAFri, Jun 12, 8:22 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
26. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 13, 1:20 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
27. 2.212km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 15, 1:08 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
28. 1.921km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jun 15, 10:08 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
29. 2.212km N of Mojave, CASat, Jun 20, 2:08 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
30. 4.06km SW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
31. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CAMon, Jun 22, 10:31 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
32. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
33. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:13 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
34. 1.76km NNW of Sunland, CAThu, Jun 25, 1:54 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:20 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
36. 1.612km N of Mojave, CAThu, Jun 25, 10:51 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
37. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 28, 12:35 PM PDT · 16523 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
38. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CASun, Jun 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
39. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 7:52 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
40. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:34 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
41. 2.210km SW of Arvin, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:52 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
42. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 30, 3:23 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
43. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 30, 8:39 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away

Before

1. 2.15km N of Sunland, CASun, May 3, 11:44 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
2. 2.015km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 2, 2:55 AM PDT · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.012km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Apr 30, 1:13 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.79km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 29, 11:51 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.55km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 29, 1:18 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.614km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 3:20 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.715km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 25, 7:21 AM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
9. 2.019km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 AM PST · 16587 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Apr 24, 2:41 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.84km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:53 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.08km SE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:52 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:24 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.511km NW of Fillmore, CAWed, Apr 22, 1:22 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.719km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 21, 9:06 PM PST · 16590 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
16. 1.93km SW of Lake Los Angeles, CATue, Apr 21, 8:59 AM PST · 16591 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 20, 9:34 PM PST · 16591 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
18. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 18, 5:03 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
19. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 17, 11:31 AM PST · 16595 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 16, 2:26 PM PST · 16596 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515478. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.