M4.0 earthquake 6km SW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

4.0 (ml), light

Local time

Sun, Jun 21, 1981, 9:57 PM PDT

UTC

1981-06-22 04:57:47 UTC

Depth

0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.098° N, 118.504° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

82

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast5 kmSSW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast6 kmSW
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast56 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast119 kmNNW

After

1. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CAMon, Jun 22, 10:31 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:13 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
4. 1.76km NNW of Sunland, CAThu, Jun 25, 1:54 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:20 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
6. 1.612km N of Mojave, CAThu, Jun 25, 10:51 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
7. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 28, 12:35 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CASun, Jun 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
9. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 7:52 AM PDT · 16521 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:34 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
11. 2.210km SW of Arvin, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:52 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
12. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 30, 3:23 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
13. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 30, 8:39 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
14. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 4, 11:04 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
15. 2.116km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 4, 11:21 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.212km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 5:23 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.915km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
18. 2.14km SSE of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Jul 6, 2:18 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.510km S of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:00 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
20. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 7, 7:14 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.417km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 9, 8:52 AM PDT · 16511 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:32 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
23. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CASat, Jul 11, 3:29 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
24. 1.67km S of Littlerock, CASat, Jul 11, 5:34 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
25. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 12, 4:41 AM PDT · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
26. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Jul 14, 3:10 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.611km N of Sunland, CAFri, Jul 17, 12:44 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
28. 3.021km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 18, 2:22 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
29. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CASat, Jul 18, 9:08 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
30. 2.418km WNW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jul 18, 9:44 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
31. 2.118km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 4:45 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.717km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 5:07 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
33. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 11:09 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 20, 1:01 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
35. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:25 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
36. 1.88km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:08 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
37. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:36 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.67km WSW of Shafter, CAFri, Jul 24, 11:53 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
39. 3.617km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 25, 11:13 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
40. 1.613km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 27, 11:14 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
41. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 28, 9:05 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
42. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:39 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
43. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:42 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
44. 1.910km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jul 31, 2:30 PM PDT · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
45. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 1, 5:47 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
46. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Aug 3, 7:02 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
47. 1.72km SW of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 3, 10:55 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
48. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 5, 3:23 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
49. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
50. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 8, 3:27 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
51. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 8, 9:00 PM PDT · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
52. 1.516km SE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 9, 10:52 AM PDT · 16480 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
53. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 16479 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
54. 1.529km ESE of Porterville, CAMon, Aug 17, 5:34 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
55. 2.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 19, 1:51 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
56. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 20, 6:44 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 2.212km N of Mojave, CASat, Jun 20, 2:08 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
2. 1.921km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jun 15, 10:08 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.212km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 15, 1:08 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
4. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 13, 1:20 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.35km WSW of Valencia, CAFri, Jun 12, 8:22 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
6. 3.811km NE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Jun 11, 11:06 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
7. 3.28km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:58 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 7, 7:24 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.715km SW of Rosedale, CASun, Jun 7, 6:46 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.415km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 6, 11:33 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
11. 2.011km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 6, 8:43 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 6, 7:46 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:24 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, May 31, 3:05 AM PDT · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
15. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 30, 11:06 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.820km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, May 26, 1:39 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.921km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 24, 2:41 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 23, 9:40 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518117 (also filed as usp0001e9p). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.